coral beauty in 55 reef

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  1. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    i may put a coral beauty in my 55 gallon reef tank.my main concerns are my brains,one red lobo and one neon open,and my 2 echinos one blue and one watermelon.also i want my marroon clown safe as well.here's a photo of the tank.i don't want the cb if i may have to take it back.my corals and marroon clown are my 1st priority.
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  3. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Whats you main concern ? I see no issues with a C/Beauty pygmy angel
     
  4. zombie13

    zombie13 Fire Worm

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    i have had not issues with my cb in my tank
     
  5. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    thanks guys.i'm just afraid of it hurting my clown and nipping the brains and such.thought i'd ask before buying one and having to take it back or loosing coral.idk much about them.
     
  6. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    I am keeping a clown and a coral beauty, actually a common combination, along with a sebae anemone and have had no problems. Actually the clown and the coral beauty hang out together most of the time.
     
  7. reefboy23

    reefboy23 Feather Duster

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    I agree with the house i see no issues with a CB
     
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  9. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Your Clown can hold its own and as for your brains, the Coral Beauty would be more of a concern with small polyp stonies and Octocorals(soft corals) especially Xenia, and zoos!
    It may reduce your population of polychaete worms and filter feeders though, but not as much of a concern IMO...just feed the Coral Beauty periodically through out the day to curb its hungry feeding habits!
     
  10. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    if it ate my sps i think i'd bite its tail off lol.i may take the chance unless theres a better choice out there.i really would like to have more than just the chromi and the marroon clown.i'd be willing to get rid of the chromi if necessary.thanks for all the input so far.i really don't know much about fish as compared to coral.
     
  11. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    re: Coral Beauty

    A colorful, active and good natured fish.

    Don't have any SPS, so don't know about them and a CB, never have seen it go near a coral or invert.

    Mine spends majority of time scooting around and licking algae off glass. (oh, and playing "chase" the damsels)

    Very good fish for a 55 or larger tank.

    Get one.
     
  12. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    thanks for all your advice.my lfs had a cb kill a green brain and also just kill green corals in general so i bought a pygmy angel.in his opinion it will be quite safe.i trust his opinion,especially since he could of sold me a cb and let it kill my green corals.thanks again for all your input.it helped me to ask the right questions when buying.