dwarf angel in a reef

[fishman88]

i hear that they nip at corals and clams and i plan on having clams in my new tank with alot of different soft and hard corals. would a bi color be ok in it or should i get a different king of fish? i will have 2 true pers 1 firefish goby 1 six line 1 lawnmower blenny the angel would be the last edition so would i be able to get a bi color angel?
thanks
mike

 

[balashark21]

in a 29 gallon?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!? you can have MABY 4 small fish max or 2 small fish and one med fish

 

[sebae0]

i have a falme angel in a 180 reef with no problems to date. i have read that its hits or miss with them though so if you add one keep an eye on him.

 

[nm reef]

My coral beauty has been a respectful citizen for over 2 years now...lots of zoos/polyps/leathers/LPS coral...even a squamosa clam...he has never been a problem. But many folks report that they do damage assorted corals/clams...so hit or miss is a good rule of thumb.
I would reconsider your fish list in a 29 gal aquarium though. Maybe stop at the perculas and blennys. I'd be concerned about over taxing the bio-load.

 

[fishman88]

no haha sorry but i am upgrading to a 46 sorry i did not mention that
thanks mike

 

[ekclark]

46 may still be pushing it...I have a coral beauty and he is a perfect gentleman. He just can't seem to get along with my yellow tang, but their move to a 125 in the next two weeks may help the situation.

 

[tygerfifteen]

only thing my cherub bothered was the xenia,cleaned it out(had a lemonpeel too, was a good boy also)

 

[fishman88]

so i shouldent get a bicolor in a 46 with 5 other fish? (the other 5 are already in my 29 with no problem) could i maybe get a cardinal?
thanks
mike

 

[daniel411]

I think you'd be perfectly fine with those fish in your new aquarium. I've only had one dwarf angel that didn't nip at my soft corals.

 

[wrassecal]

Originally posted by fishman88
so i shouldent get a bicolor in a 46 with 5 other fish? (the other 5 are already in my 29 with no problem) could i maybe get a cardinal?
I think your existing fish will do flips of joy when you move them to the 46 I wouldn't add any other fish to what you already have. Long term it's probably not going to work out for them.

 

[bigmac]

Originally posted by fishman88
so i shouldent get a bicolor in a 46 with 5 other fish?
That's right, a bicolor isn't a good choice for that tank, probably not one of the best dwarfs for any tank.