Best dwarf angel

StoneNeo82 · Mar 9, 2021

Interested to know feeding schedule of tanks that have problems compared to those who have no issues with them picking at corals.

CanuckReefer · Mar 9, 2021

StoneNeo82 said:
Interested to know feeding schedule of tanks that have problems compared to those who have no issues with them picking at corals.

My Eibli rarely picks at Kenya Tree, not enough to damage it. CB never at anything. Feed schedule is 6 am and 4pm Nori and Dulse , 6pm a bit of frozen mix, 8pm sinking pellets of spiralina, reef mix and krill flakes. 11pm more pellets .
I find the Nori and Dulse lasts a matter of several hours which likely helps. Also I don't clip it, I break it up to float awhile then sink. It's always gone in a few hours. Also both of them constantly graze at the live rock, which also likely benefits the entire picture.
I feed often during these time frames but NOT a huge amount. My nitrates are consistently very low.
Tank is a 90 g softie mix, leathers, mushrooms, xenia, Kenya Tree, Goniopora, Duncan, Gorgonian. With assorted inverts. Also YT, clown, Damsel.

StoneNeo82 · Mar 9, 2021

Love the smaller angels and have had them in Fowler systems before. Just started testing the reef side out a few months ago and have been hesitant to add one. With my schedule it would be hard to feed this much without an auto feeder. Thanks for the information.

jaganshi066 · Mar 14, 2021

Have a multicolor, and flameback for about a year and no problems so far

jaganshi066 · Mar 14, 2021

UkiahTheTurtle · Mar 14, 2021

Just from research i Would say coral beauty

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

If money wasn’t a concern:

1. Interruptus pair

2. Joculator pair

If I lived in Star Trek:

Peppermint pair / harem

Resplendens pair / harem

Currently, as it is:

1. Rusty
2. African Flameback
3. Eibli
4. Multicolor
5. Flame
6. Coral Beauty

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

I think in a 5ft 120 a pair of Watanabei would be borderline acceptable, maybe Spotbreast and Bellus too. However my preference for a Genicanthus pair would still be a 6ft 150+.

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

If 3D printing reached advanced levels, I’d love to have an Interruptus like you. xD

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

I’m not an expert here but I think both species do require a healthy specimen that’s already eating well, and a good deal of luck.

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

How’s the Rusty done for you? Has it been hardy? How long you had your 3 angels for and how big were they when you got them?

In my place (China) we get Rusty pretty often.

homer1475 · Mar 15, 2021

Every single dwarf angel I have owned(flame back, flame, potters, eibli, and CB) eventually nipped at corals. None have outright ate corals, but all give a "swim by" nipping from time to time. One of the reasons i have 0 PE on SPS.

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

You have a Flameback if I remember correctly? How’s it doing? And would love to hear your husbandry experiences with the other species you’ve kept. I know Potter’s is a hard one.

homer1475 · Mar 15, 2021

Currently yes, just an African flameback. Biggest ****** of a fish I have ever owned. Big bully to put it bluntly. Chases everything, has caused several wrasses to jump to their death. If I could skewer the little basty, It would be a quick painless death for it. The lighting maroon I recently added has been keeping him/her in check though. Quite funny to watch a fish 1/4 of the size of the angel beat the crap out of it. He mainly stays hidden in the back of the tank now.

Never had a hard time keeping anyone of them. I feed heavily(3 times a day pellets(TDO chromoboost, NLS, and Algaemax), and twice a day frozen consisting of LRS, PE mysis, and PE calanus), weekly 10%WC, and dose 2 part. Thats about it. I have also given up on QTing my fish, and choose to manage ich rather then try to eradicate it. I have found since I stopped QTing, I haven't lost a fish.

I reef the KISS method.

Ardeus · Mar 15, 2021

I have a 200 gallon tank with 2 flames and 2 heraldi angels. To make it even harder on the corals, I also have 3 filefish to keep aiptasias in check.

There's very few corals in my tank that are safe from nipping, but while the angels nip, the filefish eat. They decimated xenias, expensive hammers, palys and they rip tentacles off the bubbletips.

There's also 2 flame hawkfish that bother lots of corals by perching on them. Can't have shrimp or crabs because of them and 2 marine bettas.

Zionas · Mar 15, 2021

Yeah I mean for QT everyone has their own way and going by Humblefish I simply don’t have the space / resources for it. I plan to get a UV sterilizer and not have any difficult / overly disease prone species.