pygmy anglefish

1pix4c · 05/07/2007, 03:21 PM

are pygmy anglefish reef safe

mr_o98 · 05/07/2007, 03:34 PM

50/50 chance, You may buy an Angel and it will not pick at your coral, but the next guy would buy the same species of Angel and it will pick at his. Hit or miss.

Joshua1023 · 05/07/2007, 04:59 PM

Ditto.

fatdaddy · 05/07/2007, 06:12 PM

My coral beauty has been fine, but I don't have a lot of corals yet. Just shrooms and zoos. I have 4 anemones. It's also fine with it's tankmates.

1F2FRFBF · 05/07/2007, 06:25 PM

I've seen my Potter's pick stuff off the corals, but not actually pick at the corals themselves. I watched carefully because I had read so many things about them doing damage to corals, but so far so good. Mine seems to be a lot more interested in hair algae and 'pods.

cape surf rules · 05/07/2007, 07:57 PM

i would just keep it well fed.

Angel*Fish · 05/07/2007, 08:00 PM

Not all of them are equal in their tendency to nibble - what kind are you considering?

MTB · 05/07/2007, 08:17 PM

I agree with ^^^ some are more safe than others. We can help with what kinds are more reef safe than the others. Let us know.

1pix4c · 05/07/2007, 08:20 PM

its called a pygmy angle, it looks like a damsel, real small, its blue with yellow head

Angel*Fish · 05/07/2007, 08:54 PM

Sounds like a cherub angel - as a group they have a better track record than most of the other dwarf angels - much can depend on the type of corals you have. Sometimes if an angel starts nipping, he may only be interested in one type of coral which you might consider removing instead of the fish. Corals are certainly easier to catch

The name is confusing because the Centropyges are called dwarf or pygmy angels as a group.... then the cherub angel is sometimes also specifically referred to as the pygmy angel. I thought you were asking about dwarf angels in general - sorry for the confusion.

happyhourhero · 05/07/2007, 08:58 PM

One of these?

I finally got a decent pic of it. I have a mixed reef and have had the fish for about six months and so far, so good, with the corals.

1pix4c · 05/07/2007, 08:59 PM

thanks it is the cherub angle, but i think i will pass, and find something else
thank you

05/07/2007, 03:21 PM	#1
1pix4c Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Appleton WI Posts: 209	pygmy anglefish are pygmy anglefish reef safe

05/07/2007, 03:34 PM	#2
mr_o98 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pen Argyl, PA Posts: 600	50/50 chance, You may buy an Angel and it will not pick at your coral, but the next guy would buy the same species of Angel and it will pick at his. Hit or miss. __________________ Sometimes I amaze even myself. I feel like I have TWO brilliant minds. Current Tank Info: 90g fish only tank, Green Chromis, Ocellaris clown, 6 line Wrasse, Convict Tang, Foxface Lo, Decorator Goby, Lemon Drop butterfly, Flameback Angel - 30g sump, Euro Reef skimmer, 2 250w MH

05/07/2007, 04:59 PM	#3
Joshua1023 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reading PA Posts: 1,526	Ditto. __________________ Only bad things happen fast. Only bad thing happen fast. Only bad things happen fast. Man,I'm friggen hard-headed!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gl tank,Coralife 14K MH lights,2 Current dual daylight/actinic 40 watt fixtures, tidepool sump,Coralife SS 220 protein skimmer,six inch sand bed w/ plenum, Current Prime Tower 1/3 hp Chiller,RedSea ozonizer w/ orp

05/07/2007, 06:12 PM	#4
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	My coral beauty has been fine, but I don't have a lot of corals yet. Just shrooms and zoos. I have 4 anemones. It's also fine with it's tankmates. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

05/07/2007, 08:00 PM	#7
Angel*Fish cats and large squashes Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,951 Blog Entries: 1	Not all of them are equal in their tendency to nibble - what kind are you considering? __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

05/07/2007, 06:25 PM	#5
1F2FRFBF Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 456	I've seen my Potter's pick stuff off the corals, but not actually pick at the corals themselves. I watched carefully because I had read so many things about them doing damage to corals, but so far so good. Mine seems to be a lot more interested in hair algae and 'pods.

05/07/2007, 07:57 PM	#6
cape surf rules Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: melbourne, FL Posts: 72	i would just keep it well fed.

05/07/2007, 08:17 PM	#8
MTB Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Illannoy Posts: 1,365	I agree with ^^^ some are more safe than others. We can help with what kinds are more reef safe than the others. Let us know. __________________ Got Frags? Current Tank Info: 40 breeder. Kessil lights. Reef octopus skimmer. Vortec mp40 x2.

05/07/2007, 08:20 PM	#9
1pix4c Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Appleton WI Posts: 209	its called a pygmy angle, it looks like a damsel, real small, its blue with yellow head

05/07/2007, 08:54 PM	#10
Angel*Fish cats and large squashes Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,951 Blog Entries: 1	Sounds like a cherub angel - as a group they have a better track record than most of the other dwarf angels - much can depend on the type of corals you have. Sometimes if an angel starts nipping, he may only be interested in one type of coral which you might consider removing instead of the fish. Corals are certainly easier to catch The name is confusing because the Centropyges are called dwarf or pygmy angels as a group.... then the cherub angel is sometimes also specifically referred to as the pygmy angel. I thought you were asking about dwarf angels in general - sorry for the confusion. __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

05/07/2007, 08:58 PM	#11
happyhourhero Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 383	One of these? I finally got a decent pic of it. I have a mixed reef and have had the fish for about six months and so far, so good, with the corals. __________________ Zack Current Tank Info: 65 gal mixed reef.

05/07/2007, 08:59 PM	#12
1pix4c Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Appleton WI Posts: 209	thanks it is the cherub angle, but i think i will pass, and find something else thank you