Coral Beauty Dwarf

Gill again · 12/21/2009, 08:19 PM

I think my Beauty is starting to nip at my star polyp coral. WHY? I guess it was this fish as the only other fish I have are 2 clowns, and a Watchman Goby. The Beauty has been nipping at algea and I thought that it was just cleaning the coral. However there seems to be some of the stems of the coral, part the polyp retracts into, missing. Is this possible? I have put an algea sheet in the tank for the Beauty but it doesnt seem to want to try it. Maybe in time?

Do you use anything else for your Beauty?

Thanks in advance for the responses.

Daniel Reef · 12/21/2009, 09:15 PM

You should search the forum for the Angelfish project which has an excel spreadsheet on the experiences of various angels, including the Coral Beauty.

Playa-1 · 12/21/2009, 10:03 PM

My experience is that the dwarf angels will nip at anything they please at anytime they decide to do it. They are very unpredictable in that way.

Stanley-Reefer · 12/21/2009, 10:07 PM

nippers...

Nice bassett. Mine is black, white and tan and is 9 now!

Gill again · 12/31/2009, 02:05 PM

Thanks I think she is 4 now.

nanojg · 12/31/2009, 02:15 PM

I've heard they can be well behaved for years and then develop an expensive taste one day. Once they start I think they normally keep it up.

LifeAquatic · 12/31/2009, 03:47 PM

Coral beauties are notorius for nipping at corals. So are flame angels. Not all, but most will nip. Ive had both fish in my tank( not at the same time) and they both nipped at corals.

DBarsotti · 12/31/2009, 05:41 PM

mine has been in my tank for 2 years.. one day it started to nip.. so i "punked" him and taught him who's boss.. now he doesn't nip at all anymore. ha

ecureefer · 01/01/2010, 04:38 PM

ive had one in my tank for a fewmonths and the only times i see it nip at anything is when i get lazy and dont keep the algae clip full

Gill again · 01/04/2010, 07:10 PM

What kind of algae do you feed?

12/21/2009, 08:19 PM	#1
Gill again Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montgomery,Alabama Posts: 205	Coral Beauty Dwarf I think my Beauty is starting to nip at my star polyp coral. WHY? I guess it was this fish as the only other fish I have are 2 clowns, and a Watchman Goby. The Beauty has been nipping at algea and I thought that it was just cleaning the coral. However there seems to be some of the stems of the coral, part the polyp retracts into, missing. Is this possible? I have put an algea sheet in the tank for the Beauty but it doesnt seem to want to try it. Maybe in time? Do you use anything else for your Beauty? Thanks in advance for the responses. __________________ Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once, and so there will be no unity and completeness. Aristotle <------apparently he never had a salt water aquarium Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef , 40 gal sump with refugium

12/21/2009, 09:15 PM	#2
Daniel Reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 1,430	You should search the forum for the Angelfish project which has an excel spreadsheet on the experiences of various angels, including the Coral Beauty. __________________ Daniel Restarting my tank 90g 20g Life Reef sump 5ft Life Reef Skimmer See my album for pre-build tank pictures.

12/31/2009, 02:05 PM	#5
Gill again Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montgomery,Alabama Posts: 205	Thanks I think she is 4 now. __________________ Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once, and so there will be no unity and completeness. Aristotle <------apparently he never had a salt water aquarium Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef , 40 gal sump with refugium

01/04/2010, 07:10 PM	#10
Gill again Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montgomery,Alabama Posts: 205	What kind of algae do you feed? __________________ Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful, for looking at it takes so small a portion of time that the impression of it will be confused. Nor can any very large one, for a whole view of it cannot be had at once, and so there will be no unity and completeness. Aristotle <------apparently he never had a salt water aquarium Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef , 40 gal sump with refugium

12/21/2009, 10:03 PM	#3
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	My experience is that the dwarf angels will nip at anything they please at anytime they decide to do it. They are very unpredictable in that way.

12/21/2009, 10:07 PM	#4
Stanley-Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stanley, NC Posts: 1,933	nippers... Nice bassett. Mine is black, white and tan and is 9 now!

12/31/2009, 02:15 PM	#6
nanojg Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,174	I've heard they can be well behaved for years and then develop an expensive taste one day. Once they start I think they normally keep it up.

12/31/2009, 03:47 PM	#7
LifeAquatic Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 922	Coral beauties are notorius for nipping at corals. So are flame angels. Not all, but most will nip. Ive had both fish in my tank( not at the same time) and they both nipped at corals.

12/31/2009, 05:41 PM	#8
DBarsotti Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 893	mine has been in my tank for 2 years.. one day it started to nip.. so i "punked" him and taught him who's boss.. now he doesn't nip at all anymore. ha

01/01/2010, 04:38 PM	#9
ecureefer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 101	ive had one in my tank for a fewmonths and the only times i see it nip at anything is when i get lazy and dont keep the algae clip full