Best dwarf angels

Mattyice572 · Jan 12, 2020

Bruce17 said:
Do you have much experience on these beautiful creatures

Ive kept 2 in the past, 1 was in a 75 gal fish only and didnt bother any of the tank mates and come feeding time was always a good eater. And i kept 1 in a 40 gal reef i had, i bought it at a store i was working in at 1.5” and always kept it well fed and it never picked at any of my corals but any angelfish can decimate a reef if it decides it likes the taste of corals more than what youre offering up. Certain frozen angel fish foods contain sponge which is a part of their natural diet so keep that in mind if you want the fish to be happy and fat

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

Mattyice572 said:
Ive kept 2 in the past, 1 was in a 75 gal fish only and didnt bother any of the tank mates and come feeding time was always a good eater. And i kept 1 in a 40 gal reef i had, i bought it at a store i was working in at 1.5” and always kept it well fed and it never picked at any of my corals but any angelfish can decimate a reef if it decides it likes the taste of corals more than what youre offering up. Certain frozen angel fish foods contain sponge which is a part of their natural diet so keep that in mind if you want the fish to be happy and fat

Ok. Thank you very much. It’ll be a fish only tank. So the corals won’t be an issue. However I will focus on getting the correct food for it though.

Waterislife · Jan 13, 2020

Cherub angel, model fish , great personality, never picks corals, for many people the only angel for any type of reef tank

Angel_Anthias lover · Jan 13, 2020

Wouldnt recommend as a first dwarf angem, but once you have more experience and a more mature aquarium the paracentropyge are my favourites. Nips coral but no damage is done, seems to like gorgonians and psammocoras lol.

Squidward · Jan 13, 2020

Kept Potters back in the day. So beautiful.

Currently have Flame Angel, Bicolor, and Coral Beauty in my 300g. Added Coral beauty later the Flame angel was constantly beating it up badly that it got pop eye on the first day. I had to put her in the sump until she recovered. The Flame angels and Flamebacks are the bullies of the dwarf angels from my experience. I really enjoy dwarf angels as they swim all over the place and through rocks and caves etc.

Jesterrace · Jan 13, 2020

Bruce17 said:
Ok perfect. Thank you very much for input. I truly appreciate it. If you think of anything else regarding the coral beauty, please do not hesitate to let me know

Not really much else to be said. They are generally hardy, generally good community fish, have lots of color that can pop different colors under your lights (at times mine appears sapphire blue, at times purple and sometimes you can see magenta on it's head) and although they don't stand out from a distance the way some others do they have an amazing diversity of color when you study them a bit. Add in the lower cost factor and they make a good all around choice. I am certainly much happier with my CB than I was with my Flame, that is for sure.

S2G · Jan 13, 2020

Waterislife said:
Cherub angel, model fish , great personality, never picks corals, for many people the only angel for any type of reef tank

I want one bad but I don't think it's bold enough to compete with my stocking. Great looking little angel imo

New Jersey REEF · Jan 13, 2020

I’ve had flame angel before, good experience. But my vote goes to gold flake angelfish. This fish been in my system for about 7 months now, model citizen with great personality

Gareth elliott · Jan 13, 2020

My coral beauty and Centropyge flavicauda never nipped corals. The Centropyge flavicauda is very aggressive to anything added to the tank. Took several months to be out while i was in the room. Would eat but take a piece go back to cave, and repeat. I probably will not get another one. But doesnt touch my sps, euphylia, gorgs, mushrooms, or goniporas. Does a decent job eating algae off my rocks and glass. Liked my biospinea’s temperament better and actually came to the glass to greet me.

sarcophytonIndy · Jan 13, 2020

Love my flame angel. But he is one of the smaller fish, so he doesn't bully anyone.

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

ATL REEF said:
I’ve had flame angel before, good experience. But my vote goes to gold flake angelfish. This fish been in my system for about 7 months now, model citizen with great personality

He’s definitely a beauty. For that colour of angel, I’m on the bubble between this one and the Rock Beauty ( captive bred so less finicky eating )

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

Gareth elliott said:
My coral beauty and Centropyge flavicauda never nipped corals. The Centropyge flavicauda is very aggressive to anything added to the tank. Took several months to be out while i was in the room. Would eat but take a piece go back to cave, and repeat. I probably will not get another one. But doesnt touch my sps, euphylia, gorgs, mushrooms, or goniporas. Does a decent job eating algae off my rocks and glass. Liked my biospinea’s temperament better and actually came to the glass to greet me.

I just read that it’s very territorial to other dwarf angels. I’m looking to 4-5 dwarfs. Do you feel that it would more then likely attack them and the other fish ( anthias, wrasse, clowns, tangs and bigger angels) ?

Squidward · Jan 13, 2020

ATL REEF said:
I’ve had flame angel before, good experience. But my vote goes to gold flake angelfish. This fish been in my system for about 7 months now, model citizen with great personality

Are those considered dwarf angels though? They're nice but pricey.

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

sarcophytonIndy said:
Love my flame angel. But he is one of the smaller fish, so he doesn't bully anyone.

Do you have any wrasse and anthias in the tank with it?

sarcophytonIndy · Jan 13, 2020

Bruce17 said:
Do you have any wrasse and anthias in the tank with it?

Just a cleaner wrasse. But there are five tangs, royal gramma, two ocellaris clowns, fox face, and a clown goby

Rrwilson1223 · Jan 13, 2020

Always have been a fan of the Potter’s Angel. Have one in my reef right now. Not a recommended reef fish but this guys been a good citizen so far. ...Knocks on wood...

Gareth elliott · Jan 13, 2020

Bruce17 said:
I just read that it’s very territorial to other dwarf angels. I’m looking to 4-5 dwarfs. Do you feel that it would more then likely attack them and the other fish ( anthias, wrasse, clowns, tangs and bigger angels) ?

Shes very territorial to any new fish that enters a spot she calls hers. More so with any algae eaters. first attempt to add a fish was a perc clownfish, had to give back. Only way I was able to add anything was adding multiple fish at the same time. can add inverts, pays no attention to shrimp Or anything that’s not a fish.

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

sarcophytonIndy said:
Just a cleaner wrasse. But there are five tangs, royal gramma, two ocellaris clowns, fox face, and a clown goby

And no issues with him? Is he a captive bred or wild caught?

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

Rrwilson1223 said:
Always have been a fan of the Potter’s Angel. Have one in my reef right now. Not a recommended reef fish but this guys been a good citizen so far. ...Knocks on wood...

I’m really liking the Potter. No issues getting it to eat or acclimatize?

Bruce17 · Jan 13, 2020

Gareth elliott said:
Shes very territorial to any new fish that enters a spot she calls hers. More so with any algae eaters. first attempt to add a fish was a perc clownfish, had to give back. Only way I was able to add anything was adding multiple fish at the same time. can add inverts, pays no attention to shrimp Or anything that’s not a fish.

So you would definitely recommend it to be put in last?