Reef safe angel fish

[Saltwaterfish56]

Is there any reef safe angelfish ? Or any cool colorful fish I feel like I need more color in my tank

 

[obscurereef]

Well it's hit or miss with them. A gamble, and I personally wouldn't want a 30 or $40 fish eating hundreds of dollars of coral. What fish do you have now? There are so many other options of vibrant colored fish. Wrasses are very colorful. And gobies.

 

[Ericwm]

I have had my coral beauty for a little over a month now and he has been great. I did some research before diving in and it seems like they are mostly ok with a small percentage of bad experiences. They are gorgeous fish and mine gives life to my tank. I just keep him well fed to help discourage any picking.


Here is mine.

 

[Mr. D]

Angels are very risky with corals. They have been known to snap even years down the line. Your best bet is to get a "mostly reef safe" angel and have an SPS dominate tank. They tend to be more into meaty corals like LPS.

Some selections I like are:

Flame angel
Potters angel
Regal angel (large but mostly reef safe, SPS only for best luck)

Japanese swallow tail angels ARE reef safe

 

[Gregcoyote]

They all like to pick, but those mentioned rarely do polyp damage. If its a small coral or clam the picking can keep them from opening.

 

[tonedogz]

I had a flame and it never bothered anything in the tank

 

[ccCapt]

All of the pygmy angels (Centropyge.sp) are hit or miss.
Probably the most reef safe are Genicanthus.sp angels...if your have a big enough tank. I've had my Lamarck angel for almost 5 yrs now and he never touched any corals.

 

[tonedogz]

I had one also, forgot about that she was excellent never bothered anything or anyone. Your fish is gorgeous capt.

 

[Gregcoyote]

That is a beautiful fish...