Potter's Angel or Multi Color Angel OK w/SPS?

[NeeeNeee]

Hi. Does anyone here have first hand experience keeping either a Potter's Pygmy Angel or a Multi Color Pygmy Angel in a SPS dominated reef tank? I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

 

[wmilas]

I've kept a potters with no problem.

 

[M007]

No problem with multi-colour. Keeping both flame and m-c without problem.

 

[OneReef]

I had a Bi-color angel that I removed awhile back due to nipping at SPS. I never gave him the chance to see if the nipping would affect the corals or not, I just saw him picking a couple of days and I took him out. Didn't want to chance it.

 

[Hawkdl2]

Ive had several Potters for a total time of around 5 years with no problems.

 

[Ricardo Santos]

Depends on the fish. Like us, the fish are not all equal.:fish2:

 

[JALREEFER]

I had a potters with no problems

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[NeeeNeee]

Nice. Thanks for the info guys. I'll give one a shot. Now just have to decide on which to go with.

 

[theSickness]

Go with the Potters. They are sweet and from what I have heard they are less likely to nip.

 

[lolgranny]

Ya go with potters, they are super sexy.

 

[CeeGee]

If you get the potters get it from a reliable source such as divers den. They are not the easiest fish and finding a quality specimen is key.

 

[Radioheadx14]

I found my potter's at phishy business (instore) and it has eaten everything I feed it from day one.

...but, my potter's is not very SPS and LPS friendly. Its a nipper. I have had it with SPS and the SPS grow, but not much PE. With LPS, he nipped them enough to where their polyps never extended, so I moved him to a 20L softy tank by him self. He's too pretty for me to get rid of him.

 

[allsps40]

With any angle it is hit or miss if they are coral pickers. All literature says angels are not reef safe. But we all know thats not 100% true. I have had 2 Pygmy Angels and both of them were fine with corals. The second one picked at a clam so he went. The best angles for a reef are pygmies, potters, rusty, flame, coral beauty and golden. But again none are 100% reef safe, there is always a chance they will pick.

 

[platax88]

I have a multicolor and a pair of flames and have not had any issues yet. I would go with the potters, although they can be hard to acclimate. I really dunno what the big deal is with the multicolors, they're not that nice IMO

 

[NeeeNeee]

I found my potter's at phishy business (instore) and it has eaten everything I feed it from day one.

...but, my potter's is not very SPS and LPS friendly. Its a nipper. I have had it with SPS and the SPS grow, but not much PE. With LPS, he nipped them enough to where their polyps never extended, so I moved him to a 20L softy tank by him self. He's too pretty for me to get rid of him.

I think I prefer the Potter's too. Such great color. Radioheadx14 what size tank did you have him in with the Small Polyps?