The Angel Lovers Thread

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yes, and thank you! Upgrading to this 360 gallon has been a blessing, allowing me to explore fish I previous couldn't for many years in my smaller tanks! It is rather heavily rockscaped for my Magnifica collection, which works out well for a harem of flames. All the rock that went into this tank is from 4 year old systems. I also added several scraps of red tree sponge and red ball sponge throughout the tank for them as well.

How is the flame group coming along?

 

[littlefoxx]

Was going to post on the “emperors or R2R” thread but cant seem to find it! But Tiny is getting much bigger now. He (I think) has doubled in size but is still small due to how tiny he was when I got him. Here is him today :) he is now bigger than the cardinal! Excuse my coral frags being knocked over, the powder blue keeps knocking them down eating the algae off them. Dude is fattening up nice, about to move him into the 300 gallon, just want him a little fatter before since he was so thin!

 

[Chemjab]

This sub adult just went into the display a few minutes ago.

PS is anyone going to start a "Damsel lovers thread"? JK :)

I know this is a really old post, but hopefully someone will answer. What is the orange lipped fish next to the angel? A Trigger?

 

[Slocke]

I know this is a really old post, but hopefully someone will answer. What is the orange lipped fish next to the angel? A Trigger?

Naso elegans

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I know this is a really old post, but hopefully someone will answer. What is the orange lipped fish next to the angel? A Trigger?

Naso lituratus - a nice male. Not elegans, as it has a black dorsal fin.

 

[littlefoxx]

I know this is a really old post, but hopefully someone will answer. What is the orange lipped fish next to the angel? A Trigger?

Naso tang!

 

[Chemjab]

Wish me luck, just got my first emperor.

How's the Emperor doing? Got pics?

 

[Zionas]

Has anyone kept a Red Sea Angel? Apolemichthys Xanthotis. Share pics and their husbandry. Not many seem to have them.

 

[Sump Crab]

Picked up a cool flame angel today

 

[MrsBugmaster]

Need opinions from the angel experts on these 2 goldflakes. Wanting to make a pair with my current one and know I need a juvenile that still has the eye spot and not sure if these 2 are starting to turn yet.

 

[Zionas]

@MrsBugmaster Is your current one a Captive Bred? What about the ones you’re looking at?

 

[MrsBugmaster]

@MrsBugmaster Is your current one a Captive Bred? What about the ones you’re looking at?

No idea what current one is. I think wild. LFS had it from a tank breakdown. These two pictured above are wild.

Current one is about 3 1/2 to 4 inches.

 

[LiquidSpace]

Is there a recommended number of swallowtails for a harem? Could I do 1 male and 4 females or is it best to stick with 1 and 2? I love these fish.

 

[LaloJ]

Is there a recommended number of swallowtails for a harem? Could I do 1 male and 4 females or is it best to stick with 1 and 2? I love these fish.

I would manage a trio if I had the right space.

 

[Zionas]

I agree with a trio.

 

[i cant think]

My 3 angels, the Multicolour was only introduced today.

 

[volitan85]

Hello everyone. I am planning to put blue angelfish in my tank. I have bred a queen angel before. It didn't cause any problems with my corals. My tank will be 200 gallons and is 165 cm long. I keep many different types of coral in my reef tank. Torch, hammer, pectinia, favia, chalice. These species currently exist. I have a few questions for those who have experience with this fish.There is a lot of information on the internet. I've read many of them. It generally feeds on things like spiriluna and sponges. But I don't know what kind of nature it has in an aquarium environment, in coral tanks.

1- Does anyone keep this fish in a coral tank?
2-Which types of corals are at risk of hitting?

Can anyone share experiences about this fish ?

 

[volitan85]

is your blue angelfish eats your corals ?
ı want to add blue angel but ı am afraid.

 

[raythereefer]

Hello everyone. I am planning to put blue angelfish in my tank. I have bred a queen angel before. It didn't cause any problems with my corals. My tank will be 200 gallons and is 165 cm long. I keep many different types of coral in my reef tank. Torch, hammer, pectinia, favia, chalice. These species currently exist. I have a few questions for those who have experience with this fish.There is a lot of information on the internet. I've read many of them. It generally feeds on things like spiriluna and sponges. But I don't know what kind of nature it has in an aquarium environment, in coral tanks.

1- Does anyone keep this fish in a coral tank?
2-Which types of corals are at risk of hitting?

Can anyone share experiences about this fish ?

Unfortunately don't have any info on this fish but hopefully bumping this will help find someone who does . Also have some interest in getting a queen or blue and wondered if it would work in a 6 foot 180g with minimal other fish. What size tank did you have your queen in ? Appreciate any other input from anyone who has had one also !

 

[DCR]

Hello everyone. I am planning to put blue angelfish in my tank. I have bred a queen angel before. It didn't cause any problems with my corals. My tank will be 200 gallons and is 165 cm long. I keep many different types of coral in my reef tank. Torch, hammer, pectinia, favia, chalice. These species currently exist. I have a few questions for those who have experience with this fish.There is a lot of information on the internet. I've read many of them. It generally feeds on things like spiriluna and sponges. But I don't know what kind of nature it has in an aquarium environment, in coral tanks.

1- Does anyone keep this fish in a coral tank?
2-Which types of corals are at risk of hitting?

Can anyone share experiences about this fish ?

I have never kept a Blue in a reef tank, but I would expect that their behavior is going to be the same as a Queen as they appear to be very closely related. You will probably find more experience with the Queen in a reef tank as they are generally considered more desirable than the Blue. I have heard stories both ways.