best reef angel?

[thereefer9]

whats the best angel fish for a 70 gallon reef?

 

[travis89]

A dwarf of some kind, coral beauty, flame, etc. Coral beauty and flame are the most common I think. I have a coral beauty, never touched a coral.

 

[skipperdz]

i got an eibli angel...also a dwarf...potters are cool too

 

[triga22]

I have a pymy, great personality never touched a coral.

 

[jessica47421]

i recommend a golden angel

 

[jesses89]

Id recommend a Lamarcks angel or a Swallowtail.
They wont touch your coral.... with the pygmys you always run a risk... and even so they still end up finding something they like to nip at, and constantly.
i used to have an eibli and a coral beauty... had to move them out since they kept eating all my zoa's. You wont find a pygmy that doesnt like zoas.

 

[lazypinoy]

pygymy!

 

[jtrzerocool]

my favorite angel is the dwarf lemon peel
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

 

[brandan]

My Cherub is awesome. I recommend one. Maybe look into a Flameback also.

 

[mike22cha]

Originally Posted by jtrzerocool
my favorite angel is the dwarf lemon peel
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
Ya those are the coolest angels dwarf wise. I got a cb never touched a coral. But then again, I don't have that many corals

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[thereefer9]

What about bicolors are they safe and how big do pygmys get?

 

[jesses89]

Pygmys dont get very big... think the biggest some kind get is 6". Thats why theyre called pygmys, because theyre dwarfs

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IMO Bicolors are more likely to nip at corals then some other pygmys.

 

[dwendler4]

i have a bicolor and it is my favorite fish in the tank. he has nipped at my xenia but that is it. i have about 8 different corals in my tank and he has never touched anything but the xenia, and when he does it he doesnt even really hit it that hard at all. it just makes the little heads close up for like 5 seconds then back to normal. also... xenia is damn near indestructible so it doesnt bother me too much. beautiful fish with lots of personality.

 

[dbm1983]

my flame hasn't touched my zoo's and came from a showcase reef tank, awsome fish and loves to graze on algea all day.

 

[eggs]

My Flame has also been reef safe with softies.

 

[dzacher]

speaking of Flame Angels, what would cause mine to commit suicide by jumping out of my tank. My feeling is that at the time I had him, I didn't have enough rock in the tank for adequate hiding spots for everybody.
thoughts?

 

[browniebuck]

I have a keyhole that hasn't bothered anything in my tank (mushrooms, xenia, acrapora, and some zoos).

 

[ice4ice]

Dwarf Angels always have a 50-50 risk - meaning they may or may not nip your corals. I would believe if you keep your dwarf angels well fed, you won't have problems of them nipping corals.