Blackspot angelfish (Genicanthus melanospilos) questions

[kamberman]

Hello everyone!
I'm interested in adding a pair of Blackspot angelfish (Genicanthus melanospilos) (male and female). I've read that all Gemicanthus sp. are reef-safe (at least the most reef-safe among the angelfish).
However I'd like to have some feedback from rc memebers that actually kept Blackspot angelfish in their reefs for quite some time (if they nip corals and other inverts, how do the behave towards other fish, how difficult is it to feed them etc).
My tank is this. Apart from the reef-safe issue, I wonder if they would get along well with the rest of my fish, which are the following:

1x Acanthurus leucosternon
1x Zebrasoma veliferum
1x Zebrasoma flavescens
1x Siganus volpinus
2x Synchiropus picturatus (pair)
1x Stenogobiops nematodes
1x Gramma loreto
1x Pseudoceilinus hexatenia
1x Haliochoeres chrysus
3x Pterapogon kauderni
2x Female Pseudanthias squamipinnis
1x Male Pseudanthias squamipinnis
5x Female Pseudanthias truncatus

Thank you in advance and happy new year

 

[SDguy]

I've had my pair for a couple years now, at least. The male and female were introduced together, though they were purchased at different shops. The male was a FULLY colored, large male, elongated body, and all. Female was less than half his size.

Upon introduction, the male flared a little with my smaller powder blue tang. This was most likely due to lack of hiding places because of the way my rock is all in pillar form. The female was fine, as was the other tang (tomini). Other than that first week or so, there have never been any aggression issues, either to or from the angels. The two angels also never had any aggression issues with each other. All the other fish in my tank are planktivores, like wrasses and anthias, so they are a non-issue.

They eat anything I throw in the tank, and LOTS of it. They have never nipped a coral, ever. BUT, the female especially, makes target feeding any coral virtually impossible. She will pick the food out of any LPS.

They are great fish. My only complaint is that the male did not keep his full coloration. See details here

 

[kamberman]

I've had my pair for a couple years now, at least. The male and female were introduced together, though they were purchased at different shops. The male was a FULLY colored, large male, elongated body, and all. Female was less than half his size.

Upon introduction, the male flared a little with my smaller powder blue tang. This was most likely due to lack of hiding places because of the way my rock is all in pillar form. The female was fine, as was the other tang (tomini). Other than that first week or so, there have never been any aggression issues, either to or from the angels. The two angels also never had any aggression issues with each other. All the other fish in my tank are planktivores, like wrasses and anthias, so they are a non-issue.

They eat anything I throw in the tank, and LOTS of it. They have never nipped a coral, ever. BUT, the female especially, makes target feeding any coral virtually impossible. She will pick the food out of any LPS.

They are great fish. My only complaint is that the male did not keep his full coloration. See details here

That's great info, thank you Peter.
And that discussion with male/female transformations is really interesting, I didn't know that they could change so often and without serious reasons:hmm2: