The Angel Lovers Thread

[vetteguy53081]

First snorkel in Roatan
Baby frenchie I think?

Agree- baby french and awesome color.

 

[i cant think]

Hi,
I have a 5 foot 65 gallon tank. It's sort of a fowlr (no corals aside from a small bit of gsp which i think is dead), but it's actually invert dominated instead of fish. I have about 50 shrimp, crabs, hermit crabs across dozens of species. The fish in there are some dispar anthias, a baby whitecheek tang, blue assesor, purple firefish and bicolor blenny. I was wondering if one of the smaller dwarf angels would be alright in this tank? My main concern is i have 4 helicopter shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruuni) which are about 2-2/5 cms (almost an inch). These shrimp swim freely in the water column so make no attempt at hiding. Would a flame angel or a Centropyge flavicauda eat these shrimp? Or are there any other dwarf angels which could work?

IME, Flavicauda is more invert safe than other species of dwarf angel - most of the Pygmy angels are more invert safe than the larger dwarf species.

 

[Cael Gallery]

IME, Flavicauda is more invert safe than other species of dwarf angel - most of the Pygmy angels are more invert safe than the larger dwarf species.

How are flamebacks? I think they're a similar size to flavicauda, and they look much nicer

 

[i cant think]

How are flamebacks? I think they're a similar size to flavicauda, and they look much nicer

Mine doesn’t touch anything but they can be boisterous so as you probably can guess, it’s risky.

 

[Cael Gallery]

Mine doesn’t touch anything but they can be boisterous so as you probably can guess, it’s risky.

I've got a fairly bossy white cheek tang in there which i'm sure would keep it in check

 

[DrunkenKraken]

I have an 18 month old stable 220 gal with corals that have been planned to be the best bets for angels. I also have 4 other tanks if something doesn’t work out that I can move corals to. Fish take priority . Current inhabitants are a Dusky Wrasse, Earmuff Wrasse, Longnose Hawkfish, Sleeper Banded Goby, a trio of Pyramid Butterflies and a juvenile Desjardini. Angels are intended to be the center piece. Of the following short list, which combination would you select?

Pair of Flames
Blue Line
Scribbled
Goldflake
Majestic
Blueface
Emperor
Asfer

 

[Jeffcb]

Baloo

 

[Seancj]

Help with tiny angel ID.
Queens or Blues?
Shipment list says both were sent. I'm wanting a Queen.

 

[Seancj]

2 more?

 

[LaloJ]

2 more?

Left is Queen angelfish, right is blue angelfish IMO.

 

[Muppy]

I have an 18 month old stable 220 gal with corals that have been planned to be the best bets for angels. I also have 4 other tanks if something doesn’t work out that I can move corals to. Fish take priority . Current inhabitants are a Dusky Wrasse, Earmuff Wrasse, Longnose Hawkfish, Sleeper Banded Goby, a trio of Pyramid Butterflies and a juvenile Desjardini. Angels are intended to be the center piece. Of the following short list, which combination would you select?

Pair of Flames
Blue Line
Scribbled
Goldflake
Majestic
Blueface
Emperor
Asfer

Trio of flames
Majestic
Goldflake
Scribbled

That would be my choice.

 

[DrunkenKraken]

Trio of flames
Majestic
Goldflake
Scribbled

That would be my choice.

Went with a pair of Flames, Majestic, Asfur, Goldflake and Scribbled.

 

[Mark Goode]

It's probably about time I introduced Boo, my Singapore Angel, in this thread. She's been in my tank for a little over two years, and is the main reason for the lack of stony corals in my tank.

She's cute though.

 

[DarkShadow]

I got two new angels yesterday, a red sea regal and a blue spotted (Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus). The Regal was picking at a clam today, and the blue spotted already ate some mysis, so not too bad of a start. Attached a video of the regal after I just received it (don't mind my cyano invested QT), the blue spotted is harder to film and show of its beauty, but when the light hits just right those blue spots are stunning. If I do get a video I'll post it here.

 

[LaloJ]

It's probably about time I introduced Boo, my Singapore Angel, in this thread. She's been in my tank for a little over two years, and is the main reason for the lack of stony corals in my tank.

She's cute though.

I love Singapore Angels, how do they behave with soft corals?

 

[Mark Goode]

I love Singapore Angels, how do they behave with soft corals?

She's been okay with trees, leathers, mushrooms etc. Things without long wavy polyps. She does keep tugging on the cleaner shrimp's antennae, but as she hasn't actually pulled any off I think she's just playing.

 

[Seancj]

I just added a harem of flame angels, one male and three females, after 3 weeks of quarantine/observation. All of them were clean and eating well.
The females are all very small, about 1.5 inches. The male is about 2.5 inches.
Within seconds of adding to the 360, they were all exploring the rock work and getting along very well, not swimming together, just passively swimming past each other as they went about their business. Absolutely no signs of aggression. It's as if they have known each other forever! I was pleasantly surprised! Fingers crossed I'm off to a good start. I also added a 2" Goldflake angel. He is doing well, eating and exploring the tank. Super cute. It will be my 'show' fish of the tank once it grows. Pics/videos to come.

 

[LaloJ]

I just added a harem of flame angels, one male and three females, after 3 weeks of quarantine/observation. All of them were clean and eating well.
The females are all very small, about 1.5 inches. The male is about 2.5 inches.
Within seconds of adding to the 360, they were all exploring the rock work and getting along very well, not swimming together, just passively swimming past each other as they went about their business. Absolutely no signs of aggression. It's as if they have known each other forever! I was pleasantly surprised! Fingers crossed I'm off to a good start. I also added a 2" Goldflake angel. He is doing well, eating and exploring the tank. Super cute. It will be my 'show' fish of the tank once it grows. Pics/videos to come.

I'm sure the tank size and choice of angel size helped a lot, good luck.

 

[X-37B]

I have 2 swallowtail angels in my ext 170. Tanks 4 months old and they are doing well.
Here is a pic of 1.

 

[Seancj]

I'm sure the tank size and choice of angel size helped a lot, good luck.

Yes, and thank you! Upgrading to this 360 gallon has been a blessing, allowing me to explore fish I previous couldn't for many years in my smaller tanks! It is rather heavily rockscaped for my Magnifica collection, which works out well for a harem of flames. All the rock that went into this tank is from 4 year old systems. I also added several scraps of red tree sponge and red ball sponge throughout the tank for them as well.