Reef safe angelfish

[Nandez13]

There's no such thing as 100% reef safe angel. It's a hit or miss. They can be a model fish for years then all of a sudden develop a taste for your corals.

That being said, I would like to get a dwarf angel for my 75 gallon, possibly even two. I'm thinking of something along the lines of a flame angel, bicolor angel, coral beauty, lemon peel. My tank is full of corals: soft, lps, sps. If I happen to be unlucky and the angel I choose has a taste for corals, they'll have to find a new home.

What have your experiences been with these types of angels? Are any of them more prone to nip at corals than others? Are there other types of somewhat-reef safe angels suited for a 75G?

Current livestock is foxface, copperband butterfly, bartlett anthias, 2 clowns.

Thanks

 

[duromega]

I have a flame angel for about two years now
has never touched anything as of yet

 

[b-ridge]

I have wantanabi angels amd they haven't looked at any of my corals. I am in the market for a pair of bellus angels that I would like to try and see. I had a flame angel who I never noticed nipping at anything. I've also seen a ton of coral beauty's in others reef tanks. No experience with coral beauty's in my tank

 

[Alexm8856]

I have coral beauty for 3 years never nip any of my corals

 

[albano]

I wouldn't even consider a SW tank without a Flame Angel and/or Coral Beauty.. I have 4 Flames & a CB right now...
IME Bicolor and Lemonpeel can both be hard to keep, and I don't recommend them to anyone.

Genicanthus angels would also a good choice.

 

[thirty6]

I have a watanabie and jap.masked swallowtail in my tank and they haven't touched a thing. The swallowtail been with me almost 2 years

 

[piranhapat]

Had a Potter angel fish over 3 years never touched my SPS tank only. . Now I have swallow mask angel.

 

[Nandez13]

Had a Potter angel fish over 3 years never touched my SPS tank only. . Now I have swallow mask angel.

I love the look of the Potter angel, I hadn't thought about it. Did you have any anemones in the tank? I'm reading it can bother them as well.

Flame Angel is one of my favorites, will likely end up getting one but can add another angel.

 

[SI REEF]

I have a potters and flame together with many lps and zoas

 

[Nandez13]

I have a potters and flame together with many lps and zoas

Great to hear, I'd love to have the two. Do you have any anemones?? I have 4 BTAs in my tank..

 

[BioMan]

I have a flame angel, no prob yet 2 years

 

[b-ridge]

You guys know that when you start talking about the success you have had that's when it turns left

 

[SI REEF]

Yes. I do have an anenome and mushrooms, chalices, favia, cloves and acans.

 

[piranhapat]

MY Potter angel I had was in with frogspawn and never had interest. Never had much soft corals. One of my favorite drawf angel fish. Just make sure he's eating before you buy one.

 

[vio]

I use to have Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish , my favored fish ever (more then 7 years) I lost him, never , ever touch anything , in that time I got mix, i still looking for one. Very funny fish, he check every rock, none stop, very ,very active fish, when he swim , look like he dancing , i miss him.


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[BioMan]

Vio, that's my next fish!

 

[greybolt03]

I've had my flame over 2 years now never touched anything. Had my Regal angel over 6 months now. I think the key to any angels is to keep them well fed with a variety of foods and they won't have any need to nip @ corals...

 

[salpet]

i have a majestic and i know that its my favorite fish has yet to touch any of my corals.

 

[Nandez13]

I think I'm going to go with a flame angel and coral beauty at the same time and hope for the best...

I'm going to up the feeding and keep a close eye

 

[vio]

Vio, that's my next fish!

I just got one today (3/4 to 1") Super nice + $ 90 fire fish , from A.V.