The Angel Lovers Thread

[tigre44]

My favorite has to be the regal- I have a 4" regal, all he eat is pellets and flakes, would not touch anything frozen at all!

My lemon peel eats the same way

 

[ylreefer]

Omg so excited to come across this thread. Ihave no angels at the moment though lol. But about to convert my 180g reef FOT so will join again in a few months.

 

[blaxsun]

I have two dwarf angels, but my favorite has to be the Midnight. Completely jet black. He blends in effortlessly against the back of the tank and can be quite stealthy when he wants to, hence his name - “Stealth”. Other than his fondness for acans, he’s proven to be a welcome addition to the reef - and gets along great with everything. He’s put several aggressive fish in place with his “no f*cks given” attitude. Incredibly tough as well - having survived a bout of both ich and velvet.

 

[Zionas]

I love captive bred angels! Especially the Venusta and Multibars.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

Euphillia and SPS are great with those angels. Stay away from all open brains and zoo's. Emps can sometimes start nipping at SPS polyps when they get large, no issues for me as a juvenile

do chalice count as open brains?

 

[Zionas]

What’s the temperament of Majestic Angels? Are they aggressive at all? Very slow growers right?

 

[alton]

do chalice count as open brains?

Not really an open brain but open tissue that some angels love to eat just like Acans. Something that maybe got left out is all angels are not the same. One Regal maybe great with everything, but another may eat everything. If you add an angel you are taking your chances. Angels are not the only fish that can eat coral, I sold a purple tang once back to a fish store because they had a special client that wanted it. The tang ate or killed $200 worth of coral before they could get it back out of the tank.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

Not really an open brain but open tissue that some angels love to eat just like Acans. Something that maybe got left out is all angels are not the same. One Regal maybe great with everything, but another may eat everything. If you add an angel you are taking your chances. Angels are not the only fish that can eat coral, I sold a purple tang once back to a fish store because they had a special client that wanted it. The tang ate or killed $200 worth of coral before they could get it back out of the tank.

Yeah... i kinda knew that. I will stick to euphilia and sps. Probably stay away from a emperator. Stick with angels that are known to be "safer" like regals, majestic and asfur.

 

[watdachuck]

This is likely an exception but I haven't had any issues with my Emperor and SPS.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

This is likely an exception but I haven't had any issues with my Emperor and SPS.

are you planning to add any other angels in there?

 

[watdachuck]

If my tank was larger I would. I think he needs the space.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

maybe some dwarf angels?

Between emperors and asfur, those two are my favorite. However, I am hearing so many horror stories from emperors... I might just avoid it all together. My dream tank to is to have, regals, asfur, emp, personifer, blueface and scribbled. However, with the emp, I can't keep any of the other angels.

 

[watdachuck]

I have seen many successful multi-angel tanks with Emperors. It does usually seem to be the case that the Juvenile Emperor is added last. I think dwarf angels are more prone to nipping as the larger angels seem to seek more meaty foods, and nori.

 

[Zionas]

Asfur’s a nice one. Do they get big though? My faves are the medium sized angels like the Chaetodontoplus and the Majestic.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

im considering a dwarf angel. id sell my soul for a bandit angel though

 

[watdachuck]

Yes, just as big as an Emperor 12"+. Majestics will get near a foot as well.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

If you want medium sized angels, you can always get regals, conspics, bandits, scribbled

 

[BriansBrain]

I love captive bred angels! Especially the Venusta and Multibars.

Looking into a captive Venusta myself to add to a mixed reef. I’ve always really been drawn to one. Do their coral nipping traits differ from wild ones? I know it’s not really a yes or no answer, but am curious if you or other noticed a possible difference in behavior

 

[Zionas]

I am honestly not sure, sorry. I’d ask someone here who’s kept one.

 

[i cant think]

I have a male M. melanospilos and honestly, I can’t tell if I like him or not. Although he is a pretty fish, his pattern died with no female and I don’t have the room for a female since the tank is filled with wrasse (It gets its last few fish in around December this year and maybe March next year)
I’ll get pictures of my male tomorrow since at the moment my lights are off for the night