Best angel for a 32g nano

Bdrizzle · May 24, 2020

So I'm wanting to get a small angel for my 32g biocube. Any suggestions for which is the best? I only plan to have 3 or 4 fish. So far a bi color Blenny is the only one I have. Would like a 6 line wrasse as well. Thanks!

Colin_1122 · May 24, 2020

One of the Pygmy species (flameback or cherub) should be a good fit

andrewey · May 24, 2020

You'll probably recieve the answer of a flame angelfish. In my opinion, this is not a good reccomendation. First, the biocube has a pretty small footprint compared with other 30 gallon tanks, so there is limited swimming room (and these fish love to swim!). Secondly, they can grow to about 5-6" long and outgrow a biocube within 2 years or less. They'll certainly work at first if you buy one that's 1-1.5", however they're not a long term fish if you're planning on sticking with the biocube and want to keep them for life as a pet.

Phil D. · May 24, 2020

Coral Beauty

DungSl1nger · May 24, 2020

I have thought about this question for my 54 gallon reefer. The only two that are recommended for a tank as small as my Red Sea Reefer 250 is the flameback and cherub as @Colin_1122 mentioned. This is according to live aquaria.

Bdrizzle · May 24, 2020

Phil D. said:
Coral Beauty

I do love those!

Bdrizzle · May 24, 2020

andrewey said:
You'll probably recieve the answer of a flame angelfish. In my opinion, this is not a good reccomendation. First, the biocube has a pretty small footprint compared with other 30 gallon tanks, so there is limited swimming room (and these fish love to swim!). Secondly, they can grow to about 5-6" long and outgrow a biocube within 2 years or less. They'll certainly work at first if you buy one that's 1-1.5", however they're not a long term fish if you're planning on sticking with the biocube and want to keep them for life as a pet.

Everything I've seen is they only get to 4" max. Is that misinformation?

andrewey · May 24, 2020

That 4" comes from liveaquaria (I'm not saying it's misinformation, just that it's incorrect) and a lot of websites simply copy and paste that information as fact. In truth, they can get to a max size of 6". I've seen plenty in person around 5" or so.