I would still look for a very small Cherub angel because they tend to have "little fish syndrome" and can be tiny Napoleon dictators, LOL! I was so afraid of that that I chose a Coral Beauty angel instead for my 75g!
Can’t go wrong with a coral beauty, their colors are so nice
I have had 3 in my years of reef keeping but my current CB angel is the prettiest of them all.
I am the same, I too have always had them. I know lots of people go for a flame angel but it never stuck my eye like a coral beauty.
I do like Flame angels too but I have had them pick at my feather duster worms. I have never had a CB angel pick at coral or inverts.
Absolutely agree. My cherub tortured a flame that was bigger than him in my 210 system. Another reefer referred to it as death by 1000 cuts. Flame was so exhausted he was hiding up by the power head so I was able to pull him out . He’s now the king in a 70 gallon tank. Lesson learned I’ll never mix dwarfs especially with a cherub again. Agree that flames and coral beauty’s are incredibly striking.
That splash of red and purple together must be gorgeous! I'd like a purple tang but I think my tank would be better with a tomini.I was away from this fun for 30 years and one of the first fish I added was a Flame Angel. My new system is way larger than a 40 so I cannot comment on that but the personality of this little guy is off the charts.
When I placed him in the tank he only hid in the rocks for about 30 minutes. Then he began running all around the tank running back and forth in between all the tunnels until he found the purple tang the same size.
The Tang was added 4 days earlier but only hid in the rocks. Once the two found each other the Flame convinced him it was fun to run around the tank.
It is now a few weeks later and I have 8 very different fish. They all get along and are mostly out in the open. The Flame is definitely the leader of the tank.
When I drop a frozen food cube into the tank the Flame and the Tang go there before it even thaws and are the first to start eating.
So far no one picks at the corals I have but they do rub against them and cause them to close for a while.
Out of curiosity, what other fish are in there? Also do you have an FTS for the rock scape?
My multicolour in a temporary display with Chilli Coral. I intentionally made it dark for her and she’s kept most of her white rather than dull into the grey they are notorious for doing.
