I am plain stupid, but I want to try another angel

richw · 01/20/2006, 11:13 PM

After watching a flame angel destroy half of a giant frog spawn and a 2 torch corals and breaking down half my tank to get him out, I want to risk it again with either a blue face or an imperator.

I have had a navarcus for 4 years, with no problems.

Thoughts about putting one of these angels in a reef loaded with LPS? If you had to choose, which is the better risk?

Zoalander · 01/20/2006, 11:28 PM

I don't think your stupid, we all make mistakes once.

Zoalander · 01/20/2006, 11:29 PM

Oh wait a minute, your going to try it again? NVM

zemuron114 · 01/21/2006, 12:37 AM

lol.. sorry to hear about that.

There is a full grown emp angel at the waikiki aquarium in a SPS coral farmer tank (roughly 1200 gallons prob more)

there are a few LPS/clams (BIG clam

)
i believe there is a Goniopora and some other type of LPS (no hammer/frogs/torch)

I would test the emperor... although i have no basis for my reasoning besides i like the emp better

Kahuna Tuna · 01/21/2006, 12:56 AM

The navarchus, blueface, and the emp are three of the safest large angels. They are safer than most dwarf angels IMO but all of these fish are a risk with LPS. I would probably go with the blueface because it should get along with your existing navarchus better than an emp.

ReefLife1680 · 01/21/2006, 01:41 AM

i think it's a hit and miss with angels. Some bicolors are OK some aren't. just the luck of the draw i guess.

MrPike · 01/21/2006, 03:00 AM

Not sure what it is with angels, but I have had bad experiences with them, yet continue to re-entice myself about getting a new one that will be a model citizen. I think its chronic stupidity on my part, and it seems like you have been infected as well =P. Good luck =)

Wiskey · 01/21/2006, 03:11 AM

I love my Cherub Angelfish, she is great in my tank, my favrite fish. If you were to get another do what I did, put the fish in Q then introduce frags of LPS, if it eats the LPS frags get another fish. Once you have one that won't eat LPS frags, even when hungry (not fed for a couple of days) then risk it in your reef.

JMHO,
Whiskey

Ludwigia73 · 01/21/2006, 06:38 AM

I have an african flameback angel, been a model citizen, and it's lived through stuff that should have killed it. (2 hurricanes, and me being stupid and nuking the tank with kalkwasser.)

01/20/2006, 11:13 PM	#1
richw Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 627	I am plain stupid, but I want to try another angel After watching a flame angel destroy half of a giant frog spawn and a 2 torch corals and breaking down half my tank to get him out, I want to risk it again with either a blue face or an imperator. I have had a navarcus for 4 years, with no problems. Thoughts about putting one of these angels in a reef loaded with LPS? If you had to choose, which is the better risk?

01/20/2006, 11:28 PM	#2
Zoalander Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oak Park Illinois Posts: 1,571	I don't think your stupid, we all make mistakes once. __________________ Previously known as Vetter1980 Current Tank Info: 36x36x10 frag tank

01/20/2006, 11:29 PM	#3
Zoalander Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oak Park Illinois Posts: 1,571	Oh wait a minute, your going to try it again? NVM __________________ Previously known as Vetter1980 Current Tank Info: 36x36x10 frag tank

01/21/2006, 12:56 AM	#5
Kahuna Tuna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,587	The navarchus, blueface, and the emp are three of the safest large angels. They are safer than most dwarf angels IMO but all of these fish are a risk with LPS. I would probably go with the blueface because it should get along with your existing navarchus better than an emp. __________________ "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -George Washington Current Tank Info: No tank currently

01/21/2006, 03:11 AM	#8
Wiskey Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 3,049	I love my Cherub Angelfish, she is great in my tank, my favrite fish. If you were to get another do what I did, put the fish in Q then introduce frags of LPS, if it eats the LPS frags get another fish. Once you have one that won't eat LPS frags, even when hungry (not fed for a couple of days) then risk it in your reef. JMHO, Whiskey __________________ This video shows 15 months of coral growth in my tank in a 30 second timelapse: https://youtu.be/bF6C57aTDEo

01/21/2006, 12:37 AM	#4
zemuron114 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pilgrim State (Mass) Posts: 4,039	lol.. sorry to hear about that. There is a full grown emp angel at the waikiki aquarium in a SPS coral farmer tank (roughly 1200 gallons prob more) there are a few LPS/clams (BIG clam ) i believe there is a Goniopora and some other type of LPS (no hammer/frogs/torch) I would test the emperor... although i have no basis for my reasoning besides i like the emp better

01/21/2006, 01:41 AM	#6
ReefLife1680 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,088	i think it's a hit and miss with angels. Some bicolors are OK some aren't. just the luck of the draw i guess.

01/21/2006, 03:00 AM	#7
MrPike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 718	Not sure what it is with angels, but I have had bad experiences with them, yet continue to re-entice myself about getting a new one that will be a model citizen. I think its chronic stupidity on my part, and it seems like you have been infected as well =P. Good luck =)

01/21/2006, 06:38 AM	#9
Ludwigia73 Reef Reef Reef Reef Reef Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Davie, FL Posts: 4,841	I have an african flameback angel, been a model citizen, and it's lived through stuff that should have killed it. (2 hurricanes, and me being stupid and nuking the tank with kalkwasser.) __________________ 14" cube (12 gal), LED's Current Tank Info: 125 gallon with 40 gallon sump, LED's