Which angel?

[rob020880]

Hello,

I am looking into getting a dwarf angel fish. Which ones would be safe with sps and zoas?

 

[mflamb]

Look at the female Genicanthus bellus.

 

[BangkokMatt]

None of the dwarf's (centropyge) are 100% safe. You have a 50/50 chance with a Flame angel or a coral beauty.
As mentioned above, genus Genicanthus are about as safe as your going to get angel wise. I like watanebe's and blackspots.

 

[tmz]

Genicanthus are touted as reef safe and are probably the least threatening overall but often nip. My Genicanthus melanospilos( japanese swallow tail ) decimates trachypyhylia and cynarina and nips zoanthus. I have heard from other about the other Genicanthus speices nipping.

 

[CMcNeil]

i have had 2 golden angels and niether of them nipped my sps of clams.they arent 100% safe but i havent had an issue with them.also the multicolor angels are nice and good sps reef fish IMO.

 

[CMcNeil]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12658684#post12658684 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mflamb
Look at the female Genicanthus bellus.

this is a great looking fish as well

 

[fittiger]

My potters never nipped at anything in my tank, sps, lps or zoas. I never had clams though.

 

[reefer96]

i have a coral beauty w/ zoas, gsp, shrooms, and a few other softeis and lps, and has been great.

 

[john37]

i had a multicolor angel that didnt bother anything. Pretty little fish.

 

[Tangwich]

I have had 3 flame angels in 3 different tanks over the last 5 years and not one has ever nipped on anything. I love the color on those too..talk about a vibrant active fish that everyone compliments.