I want a yellow angelfish, pls advize

jarrod13

jarrod13

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yes I know there really isnt any reef safe angel, lets get that out of the way because that is not what I'm asking. what I'm looking for is anybody's expierence with a few angels that I'm interested in,
Centropyge heraldi, dwarf yellow angel
Apolemichthys trimaculatus, flagfin angel
Pomacanthus navarchus, majestic angel
I also like lemonpeels but I've heard nothing but bad things about them, so I doubt that will be the one i choose.
I just want to hear your expierences with any of these fish. The tank is a 220, will have mainly softies and some lps, plus macro algaes and gorgonians. My other main concern is my scorpion fish, I have a few that do not move a whole lot, I don't want them to be pecked on.
TIA
 
I've got a majestic and had a flagfin before I lost him to a stupid mistake of mine. The flagfin was a menace - ate every coral he could see, hard, soft, he loved them all. I kept him anyway even though he reduced my reef to FOWLR. That's how much I liked him. Just gorgeous. He was very bold, but no aggression toward any other fish.

My majestic has pecked at a gorgonian I had in the tank, but I never saw him take any interest in anything else. He's very passive and a little shy.

Having said that, I would never trust any angel around fleshy LPS. It's just too tempting for them - even genicanthus species have been known to peck at them.
 
I had a flagfin for several years, but never in a reef. I also had a majestic as well at a different time. The Majestics I think are a hardier fish and will adapt better to aquarium life. The falgfin might do well in a reef if you are gonna feed it corals. It took me almost a year before my flagfin would actually come out and eat in the open. It was in a 125 with a purple tang and a sailfin tang, no other angels and a wrasse.
 
I have my goldflake angel in my SPS dominated tank for a year now. The bottom is filled with palys and zoas. I have not lost any coral to this fish. Great easy going temperament.

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Flagfins traditionally do not do well in captivity as their diet comprises a lot of sponge but there are always exceptions. Younger specimens are better than older to try. Angels are more likely to try/eat LPS than SPSs. Each fish is an individual there is no way to know for certain which will work and which won't but be certain you maintain excellent water quality particularly those in the genus Pomacanthus. They do not tolerate poor water conditions and will not survive if you. I have an adult Emperor in my FOWLR and other angels with an assortment of common softies. On occasion some will taste the corals but don't really bother.
 
jarrod13 said:
yes I know there really isnt any reef safe angel, lets get that out of the way because that is not what I'm asking. what I'm looking for is anybody's expierence with a few angels that I'm interested in,
Centropyge heraldi, dwarf yellow angel
Apolemichthys trimaculatus, flagfin angel
Pomacanthus navarchus, majestic angel
I also like lemonpeels but I've heard nothing but bad things about them, so I doubt that will be the one i choose.
I just want to hear your expierences with any of these fish. The tank is a 220, will have mainly softies and some lps, plus macro algaes and gorgonians. My other main concern is my scorpion fish, I have a few that do not move a whole lot, I don't want them to be pecked on.
TIA
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well this is untrue as the bellus is very much so reef safe
 
Thank you everybody for your responses. So far it seems the flagfin would not be a good candidate for my tank, shame because i really liked those.

eho72, thats a beautiful goldflake, that would actually be my first choice if it weren't for the price :-(

Does anybody have expierence with the heraldi? I know they're just plain yellow but I like them.

cstewart810, I'm not trying to debate which angels are reef safe and which aren't. I've owned lamarks and swallowtails and I am very aware they are the "most" safe. If you read the title I am only interested in YELLOW angels. BTW, there are plenty of threads on here about angels in that genus not being reef safe.
 
I've both the Lemonpeel and Flagfin and they all get along with other fishes very well. For your 220g tank I recommend to go with a Flagfin and I'm confident its the best $30-40 you spent for a angel. Give it a few days to settle in and they will eat pretty much everything and I find them much easier to adapt to prepared food then a Goldflake.

Here's a pic of the Lemonpeel
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Here's a vid of a juv Flagfin in a holding tank (120g sump) till I get the next tank upgrade.
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Flameangel, that was my experience with a flagfin, too, but I don't necessarily think it's typical. Mine at NLS pellets after a few days and then ate anything I put in the tank. He was a beautiful fish - bold, inquisitive, and just plain gorgeous.

However, I can't discount all of the accounts I read of these fish refusing to feed. I also think the OP wants this fish for his/her reef. FFs are notorious coral nippers.
 
Yes it will be a reef tank, with mainly softies. I really like the flagfin but I'm just worried about it eating coral.

Nobody have experience with centropyge heraldi?
 
jarrod13 said:
Does anybody have expierence with the heraldi? I know they're just plain yellow but I like them.
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I had a herald for about 3 wks before he disappeared/died in the classic way that gives some angels that reputation. I now have a lemonpeel that is doing great after about 8 months so even tho they have the same spotty reputation for hardiness, I think it varies by fish. I liked the heraldi a lot. It's yellow was less bright and sunny than the lemonpeels, which was not a bad thing in my opinion (less garish would be another way to describe it) and I appreciated the beautifully subtle greenish markings on it fins. Additionally, heralds are easy to sex with the male having the darker blotch behind the eye.

The lemonpeel I have is now living in the sump unfortunately as the reputation for aggressiveness has proven to be true and it did not like the royal grammas I introduced a couple months ago.

I also have a majestic (I like yellow also :-)). That fish is the bomb. So much more presence than a centropyge, even at the same size. There is a reason they have the common name 'majestic'. I have it in a fowlr so I can't comment on it's reef safeness, but if you have that fish as an option, I would recommend it.
 
Thanks again for all the great responses.

Idle moor, was the heraldi or lemonpeel in a reef tank? I know you only had it for a few weeks but did you notice it picking at all?
 
No none were in a reef tank, but u already know there r no truly reef safe angels. You can find people with all range of experiences. It sounds like u will have better chances w sps corals if that's the direction u wnt to go.
 
I had a flagfin in my reef for several months before a powerhead leaked voltage into the tank and killed all my fish :(. He left all my corals alone but ate every bit of sponge in the tank. I have a mixed reef with all the basic types of corals.
 
I like my Centropyge heraldi, dwarf yellow angel - he chills w/ my kole & is very busy. Nothing spectacular, but friendly. Good luck!
 
Does anybody have experience with a rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor?


Thanks for the info frank and pktech
Frank, that sucks to lose a fish that way
Pktech, how big is your heraldi?
 
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Out of the ones u mentioned flagfin is my personal favorite. The goldflake is a great suggestion though and better odds of leaving ur corals alone.
 
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