I have wanted to add an angelfish to my reef for a while and I have made an effort to remove expensive zoanthids and all the lps from my tank. I have some blue clove polyps everywhere that I can't seem to get rid of ...sigh. I really wanted to return to an sps dominant tanker regardless. Anyways I was just looking for some experiences you have had with your large angelfish in general. Such as what size tank you have , what corals you keep , what other fish you keep with them, how long you have kept them, diet , etc. etc.
Angelfish suggestions and behaviors you have noticed
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I have almost always had a Flame dwarf angel in my reef tanks, and most of the time a Potters too. Not sure why, necessarily, but in really have not ever had any major nipping problems so I keep lots of zoos, a few LPS and a lot of SPS. I do tend to keep my tanks on the overstocked end when it comes to fish, so perhaps these fish are too busy with tankmates to nip much. I also feed pretty heavily, and have tended to have large tanks.
Angels that I have tried in the past that I would not attempt again in a reef include LemonPeel, Eibli, Regal, Narvachus and Asfur. All of these proved problematic to zoos and LPS, though the Asfur was also great at eating Aptasia and majanos.
Angels that I have tried in the past that I would not attempt again in a reef include LemonPeel, Eibli, Regal, Narvachus and Asfur. All of these proved problematic to zoos and LPS, though the Asfur was also great at eating Aptasia and majanos.
reeferstace
I'm a little people
The length of your tank should exclude many of the large angels. Which specifically do you have in mind?
Blueline12
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Genicanthus watanabe or any Genicanthus generally don't touch corals.
How did these angels do with sps in your tank?
Well that's interesting I am just curious as to what you feed your angelfish.
I had to look up the Japanese swallowtail...nice
Looked for a while for a good specimen. Finally got one. One of my favourite. Had a coral beauty at one time as well with no issues either.
hogfanreefer
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I have a Watanabe angel that has not even looked at a coral. I also have a Flameback angel that occasionally nips at my pocillipora but does not damage. Hasn't messed with anything else.
I currently have 6 angels in my 150 gal mixed reef (60X24X24). 5 Dwarf (Lemonpeel, Flameback, Eibli, Cherub & Coral Beauty) and 1 Blue juv. They all nip to one extent or the other, with the Lemonpeel & Blue being my biggest headaches. And there are some corals I just cannot keep with them - zoas, Candy Cane, Blastos & my Xmas tree rock all come to mind. But they don't really nip much at any of my softies, SPS and Euphyllia/Brains for some reason. At least not to the point where I really notice it.
One reason may be I purposely overfeed them - 2-3x daily. And I have cyano on the sand to show for it.
I also have another reef where I relocate corals if need be.
So, while it can be done, you may find yourself making trade-offs (like cyano & re-homing certain corals) in order to do it.
One reason may be I purposely overfeed them - 2-3x daily. And I have cyano on the sand to show for it.
I also have another reef where I relocate corals if need be.So, while it can be done, you may find yourself making trade-offs (like cyano & re-homing certain corals) in order to do it.
Regal and Asfur were together and SPS were fine. LemonPeel was a problem with just about everything, and as stunning as I think they are I'd not keep one again unless I was going FOWLR. Narvachus and Eibli were in my tank before SPS became available in the hobby.
Cool this is a lot of good information so far. Most of it coincides with what is expected with a couple anamolies. We have the emperor angel that touched no coral and I still would like to know about how old the fish was and how long it was kept by you nycbob. Humble fish and ca1ore great info. Thanks for sharing.
hogfanreefer
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Mainly SPS but I have quite a few zoa/palys. For LPS I have a hammer, a frogspawn, a lobo, a favite and two chalices.
