Experiences with Rock Beauty Angel in SPS tank.

[Reefnation.Jon]

Looking for peoples experiences with a rock beauty angel in an sps tank. I have read they may eat LPS and soft but curious to actual experiences.

Please advise.

 

[Reefnation.Jon]

does this mean i should give it a try and post the results?

 

[wrott]

Search this forum for, "rock beauty", lots of hits.

 

[albano]

I believe that it's a sponge eater, but, more importantly... not easily maintained in a tank

 

[HumbleFish]

A Rock Beauty is one of my all-time fav fish, and many years ago I kept one alive for 5 years. I fed him frozen foods rich in sponge (i.e. Mega-Marine Angel) every single day. He also ate nori and blackworms (this was the first food he ate). Thing is the sponge foods aren't necessarily nutritional for, say, a tang. So it's best to keep them with fish that have the exact same dietary requirements (some of the other large angels, Moorish Idol).

I've never kept one with SPS, but my guess is it would be like any other large angel with SPS... hit or miss.