Angelfish in reef tanks

carb850 · 01/01/2008, 11:10 AM

How many of you have experience with keeping Angelfish in your reef tanks? Based upon other threads I see here on RC, it seems to be hit or miss with all Angels except the Genicanthu line.

I like the Swallowtail Angelfish but liveaquaria states it needs 100G. So, size wise I would be much better off with the dwarfs such as the Flame, Coral Beauty, and Cherub. Any of you tried keeping these?

Brock Fluharty · 01/01/2008, 12:19 PM

I got a coral beauty angel for my 75 gallon about a year or two ago, but it didn't last long. I got it locally, and a few days after I got it home I noticed crypto...>.<

It didn't last long in the quarantine tank.

I've always wanted to try a flame, but I would be afraid of it nipping at SPS or other corals...

stevebeaver · 01/01/2008, 03:02 PM

i have a flame. and he doesnt bother anything.
mine is very peaceful. i also have a coral beauty which is doing well

carb850 · 01/01/2008, 04:19 PM

Steve, do you have them in the same tank? How long have you had them and what type of corals are you keeping them with, soft, lps, sps?

firefish2020 · 01/01/2008, 04:35 PM

Watanabe angels here, no problems.

stevebeaver · 01/01/2008, 06:06 PM

i have them with sofites, a few lps, and a few sps. i have had them for over 2 months, and yes they are in the same tank

Kung · 01/01/2008, 08:17 PM

My coral beauty ignores leathers, xenia, ricordia, and even a few lps.

He eats flake and whatever else I put in there, and picks at algea. He's really a model citizen.

package · 01/01/2008, 09:32 PM

I have a coral beauty in my 75g and a flame angel in my 210g each for a couple years now, no issues with either.

01/01/2008, 11:10 AM	#1
carb850 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 2,042	Angelfish in reef tanks How many of you have experience with keeping Angelfish in your reef tanks? Based upon other threads I see here on RC, it seems to be hit or miss with all Angels except the Genicanthu line. I like the Swallowtail Angelfish but liveaquaria states it needs 100G. So, size wise I would be much better off with the dwarfs such as the Flame, Coral Beauty, and Cherub. Any of you tried keeping these?

01/01/2008, 12:19 PM	#2
Brock Fluharty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 908	I got a coral beauty angel for my 75 gallon about a year or two ago, but it didn't last long. I got it locally, and a few days after I got it home I noticed crypto...>.< It didn't last long in the quarantine tank. I've always wanted to try a flame, but I would be afraid of it nipping at SPS or other corals... __________________ Sepiolids rule! Current Tank Info: 75g aggressive reef, 20g A. percula tank, 29g H. erectus seahorse tank

01/01/2008, 08:17 PM	#7
Kung Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 648	My coral beauty ignores leathers, xenia, ricordia, and even a few lps. He eats flake and whatever else I put in there, and picks at algea. He's really a model citizen. __________________ CARB for ARS President. Current Tank Info: empty 35 gallon hex

01/01/2008, 03:02 PM	#3
stevebeaver Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: gallipolis, ohio Posts: 102	i have a flame. and he doesnt bother anything. mine is very peaceful. i also have a coral beauty which is doing well

01/01/2008, 04:19 PM	#4
carb850 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 2,042	Steve, do you have them in the same tank? How long have you had them and what type of corals are you keeping them with, soft, lps, sps?

01/01/2008, 04:35 PM	#5
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,859	Watanabe angels here, no problems.

01/01/2008, 06:06 PM	#6
stevebeaver Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: gallipolis, ohio Posts: 102	i have them with sofites, a few lps, and a few sps. i have had them for over 2 months, and yes they are in the same tank

01/01/2008, 09:32 PM	#8
package Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hurricane, WV Posts: 312	I have a coral beauty in my 75g and a flame angel in my 210g each for a couple years now, no issues with either.