emperor angel

[matt48]

I was wondering if anyone has had any luck keeping a emperor angel in a reef tank with coral, I have mixed feelings about this the guys at the aquarium shop said it is a 50/50 chance she will eat my coral? also what is the deffrance between cleaning a coral like getting alga off and hurting a coral I have a yellow tang that is picking at my brain coral but dont seem to hurt it, It does how ever put off a slime some times that looks like little spider webs

 

[lmforbis]

You don't clean the algae off the coral. It is best to. Fix the problem that is causing the algae, usually phosphates (phosphates will also prevent coralline). Even if your test says you have no phosphates the presence of algae says you do. They are just being used up by the algae. Phosphates get into the water when you use tap water for making salt water. Never use tap water it had tons of things in it that are bad for your fish.

In a really big tank with a well established coral population might be able to keep an emperor angle. They get to be well over a foot long so you really need at least a 220 gallon tank just to keep them in a fish only situation.

 

[matt48]

You don't clean the algae off the coral. It is best to. Fix the problem that is causing the algae, usually phosphates (phosphates will also prevent coralline). Even if your test says you have no phosphates the presence of algae says you do. They are just being used up by the algae. Phosphates get into the water when you use tap water for making salt water. Never use tap water it had tons of things in it that are bad for your fish.

In a really big tank with a well established coral population might be able to keep an emperor angle. They get to be well over a foot long so you really need at least a 220 gallon tank just to keep them in a fish only situation.

I only use to di water in my tank i have a 75 gallon now but getting a 150 after first of year will he be ok in a 150

 

[lmforbis]

No that is still too small and it won't be ok with coral.

I use a GFO reactor to help with phosphates.

 

[matt48]

Thank you guess ill have to get a 200 instead of a 150 cause this is one of my fav fish he is a juvenile now ill take him back to my local aquarium shop they know me there and they would hold him for me i cant have him eating my coral in my 75 gal

 

[geridoc]

A juvenile emperor should be OK in a 75 gallon system if well fed, but there is a time limit on this, so be sure that you will be setting up the 200+ gallon system soon or you will have a real problem. Emperors are great fish, I had mine for almost 13 years before hurricane Sandy killed the tank. If not for the hurricane the fish would still be going strong.

 

[matt48]

Mine is a juvenile she is about 3 inches and my fav fish i will have to 200 soon its being custon built now 4 feet by 30 by 30 what do you sugest feeding her i have a variety of frozen foods and how often with out over feeding