so i am in the stages of cyling my tank here at school and when it is ready i will be tranfering some corals into it from my other tank (mostly softies, and zoas, some lps is very likely though). my question is how will a bicolor angel do withthese corals. from what i have heard its hit or miss with these guys, does any one have any experience with the fish in a reef tank, and also just any general experience with them.
Bicolor Angel
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I'm sorry to say, it won't do well at all. First thing to consider is that this is a new tank. Angels DO NOT DO WELL IN IMMATURE TANKS. (Not yelling, but for empathis here). And Bicolors are a very tricky species to begin with. This is one of the more delicate angels.
As for the corals? Your softies should be OK. Its a mixed bag with LPS though. Any thing really meaty will be destroyed (80-90% probability IMHO) like Scolys, Trachys, Candycanes, Lobos, Acans. Zoas will be a tasty angel snack.
Centropyge bicolor is a known "Bad Boy" in a Reef Tank, some place it up there with the LemonPeel for being a coral eater. Putting this fish in a reeftank is just not a wise idea. So far, my own has behaved somewhat, though it ate some ugly hitchhiker Zoas.
In your place, I'd stay away from an angel for 4-6 months anyway..
Sincerely,
Matt
As for the corals? Your softies should be OK. Its a mixed bag with LPS though. Any thing really meaty will be destroyed (80-90% probability IMHO) like Scolys, Trachys, Candycanes, Lobos, Acans. Zoas will be a tasty angel snack.
Centropyge bicolor is a known "Bad Boy" in a Reef Tank, some place it up there with the LemonPeel for being a coral eater. Putting this fish in a reeftank is just not a wise idea. So far, my own has behaved somewhat, though it ate some ugly hitchhiker Zoas.
In your place, I'd stay away from an angel for 4-6 months anyway..
Sincerely,
Matt
rachenbrazil
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Bicolor is a sure miss ... don´t even bother to try ... zoas , lps and softies will be touched or destroyed ...sooner or later...
Wait for a longer mature time and maybe you should try other angel with better record to hit or miss...
Wait for a longer mature time and maybe you should try other angel with better record to hit or miss...
Pickupman66
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I evicted a tank raised one because he was constantly munching on my corals. he had a milk run of 10 different colonies from LPS to SPS. little turd
ok thank for all the information, i had hearddifferently from some and this is why i had asked. but now what would eople think as a good alternative in place of the biolor. i had orignally choosen them for the nice bright colors. and i had heard that once established in a tank thy were hardy
I have a bicolor for two years now, and he has left Platygyra, favites, favia, mushrooms and ricordia alone. No polyps, but that's because my lemon butterfly (Chaetodon miliaris) makes short work of them. Bicolor angels are sometimes difficult, sometimes not. Some sources believe that it is the mode of collection that causes loss. My bicolor was the only survivor at the LFS of 24! Very sad, but my guy has been a breeze in my tank. He started out in a 120 FOWLR with some corals, and is happy in my 180 now. Just a contrary viewpoint to show that not all bicolors are coral munchers, but I will admit I have no SPS, nor do I really intend to get any.
Bruce
Bruce
My current one is my second. The first one ate well & acted fine. For just over two weeks. He stopped eating & died just two days later.
IMO some collectors are using cyanide or other harmful drugs to stun them & make them easier to catch (BTW Dwarf angels of all kinds are a horror to extract from a reef or reeftank). My second one is now thriving & growing. Also, a bit plump! LOL
But I DO NOT reccomend C. bicolor for a Reef..
Matthew
IMO some collectors are using cyanide or other harmful drugs to stun them & make them easier to catch (BTW Dwarf angels of all kinds are a horror to extract from a reef or reeftank). My second one is now thriving & growing. Also, a bit plump! LOL
But I DO NOT reccomend C. bicolor for a Reef..
Matthew
i had also read this somewhere that what they use for to catch them is a reason that so many of them die quickly... and thanks for the advice i think i will look into getting a different fish. i'm now doing some research on the lamarck angel fish does anyone have any experience with these?
Tank raised got confused with captive spawned :'(
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