Reef Safe Angel or Butterfly???

[RC Anemone]

Hi, I'm looking for a reef safe angel or butterfly fish that won't bother corals. Could you recommend some for my family? Thank you.

 

[saltycreefer]

if you can afford it i recommend a goldflake angel. they are beautiful and wont harm a coral or clam. they also do a good job at eating majano anemones! same goes for asfur angels but they love to eat open brains and plates too.

 

[GuidoReefer]

You can def get a lamark Angel...Very curious fish...I have one now ...very hardy as well, but watch if you have clams...had my fist clam not even a week and it was nipping...but if no clams go for it....

 

[SuperNerd]

cherubfish are my favs.

 

[john37]

bellus angel and pyramid butterfly

 

[whalloper]

I put a flame in my 26 which is pretty much all soft coral and lps. Its been about a month and he is doing great - doesnt touch the coral and seems very hardy.

 

[catdoc]

Genicanthus angels are probably the safest bet, from my own reading on the subject. There are some beautifuls angels in this genus (bellus, swallowtail, lamarck, watanabe).

That said, I do have a pygmy cherub who's perfect in my reef but I also had a coral beauty who was fine with soft corals and lps but picked on sps and clams so he had to go to another hobbyist with a FOWLR tank.

 

[erc111]

My Copperband Butterfly has been a model citizen.
He ate all the aiptasias and has never bothered a hard or soft coral.

 

[cb9tunerguy]

saltycreefer
i just looked up the goldflake angel. man is that a nice looking fish! i keep an eibli angel with no problems.

 

[McCrary]

Goldflakes are one of the more reef safe angels, but they can still nip at polyps and LPS. Mine was fine for a few months and then started nipping at open brains and GSP.

 

[zemuron114]

goldflakes will also nip at clams in some cases.

tinkers butterfly, declives, burgess, pyramid are all "reef safe".. with caution though...

 

[TheSaladCo]

Long-nosed butterfly

Long-nosed butterfly

Long-nosed butterfly ... definately

 

[waterfaller1]

Female bellus, they are sweet.

 

[rioratholenm]

well i dont know if this counts but, my friend bought two pygmy angels for his 150 ( Coral beauty & elibi) and housed them in the same tank. They went crazy fighting for a day and then left each other alone. But a couple days later they snaped and started to eat xenias, and star poylps like crazy. I witnessed it so its possible. as for the angels there out of the tank and back at the LFS.

 

[lotus02]

The pyramid butterfly is a nice addition nice beautiful fish too.
When our 300 is up and running a pyramid will be there.

 

[manofcoral]

I have a Emperor Angel and a Racoon Butterfly for over 1yr and have never had any problems. Plus the Emperor has such a personality and is so beautiful.

 

[stereomandan]

My flame angel hasn't nipped my corals in about 3 years.

Dan

 

[Bret61081]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8202582#post8202582 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
cherubfish are my favs.

My Cherub wiped out a nice sized GSP within the first week of geting it! I wasnt too happy with it!

 

[Bret61081]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8202582#post8202582 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
cherubfish are my favs.

My Cherub wiped out a nice sized GSP within the first week of geting it! I wasnt too happy with it!

 

[McCrary]

manofcoral- What types of corals are in the reef with that racoon butterfly? I have not known them to be reef safe in the least. Is there anything that you did to get them to leave your corals alone?