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Hello all,

What dwarf angelfish would be best for a 20 x 20 30 gallon cube? Tank will most likely be FOWLR or a softy reef. I am thinking of the captive bred angels.

- multibar
- Venustus
- trio of tiny flameback possible?

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Hello all,

What dwarf angelfish would be best for a 20 x 20 30 gallon cube? Tank will most likely be FOWLR or a softy reef. I am thinking of the captive bred angels.

- multibar
- Venustus
- trio of tiny flameback possible?

Thanks
Is this a grow out tank for them to move to a bigger tank? If not then none of these are a good choice, tank is too small. A cherub that maxes out around 2 and a half inches to 3 inches. The others are around 5-6, too big for a cube. My biocube is about the same footprint
 
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All of those are recommended to be in 55-70 gallon tanks. We all cheat a little on tank sizes, but when cheating by more than 50% its time to draw the line.
Gotcha. Figured since the captive bred ones come in so tiny and grow so slowly they would be fine. Thanks
 

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Gotcha. Figured since the captive bred ones come in so tiny and grow so slowly they would be fine. Thanks
They grow faster than you think! You might be able to do a cherub like I said earlier, they are the smallest angel. I kept one in my biocube for a long time!
 
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Gotcha. Figured since the captive bred ones come in so tiny and grow so slowly they would be fine. Thanks
They grow faster than you think! You might be able to do a cherub like I said earlier, they are the smallest angel. I kept one in my biocube for a long time!
I like the cherub too. I’ve seen those less than half an inch in size.
 

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Gotcha. Figured since the captive bred ones come in so tiny and grow so slowly they would be fine. Thanks
They grow faster than you think! You might be able to do a cherub like I said earlier, they are the smallest angel. I kept one in my biocube for a long time!
I like the cherub too. I’ve seen those less than half an inch in size.
Yep! Mine was about 1 and a 1/2 inches. He got eaten unfortunately by one of my eels when I had to move them to that tank temporarily.
 

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