blue face angel care

[salty96]

Im thinking of putting a blue face in a 100 gallon. can this work.

This web page sais min tank size 100

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/Marine-angelfish/Blueface.php

Im realy considering it, just wana be sure

 

[RayL]

I am sorry to give some bad news, but I would definitiy not listen to that site. This fish gets far too big for a 100Gallon, I would say a minimum double that size if not triple. In a 100Gallon I would only recommend that you consider dwarf angels

 

[salty96]

these things dont get bigger then a foot right.

and arent they realy slow growers how long would it take for it to outgrow a 100 gallon

 

[windcoast reefs]

Thats a big fish for a 100g tank. Maybe a 180 or a 220 minimum.

 

[gsiegel]

Dont consider it
Check livaaquaria's site for size recommendations.
I would map out your wish list and post it in its entirety back on this site for recommendations. Steve (snorvich) is excellent in new to the hobby/check your intended fish purchases here first. What you add is important as is the order you add them.

 

[gsiegel]

Check out a bellus angel

 

[salty96]

id consider getting a large tank for a nice angle but I dont know if i can afford to do all those water changes.

I dont think I would be able to do anything more the 5 gallon water change a week. could that work in a 120-200 (without any special coral just softies like frogspawn, hammer maybe xenia torch coral...)

(I realy want an emperor, I just thought since blue face are smaller they might work in well in an 100 for a few years)

 

[SDguy]

Bluefaces unfortunately aren't much smaller, and arguably as aggressive as emp's.

How about something like a nice lemonpeel or orangepeel angelfish? They aren't tiny, and would be great in a 100g tank...

 

[salty96]

I always liked them but I have my mind set on a large angel.

Im moving realy soon so Im trying to figure how big of tank I can get. If I have room ill defiantly get something close to a 200. my main concern is if i can get away with a 5 gallon water change a week for a tank that size which would be like 10 percent a month. I know alot of reefers who get away with very minimal water changes. Can this work?

 

[o2manyfish]

I dont think I would be able to do anything more the 5 gallon water change a week. could that work in a 120-200 (without any special coral just softies like frogspawn, hammer maybe xenia torch coral...)

Do you realize that there is a strong possibility that your blueface may eat the 'non special' corals you are thinking about keeping?

And if you really want an Imperator, then build a tank for an imperator and grow him up from a tiny juvenile to appreciate all the beautiful stages of the fish. But still make sure you build a system suitable to keel a large angel fish.

Dave B

 

[Mrscribbled]

id consider getting a large tank for a nice angle but I dont know if i can afford to do all those water changes.

I dont think I would be able to do anything more the 5 gallon water change a week. could that work in a 120-200 (without any special coral just softies like frogspawn, hammer maybe xenia torch coral...)

(I realy want an emperor, I just thought since blue face are smaller they might work in well in an 100 for a few years)

The amount of water change would be more costly in the hundred gallon than a larger tank due to small water volume and water quality issues.



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[salty96]

Do you realize that there is a strong possibility that your blueface may eat the 'non special' corals you are thinking about keeping?

And if you really want an Imperator, then build a tank for an imperator and grow him up from a tiny juvenile to appreciate all the beautiful stages of the fish. But still make sure you build a system suitable to keel a large angel fish.

Dave B

yeah I get, Im gona use noxious softies so hopefully they'll be okay

Emperors also got a pretty good rating on the angel fish survey

 

[Monkeyfish]

Large angels love zoas.

I wouldn't keep any of the larger angels in anything smaller than an 8 foot tank. I know others have kept them successfully in smaller systems, but after watching an Imperator grow in my 180 and seeing the behavior changes, never again. Poor guy was just way too cramped. Eventually died from HLLE.

 

[deansreef]

Blue face be good in a 240 gallon cube ?

 

[this is me]

Hi,
Sorry for the ignorance if I sound like it. But I just don't see how the extra volume of water change would increase the cost for you to be concern as much as you are. I would think the electric cost for the light and pump would be significantly more than the water change. How much more depends on how much SPS you plan to keep.
If you can do 5 gallons a week now in a 100gallon. Going to 200, would only be a 10gallon water change. That is peanuts compare the enjoyment of keeping a healthy fish you want.
I like water changes and I use up about 40 gallons a weeks on my system. $35-$40 for a box of 200gallon IO salt and water is negligible compare to what I'm paying to keep a healthy lawn.