angelfish with lps corals

[91568]

anyone have any luck keeping large angels with lps corals(cynarina-hammer--trachy--acans--acanthophyllia--lobos)---blueline--personifer --- goldflake---bellus--- any others ?

 

[scubabr53]

I do know that Angels and LPS do not mix, however this is a very interesting topic and particularly regarding large Angels like French, Queen, Blueface, Regal, etc. I kept swallowtail angel in my tank and know they are 100% reef safe, also I kept flame angel in my tank with LPS, Gorgonian, Zoa, Recordeas other mushrooms and they were OK. I seen many tank pictures where large Angels kept in the tank with SPS. This razed a question - Does anyone have good experience of keeping LPS and large angels???

 

[sunny]

LPS and Angels are a no go. I have many angels in my SPS tank and they do fine. However not with LPS. I had a colony of zoas and they were quickly snacked upon.

 

[Long-Island-Mike]

I keep a Regal Angle with some SPS and LPS with no problems. He is a model citizen

 

[Fourevrloud]

I keep a Regal Angle with some SPS and LPS with no problems. He is a model citizen

Sweet I was thinking of getting one

 

[Dre]

I've seen angels kept with sps, lps in harmony. It's a 50/50 chance that they will nip on lps and sps corals. I had a flame that nipped on my Lobo and zoas...

 

[MIKE NY]

I have a Regal and an Emperor. It's hit or miss with softies and LPS. They eat some and leave others alone so I'm still able to keep some large zoa,palys and some LPS colonies. Acans, clams, Brains, scolys and Xenia are on the menu, but they don't touch any Euphyilla corals or SPS.

 

[AquaDan]

I've had a flame angel for about a year with LPS, brains, hammers, frogspawn, candy canes, etc. and Zoas and palys. So far so good.

 

[thirty6]

I have a watanabie and masked swallowtail with no issues. Although not as striking as some other angels they are great fish. Have had both for quite awhile with zero issues

 

[91568]

thanks guys for all your input anyone have any experience with personifers or bluelined or even majestic ???

 

[crox99]

My Emperor like only red zoas and doesn't touch any other ones however he went after an acanthophillia the second I put it in my tank. He never touched any of my hammers/torches and clam. On the other hand my bluface doesn't go after any of the corals.....

 

[scubabr53]

Does anyone has experience with keeping French, Queen, Gray Angels and LPS, Gorgonian, Zoa's and Mushrooms?

 

[scubabr53]

I guess, if I have no answer than no one wanted to take a risk. I read in one of the online reef magazines that Queen Angels are reef safe. I have big doubts, still want to know if anyone ever tried?

 

[CleanYourTank11]

No matter what anyone reads or says everyone and every fish and every aquarium are different. It 100% comes down to a case by case thing. For instnace every book,every person will swear that a freshwater neon tetra is a community fish,correct? I personally agree myself but there are always exceptions and I personally witnessed a neon tetra stress out and ultimately kill a 5" Oscar. Since then nobody can tell me that they know what a fish will or won't do.

 

[CleanYourTank11]

Should of added still in general the rule stands that a neon is community and an Oscar should eat it in 1/10th of a second and that's what should be followed but there are certainly cases in which fish don't behave as they are supposed to.

 

[marrone]

With all the Angels there is a risk that they'll eat something, it may not be today or tomorrow, or even a month for now, but the chances that it will happen at some point are pretty much 100%. The question is if you put one in your tank can you live with it possibly eating one of your coral and if need be, can you get it out.

 

[Frank@Wall]

I got a Regal and it doesn't bother anything in my tank. I guess as long as you keep its stomach happy with different types of food it will be fine.

 

[jvu61]

I have a coral rock beauty not a large angel but an angel non the less. never a problem. I keep them well fed and as happy as I can. In the end each fish has his or her own personality and may be good for many years and then turn. For now mine is a good one hope it stays that way

 

[Reef lover24]

I was stubborn and tried a juvi emperor angel and needless to say he destroyed all my lps and I even caught him nipping on my rose bubble anenomes.. Had to tear apart the tank to get him out. Itching to try my luck again though.

 

[scubabr53]

I thank everyone for responding, I guess it's my call now "Do I want to risk my corals and If I will how soon if at all I will be able to catch and take out the offender".
I am tempted because I have chance to catch French and on occasions Queen Angels when I do my diving in Florida. Maybe if I catch a junior fish train and keep him on frozen food... . Almost like Hamlet 2 B or not 2B. The problem is I have a lot of rock and caves in my tank, also my tank is 30" deep and elevated. So in order to do any maintenance I need to clime a 4 foot step ladder. Guess I am more close to make a decision for NOT 2 B. Again thanks to everyone who responded.