can i keep any of these angels in a mixed reef?

[clownman87]

hi all! i am planning on getting a custom 225 gallon tank and i plan on have a mix reef (acros, zoas/palys, lps, clams, nems) and i really want to get some angels but i don't know if i can keep them in a reef.

here are the ones I'm interested in:
joculator
conspicuous
bandit
gold flake
regal

could i keep any of these in a mix reef tank? thanks in advance!

 

[dave9905]

IME they will all nip, especially the clams. You would have better luck with choosing a dwarf angel but a chance of those nipping also even though I never had problems with my dwarf angels nipping.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Joculatorhave been kept with good results.
Goldenflake Angel have been kept with good results
The others are a bit iffy.

 

[stunreefer]

All would be *with caution* but all have been kept successfully in reef systems before. With angels you really need to have the mindset that not all corals will be left alone, and be ready to pull them as necessary. With that said it's worth it IMO

 

[Mike J.]

Your chances of success when keeping angels is to introduce them after your tank is mature. Angels are very active fish; swimming and pecking. If they have bugs to hunt and micro algae to eat they'll generally leave your corals alone.

 

[Diesel]

All Angels are with caution except the "Genicanthus" kind, they will leave all corals alone.
My angels are brave as can be and will leave all alone, have them seen nipping on my SPS but that's only for the good as SPS will put on more growth because of that.
I have swimming a pair Bellus, Majistic/Blue Girdled, pair of Watanabei, Bandit, and a Annularis, all getting along together.
But be careful, it's can be a hit and miss and be ready to pull the fish in question or the corals that it is attacking.
Good luck.

 

[clownman87]

thanks everyone for the help!! i think I'm gonna try a joculator pair, bandit pair, and a gold flake pair

 

[clownman87]

scratch the gold flake pair just the bandit pair and joculator pair