Chetub angel with anemones and corals

Lovefish77 · May 21, 2022

I am getting a Cherub angel tomorrow along with a bunch of other fish. I never had Angels before and I have black widow anemones in all three tanks (including the QT tank it will go into).
Any experience of this specific angel with anemones? Does it nip at nems? Dont wanna take a risk really.

Please share your honest opinion.

Thanks for your time

blaxsun · May 21, 2022

Anemones will be fine - it may nip at some LPS corals (I have a midnight that likes acans but my coral beauty doesn't touch anything).

Lovefish77 · May 21, 2022

Hmmm thanks for the quick response. I have very little lps in the qt nano. But in the 75 I have some lps I dont want it to chew on. Ok so at least I have some time to think as long as it won't eat the nems while it is in QT for 2 weeks or so, right?
Thx again

Lovefish77 · May 21, 2022

One more question sorry - also getting a filefish for aiptasia in one of the tanks. Do they eat bubble tips? I have a bunch of bubble tips. Please let me know
Thanks

Steve and his Animals · May 21, 2022

Lovefish77 said:
One more question sorry - also getting a filefish for aiptasia in one of the tanks. Do they eat bubble tips? I have a bunch of bubble tips. Please let me know
Thanks

The filefish is more likely to do damage than the cherub. The only thing I've known cherub angels to pick at personally are rock flower anemones. Not saying there isn't possibility of picking at other things, just very unlikely.

Lovefish77 · May 21, 2022

Steve and his Animals said:
The filefish is more likely to do damage than the cherub. The only thing I've known cherub angels to pick at personally are rock flower anemones. Not saying there isn't possibility of picking at other things, just very unlikely.

Got it thanks. So the file fish is more likely to nip at nems I guess.

Steve and his Animals · May 21, 2022

Lovefish77 said:
Got it thanks. So the file fish is more likely to nip at nems I guess.

I mean people get them to eat Aiptasia, which is an anemone, so it makes sense they would eat things similar to that. Not saying it's guaranteed, just keep an eye out.

Lovefish77 · May 21, 2022

Makes perfect sense, dont wanna take the risk. Will put him in a basket once I get him till I get rid of it. Just to be super safe. Dont want it eating my black widows

blaxsun · May 22, 2022

Lovefish77 said:
Makes perfect sense, dont wanna take the risk. Will put him in a basket once I get him till I get rid of it. Just to be super safe. Dont want it eating my black widows

Once the file fish is done with his "tour of duty", find a new home for him. He'll more than likely go after other things that you don't want him nibbling on.

Lovefish77 · May 22, 2022

So you think it is even safe to release him? Dont have a ton of aiptasia in the tsnk.

HudsonReefer2.0 · May 22, 2022

Why are u keeping corals and in the QT? And Angels can b fine one day and terrors on another. Had a African flameback develop a taste for my lords. Probably some food that was in a polyp and she went hey I like that better and game over. But each fish is different.

Lovefish77 · May 22, 2022

blaxsun said:
Once the file fish is done with his "tour of duty", find a new home for him. He'll more than likely go after other things that you don't want him nibbling on.

So you think it is safe to release him? Not a lot of aiptasia in the tank though

HudsonReefer2.0 · May 22, 2022

Lovefish77 said:
One more question sorry - also getting a filefish for aiptasia in one of the tanks. Do they eat bubble tips? I have a bunch of bubble tips. Please let me know
Thanks

Did u look into berghia nudibranchs. Worked for me. Amazing results. Just takes time

Lovefish77 · May 22, 2022

HudsonReefer2.0 said:
Did u look into berghia nudibranchs. Worked for me. Amazing results. Just takes time

Hard to get and keep long term I read. Ppl had mixed results with them

Lovefish77 · May 22, 2022

HudsonReefer2.0 said:
Why are u keeping corals and in the QT? And Angels can b fine one day and terrors on another. Had a African flameback develop a taste for my lords. Probably some food that was in a polyp and she went hey I like that better and game over. But each fish is different.

My qt is a living mature tank with just some corals and like 10 black widows. Has no fish

blaxsun · May 22, 2022

Lovefish77 said:
So you think it is safe to release him? Not a lot of aiptasia in the tank though

If you have aiptasia, he'll find and finish it off. Then he'll probably start eyeing certain SPS and LPS corals along with any small inverts (hence the reef safe with caution).

pecan2phat · May 22, 2022

I would not trust a filefish in an anemone tank period!

Lovefish77 · May 22, 2022

pecan2phat said:
I would not trust a filefish in an anemone tank period!

Ok thanks. What about the angel?

pecan2phat · May 22, 2022

If it was just an anemone tank and not zoos, LPS, SPS then I would try it.

Lovefish77 · May 22, 2022

pecan2phat said:
If it was just an anemone tank and not zoos, LPS, SPS then I would try it.

Ok thanks the QT tank has only black widow nems, and and softies (cloves, nepthea) and gorgs. Will see how it behaves in that tank before moving it to my main tank.