Best angel for a 32g nano

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So I'm wanting to get a small angel for my 32g biocube. Any suggestions for which is the best? I only plan to have 3 or 4 fish. So far a bi color Blenny is the only one I have. Would like a 6 line wrasse as well. Thanks!
 

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You'll probably recieve the answer of a flame angelfish. In my opinion, this is not a good reccomendation. First, the biocube has a pretty small footprint compared with other 30 gallon tanks, so there is limited swimming room (and these fish love to swim!). Secondly, they can grow to about 5-6" long and outgrow a biocube within 2 years or less. They'll certainly work at first if you buy one that's 1-1.5", however they're not a long term fish if you're planning on sticking with the biocube and want to keep them for life as a pet.
 

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I have thought about this question for my 54 gallon reefer. The only two that are recommended for a tank as small as my Red Sea Reefer 250 is the flameback and cherub as @Colin_1122 mentioned. This is according to live aquaria.
 
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You'll probably recieve the answer of a flame angelfish. In my opinion, this is not a good reccomendation. First, the biocube has a pretty small footprint compared with other 30 gallon tanks, so there is limited swimming room (and these fish love to swim!). Secondly, they can grow to about 5-6" long and outgrow a biocube within 2 years or less. They'll certainly work at first if you buy one that's 1-1.5", however they're not a long term fish if you're planning on sticking with the biocube and want to keep them for life as a pet.
Everything I've seen is they only get to 4" max. Is that misinformation?
 

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That 4" comes from liveaquaria (I'm not saying it's misinformation, just that it's incorrect) and a lot of websites simply copy and paste that information as fact. In truth, they can get to a max size of 6". I've seen plenty in person around 5" or so.
 

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Cherub is a good choice but I would get it last as they are aggressive to new comers
 

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