Lemon peel angel

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

Hey fellow reefers, my lfs has a lemon peel angelfish. I would love him, but have heard they will sometimes nip lps and sps which I do have. What’s everyone experience with them? Anyone have success in reef tank with them?. I just love the yellow with electric blue.

 

[ca1ore]

I agree, a stunning angel. Probably the most destructive of the dwarf angels. If some nipping is going to make you ‘nuts’, then pass. I’ve had one in my large reef for a number of years. I have a lot of larger SPS colonies and he mostly leaves them alone. Every now and then he’ll decide one is irresistible and destroy it. Ravaged a ponape birds nest for a while, then left it alone and it’s started to regrow.

 

[Hercaluis]

Hey fellow reefers, my lfs has a lemon peel angelfish. I would love him, but have heard they will sometimes nip lps and sps which I do have. What’s everyone experience with them? Anyone have success in reef tank with them?. I just love the yellow with electric blue.

I had a coral beauty he left my corals alone for the most part ...he would take food from my corals but wouldn’t nip on them....but he definitely did nip on my clam...I had to get rid of him

 

[najer]

I tried a lemon peel in a mixed reef, never again, anything from softies to sps was on the menu.

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

I agree, a stunning angel. Probably the most destructive of the dwarf angels. If some nipping is going to make you ‘nuts’, then pass. I’ve had one in my large reef for a number of years. I have a lot of larger SPS colonies and he mostly leaves them alone. Every now and then he’ll decide one is irresistible and destroy it. Ravaged a ponape birds nest for a while, then left it alone and it’s started to regrow.

Yeah I could not do that, dam that sucks

 

[AlwaysHatingNathan]

I tried a lemon peel in a mixed reef, never again, anything from softies to sps was on the menu.

Noted def not gonna get it, I just know dwarf angels could be less likely eat corals.

 

[najer]

Noted def not gonna get it, I just know dwarf angels could be less likely eat corals.

I have a flame angel and a cherub, I trust the flame the most!

 

[User1]

I agree, a stunning angel. Probably the most destructive of the dwarf angels. If some nipping is going to make you ‘nuts’, then pass. I’ve had one in my large reef for a number of years. I have a lot of larger SPS colonies and he mostly leaves them alone. Every now and then he’ll decide one is irresistible and destroy it. Ravaged a ponape birds nest for a while, then left it alone and it’s started to regrow.

And they do tricks! @ca1ore you have a video somewhere here with yours doing circles on the side if I remember correctly

 

[ca1ore]

Yes, you do recall correctly. It's mostly stopped doing laps, but still does them occasionally.