Coral Beauty and Flame Angel in same reletively small tank?

Take it from someone that has a 220 they find eachother really fast mine found eachother in about half hr.

 

I have had success keeping a lemonpeel, flame and coral beauty in both a 55 gallon and again in a 220 gallon tank with corals such as 3 elegant, 4 clams and several polyp colonies. It is definitely do-able, but the best description is " with caution ". The Flame and Coral Beauty are semi-territorial, but for the most part they ( all actually ) swim freely, peacefully, all over the tank, but chase each other away does occur, but they don't pursue each other.

First off, have at least as many pounds of live rock as you do gallons of water, more the better, with many passages.

My experiences with them are:

Aggression: ( Size being equal )

1) Flame
2) Coral Beauty
3) Lemonpeel

As far as bothering your Corals / Clams

1) Lemonpeel
2) Coral Beauty
3) Flame

Size does matter, as well as timing.

Generally, you want to add the smaller dwarf angel first, let them get acclimated to the tank learning all the many passages you created with the live rock before adding another ( and I mean many, 2 or 3 won't cut it ), but you also want to take into account the aggressiveness of each.

FYI - I just run my actinics when I add livestock for the day.

The Flame will outright want to kill the Coral Beauty, so you want the Coral Beauty to be a little larger ( Add a 1/2 inch or so to the Flame to account for its attitude ), but not by a lot, especially if it was the first dwarf added. The Coral Beauty will kill a Flame, but not normally and only if there is a big size difference and was added first. You will want to add the second of the 2 to the opposite end of the tank from where the first decided to call home, let them introduce each other in nuetral waters. They are both more tolerant of the Lemonpeel, but the lemonpeel won't back down from a squirmish. I had the Lemonpeel as the largest of the 3 in my 55 gallon and currently the smallest of the 3 in my 220 gallon, but always had my Coral Beauty slightly larger than the Flame. They all will test each other and determine pecking order when first introduced to each other, but if you add them properly, they will co-exist harmonously. They are my favorite species and love watching them weave in and out of my rock work with thier vibrant colors.

The Lemonpeel will nip the most at corals and clams, as will the Coral Beauty but to a lessor extent. It is pot-luck as to what degree they will. You will want to get larger corals and clams ( anything 3 inches or less for a clam or elegance and you pretty much fed your dwarf angels an expensive dinner ). The main thing is to keep them entertained, meaning many passages for it to swim thru, plenty of live rocks to graze on, different corals, polyps and clams, they will nip, but won't pick on a particular clam, coral or colony to effect its growth.

Keep them entertained, if they have nothing better to do than fight, they will fight.

 

Great reply!! Thanks for the info!! This will come in handy when I add other dwarf angels to my tank!!

 

They don't appear overly territorial to me. By nature, they all just want to explore your entire tank all day long ( which is part of their appeal ). With this their paths do cross often and they will square up to determine who finds the alternate path ( which is why you want many passages all around the tank ). They are pretty much loners and not a passive fish, but after they determine their pecking order you will see them peacefully grazing off the same rock, exploring various parts of the tank together. They nip at corals more out of curiosity than looking for a meal.

The first few days are stressful, but I have never seen newly added fish given a warm welcome