Reef Angels

[Trilkin]

Hey all


Ive been reading up on different dwarf angels to add to my 65g,Ive got softies,mushrooms and some sps,so I really want to make sure I go about adding the right one....

I kept a Juvinile Emporatis for about 10 months,but suspected some nibbling on my sarcophiton,so I had to sell him

Any past links on this subject would be welcome....

Ive broken it down to either a Flame,Coral Beauty or a Flameback...Anything else I should consider?

I dont plan on adding to many other fishes aside for a Yellow Tang,Maroon Clown,Neon Goby,Royal Gramma(all in QT)....

 

[snommisbor]

Lemonpeel and Bicolor look awesome as well I think those two always catch my eye when at the LFS. They are so much better looking in person then in photos online, but I think with any dwarf angel it is just a crap shoot on if they nibble or not. The other day my LFS had a Rusty Angel which I almost bought. Very cool looking.

 

[flashyleopard]

Lemonpeel and bicolor are both known to be more likely to pick at corals than other pygmys. I had no trouble with my flame angel in my mixed reef, but I would go with a flameback, if I were you.

 

[rishma]

I like coral beauty, but they are not popular likely due to being very very common. You dont often hear of them being very mean or picking at corals

cheers.

 

[AuroraDrvr]

Yellowtailed Pygmy or Fisher's would be great choices. Both stay small and from my experience, perfectly reefsafe. (LPS, Softies, 'Shrooms, Zoas, Gorgonians, etc.)

 

[Trilkin]

Thanks guys

Im abit againsts Bi-colors myself only because my brothers tried two and both didnt last...

My LFS has a Golden Angel,but way too expensive...over $100...

They have a couple of Flames and are keeping them together with zoo's,polyps and mushrooms..looks like my best bet at the moment.....

Love the Flame,its been my favourite fish since I saw them on a dive in the Red Sea 4 years ago...

 

[LargeAngels]

I've never heard of flame angels from the Red Sea.

 

[LJA]

I have a Coral Beauty in my 29G and I love it, has very deep vibrant colors and is a model citizen. I would have gone with a Flame angel though if it was the price of a CB. Both would be good choices IMO.

 

[jubjub]

i got a flame angel in my 75 i have lps/sps and some zoa's not a single problem he seems to peck at alot of stuff (even live rock, snails, etc) but never eats the stuff.... or no signs of it