LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
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The angel thread to end all angel threads: all owners of angelfish in reefs respond!!
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Kahuna Tuna
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Here are my experiences with angels and corals.
Passer- 4 years safe with polyps, shrooms.
Halfblack (dwarf)- 3 years safe with polyps, shrooms.
Asfur- 3+ years safe with leathers, shrooms, polyps. Devoured a frag of frogspawn in minutes.
Genicanthus (Blackspot pair)- 1+ year safe with leathers, shrooms, polyps.
Coral Beauty- 2 years safe with leathers, shrooms, polyps.
Flagfin- 2 years safe with SPS.
Blueface- 1 1/2 years safe with SPS.
Majestic- 1 1/2 years safe with SPS, polyps.
Back in the day all of my tanks were FO so a lot of my experience with angels has not included keeping them with corals. Of the angels I have kept in the last 20 years or so only the asfur ate a coral (LPS) and that fish never touched anything else. No other angel I have kept in a reef has so much as nipped anything. Maybe I have just been lucky but my experiences with angels and corals has been very positive. I do keep my fish well fed and my systems always provide lots of grazing opportunities.
Passer- 4 years safe with polyps, shrooms.
Halfblack (dwarf)- 3 years safe with polyps, shrooms.
Asfur- 3+ years safe with leathers, shrooms, polyps. Devoured a frag of frogspawn in minutes.
Genicanthus (Blackspot pair)- 1+ year safe with leathers, shrooms, polyps.
Coral Beauty- 2 years safe with leathers, shrooms, polyps.
Flagfin- 2 years safe with SPS.
Blueface- 1 1/2 years safe with SPS.
Majestic- 1 1/2 years safe with SPS, polyps.
Back in the day all of my tanks were FO so a lot of my experience with angels has not included keeping them with corals. Of the angels I have kept in the last 20 years or so only the asfur ate a coral (LPS) and that fish never touched anything else. No other angel I have kept in a reef has so much as nipped anything. Maybe I have just been lucky but my experiences with angels and corals has been very positive. I do keep my fish well fed and my systems always provide lots of grazing opportunities.
jasonrp104
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Coral Beauty 1 year: Has touched nothing
Flame 7 months: Also touched nothing but picks at the rocks alot more than the CB
My tank has Zoos, shrooms, LPS, glove polyps.
Flame 7 months: Also touched nothing but picks at the rocks alot more than the CB
My tank has Zoos, shrooms, LPS, glove polyps.
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
all data up to here entered. i will post the spreadsheet so far tonight.
lowincwrx
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Cherub Pygmy (c. argi) - 1yr in my 29g - reef safe* LPS, SPS, Zoas and Clam
Lps- chalices, favias, dendros, wellsophylia, frogspawn, bubble, duncans, acans, micromussa, cyphastrea, candy canes
Sps- montis, digis, acros
clam- crocea
*a nip every now and then when feeding the tank but mostly to get the food, never caused any damage to any coral.
Lps- chalices, favias, dendros, wellsophylia, frogspawn, bubble, duncans, acans, micromussa, cyphastrea, candy canes
Sps- montis, digis, acros
clam- crocea
*a nip every now and then when feeding the tank but mostly to get the food, never caused any damage to any coral.
rodcpierce
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Ive got a coral beauty and it hasnt touched a thing in my tank, but i do feed quite heavily.
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
all entered up to this point
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lombard0
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1. What kind of angel
2. Wether it was reef-safe
3. If it was not reef-safe, what did it eat?
Here's mine:
1. P. Imperator (emperor) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Almost Reef Safe; 3. Two years and counting - Went for the Kenya tree but it also eats aiptasia.
1. P. Diacanthus (regal angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - 8 months and counting
1. G. melanospilos (blackspot angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. mesoleucus (vermiculated angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. vroliki (pearl-scaled dwarf angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. tibicen (keyhole dwarf angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. ferrugatus (rusty dwarf angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Almost Reef Safe; 3. Went for the Kenya tree but no real damage - two years and counting
1. A trio of C. heraldi (false lemonpeel dwarf angels) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Almost Reef Safe; 3. Went for the Kenya tree but no real damage - two years and counting
1. A trio of C. bispinosus (coral beauty dwarf angels) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
Softies = Leathers, Kenya Tree, Anemone, Mushrooms & Ricordea
LPS = Favites/Favia & Galaxea
Zoas = Different colors
Macroalga = Gracilaria, Red ulva
2. Wether it was reef-safe
3. If it was not reef-safe, what did it eat?
Here's mine:
1. P. Imperator (emperor) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Almost Reef Safe; 3. Two years and counting - Went for the Kenya tree but it also eats aiptasia.
1. P. Diacanthus (regal angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - 8 months and counting
1. G. melanospilos (blackspot angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. mesoleucus (vermiculated angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. vroliki (pearl-scaled dwarf angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. tibicen (keyhole dwarf angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
1. C. ferrugatus (rusty dwarf angel) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Almost Reef Safe; 3. Went for the Kenya tree but no real damage - two years and counting
1. A trio of C. heraldi (false lemonpeel dwarf angels) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Almost Reef Safe; 3. Went for the Kenya tree but no real damage - two years and counting
1. A trio of C. bispinosus (coral beauty dwarf angels) w/ Softies, LPS, Zoas & Macroalga; 2. Reef Safe; 3. Nothing - two years and counting
Softies = Leathers, Kenya Tree, Anemone, Mushrooms & Ricordea
LPS = Favites/Favia & Galaxea
Zoas = Different colors
Macroalga = Gracilaria, Red ulva
Lowredranger
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Flame
nips at some sps, plate corals
nips at some sps, plate corals
iamwhatiam52
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Please post a link to the other thread. I want to read the details.
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
I can't search for it - but it's titled the same thing, it's just in the Reef Discussion forum. Most of the details are included in the spreadsheet.
All my angels seem to be great with sps, leathers, mushrooms and I do have a large squamosa clam that was there before any angel. They don't bother it, but have any new one. Also they seem to checked out a new coral but after a couples of days they pay no attention to it.
My angels include
1 french grown from a 1 inch juv to a 8 inch adult
1 Emperor grown from a 1 inch juv to a 7 inch adult
1 flagfin
1 Magjestic
1 singapore
Alll have been in my tank for over 3 years.
I know zoo/polyps and lps are a no no in my tank.
I also had a juv queen that grew from 1/2 inch to a 3 inch in transition for about a year and she touched nothing, sadly lost her to a nasty crab that is now gone.
In the past I had a flame and a coral beauty in a past tank that nipped at all corals.
My angels include
1 french grown from a 1 inch juv to a 8 inch adult
1 Emperor grown from a 1 inch juv to a 7 inch adult
1 flagfin
1 Magjestic
1 singapore
Alll have been in my tank for over 3 years.
I know zoo/polyps and lps are a no no in my tank.
I also had a juv queen that grew from 1/2 inch to a 3 inch in transition for about a year and she touched nothing, sadly lost her to a nasty crab that is now gone.
In the past I had a flame and a coral beauty in a past tank that nipped at all corals.
