What the... so many angels!

[FishNutzBoi]

For awhile i've been wanting an angel for my reef but everyone told me that it's not worth the risk b/c angels will eat all my corals. But now, everywhere i look in this reef fishes section, there are people with more than 1 angel in their reefs. What's going on XD

 

[jmaneyapanda]

people like to gamble. Some people will take the risk for a beautiful fish in the tank (myself included). No matter what anyone says, there are always tradeoffs with what you can keep with angels.

 

[ACBlinky]

It's definitely a risk, to me it's one worth taking because these fish are so incredibly beautiful. I decided a long time ago that if they start nipping and I had to choose to keep either my angels in a FOWLR or a reef without angels I'd choose the former, but I hope it never comes to that

 

[Sheol]

I know its a risk, but its not a coral reef without both angelfish & damsels. I wanted to duplicate a scene I might see diving in the pacific, so I opted for realism over total safety. That being said, my angelfish is actually an atlantic Centropyge, closer to reef safe than a lot of other pomacanthids.
They are just so beautiful & full of personality, I cannot imagine a saltwater tank without at least 1 angelfish..

Matthew

 

[virginiabreeze6]

I agree, a reef IMO jsut isn't the same w/o an angel or two. I'll take my chances. Some of my friends


Godzilla 9"

gotta have a Regal

It is a chance, you have to determine how much of a chance you are willing to take.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Is that regal sick? It looks like its got ick all over it.

 

[virginiabreeze6]

yes, week 2 in the tank, newer pic below

 

[virginiabreeze6]

thanks for pointing the old pic out jmaneyapanda, have to delete from my library

 

[virginiabreeze6]

oh, almost forgot

 

[jmaneyapanda]

ah, much better. well done.

 

[DKRT0821]

I think it is worth the risk. My goldflake has been behaving just fine.

 

[DKRT0821]

BTW - how do you post pics ?

 

[jda]

Not all angels are risky. Genicanthus angels are reef safe. They are planktivores and could not care less about coral or inverts.

Here is a good article on them. They are active swimmers, good tankmates and good eaters if you get healthy specimins.

Here are some brutal pics of my watanabei - the male has the stripes:

 

[thor32766]

beautiful angels everyone!

 

[FishNutzBoi]

Hmm... you guys are making me want angels for my reef! I really don't want to go to all the trouble to get the fish out though.... (if it decides to eat corals) So i have to make sure, here are the questions:

1. What corals do angels usually eat? What don't they eat?

2. If i decide to gamble my corals... XD... Can i QT the angel for a few weeks in a QT tank with a few frags in there to see if he/she is reefsafe?

 

[DKRT0821]

nice pics. with I could post mine

 

[Angel*Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7757718#post7757718 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FishNutzBoi
Hmm... you guys are making me want angels for my reef! I really don't want to go to all the trouble to get the fish out though.... (if it decides to eat corals) So i have to make sure, here are the questions:

1. What corals do angels usually eat? What don't they eat?

2. If i decide to gamble my corals... XD... Can i QT the angel for a few weeks in a QT tank with a few frags in there to see if he/she is reefsafe?

Try getting SMichael's book on angels and butterfly fish - he goes into some detail on what you might expect from some of the different Centropyges - some angels are more likely to go after certain corals - on the whole the general types of corals they like are the "meaty" ones like open brains and cat's/owl's eye - the corals that tend to be the most safe are the noxious ones like sinularia and leminaria(sp)

A lot just has to do with what your priorities are - if it's the corals -- then a fish can be a pain to catch - if it's the fish, I have always found it relatively easy to catch the coral and relocate it to another tank

HTH

 

[DARKPHREAK]

Big Angels in a 75g would be a bad idea but a dwarf would be fine IMO.

 

[Sheol]

Everything I read mentions Tridacna clams & LPs, esp. brain corals. If I didn't have a prized Trachyphillia( wellsophyllia) brain in my reef, there would be a Flame angel in my tank this moment..

Matthew

 

[Cody Ray]

IMO most cases where fish begin to eat coral are caused by a lack of food, unless of course they naturally eat coral.