Coral Beauty Angel Fish

kookerson · 07/16/2007, 10:27 PM

Ive had a Coral beauty angelfush for about 2 weeks now, and Im concerned about adding more fish to my tank. My tank is still very young, only 2 months old, and I am far from acquiring all the fish I wish to have. My question is, will the angelfish be aggressive towards any other fish that I put into the tank? Also, Im going to pickup a sun coral a week from today and was just wondering how you guys think the angelfish would do with that as well. My LFS told me that I would be fine with both concerns.....but I wanted to ask the consencus.....

bertoni · 07/16/2007, 10:38 PM

Angelfish can be aggressive, but that species isn't that bad. They sometimes chew on corals. I don't know what the odds are there, but I wouldn't put one into a reef tank again, personally.

joeychitwood · 07/17/2007, 05:26 AM

I had a Coral Beauty in my tank with no problems. However, be aware that angels can be model citizens for months or longer, and then become coral-munching fiends. I think it's reasonable to give the CB angel a try.

reefworm · 07/17/2007, 05:44 AM

what joey said : my CB was fine for months, then killed my open brain coral. dwarf angels as a species nip polyps in the wild - its their nature to do so. ANY dwarf angel that leaves coral alone in a reef tank is something of an aberration, not to mention good luck for the keeper. anecdotal stories about well-behaved angels that you may see posted here are just that - anecdotal. putting one in a reef tank based on such stories is a one-case induction that could well lead to grief and loss of corals and $$. It's a crap shoot at best. They're my favorite fish, but, like bertoni I'm not keeping another unless I do a FO tank someday. also, as to your other question, the CB should be ok with other fish, unless you introduce another dwarf angel - then there could be trouble.

sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear

-rw

kookerson · 07/17/2007, 08:31 AM

Thanks Guys for the input.....im gonna see if a LFS will give me some store credit for the angel....Im not one to take chances.

Aquarist007 · 07/17/2007, 08:38 AM

A rule of thumb is one dwarf angel species to a tank--get agressive towards each other.

hydrahawk · 07/17/2007, 09:02 AM

Dwarf Angels are hit & miss. I've seen a flame that will not touch any corals and clams but I've also seen another flame that nip on SPSs. I thought about putting one in my 60G but decided not to. Definitely keep one per tank (unless you have hundreds of gallons).

07/16/2007, 10:27 PM	#1
kookerson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,017	Coral Beauty Angel Fish Ive had a Coral beauty angelfush for about 2 weeks now, and Im concerned about adding more fish to my tank. My tank is still very young, only 2 months old, and I am far from acquiring all the fish I wish to have. My question is, will the angelfish be aggressive towards any other fish that I put into the tank? Also, Im going to pickup a sun coral a week from today and was just wondering how you guys think the angelfish would do with that as well. My LFS told me that I would be fine with both concerns.....but I wanted to ask the consencus.....

07/16/2007, 10:38 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Angelfish can be aggressive, but that species isn't that bad. They sometimes chew on corals. I don't know what the odds are there, but I wouldn't put one into a reef tank again, personally. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/17/2007, 05:44 AM	#4
reefworm Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Waxhaw, NC USA Posts: 2,139	what joey said : my CB was fine for months, then killed my open brain coral. dwarf angels as a species nip polyps in the wild - its their nature to do so. ANY dwarf angel that leaves coral alone in a reef tank is something of an aberration, not to mention good luck for the keeper. anecdotal stories about well-behaved angels that you may see posted here are just that - anecdotal. putting one in a reef tank based on such stories is a one-case induction that could well lead to grief and loss of corals and $$. It's a crap shoot at best. They're my favorite fish, but, like bertoni I'm not keeping another unless I do a FO tank someday. also, as to your other question, the CB should be ok with other fish, unless you introduce another dwarf angel - then there could be trouble. sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear -rw __________________ "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: 29 gal. reef/assist with 75 gal. at the school

07/17/2007, 08:38 AM	#6
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	A rule of thumb is one dwarf angel species to a tank--get agressive towards each other. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

07/17/2007, 09:02 AM	#7
hydrahawk Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Marcos, CA Posts: 512	Dwarf Angels are hit & miss. I've seen a flame that will not touch any corals and clams but I've also seen another flame that nip on SPSs. I thought about putting one in my 60G but decided not to. Definitely keep one per tank (unless you have hundreds of gallons). __________________ Why are my hobbies so expensive!!! Current Tank Info: 40B, 2x AI Sol, AquaC Remora, Large Aquafuge2, 2x MP 10ES

07/17/2007, 05:26 AM	#3
joeychitwood Schrödinger's Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 3,488	I had a Coral Beauty in my tank with no problems. However, be aware that angels can be model citizens for months or longer, and then become coral-munching fiends. I think it's reasonable to give the CB angel a try.

07/17/2007, 08:31 AM	#5
kookerson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,017	Thanks Guys for the input.....im gonna see if a LFS will give me some store credit for the angel....Im not one to take chances.