dwarf angels

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  1. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    hello i am thinking of getting a dwarf angel.what dwarf angels are the most reef safe. my favorites are coral beuty and rusty.
    and if i do see some polyps miss i could probily move it to my nano
    thank
     
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  2. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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  3. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    46 gallon nano
    4 chromis
    tomato clown
    scopas tang(in the works of getting a bigger tank for it) right now is small
     
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  4. laurat

    laurat Astrea Snail

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    The flame angel is the most awesome fish ever. Mine doesn't bother any of my corals, just picks at the
    algae on the rocks. I can just sit and watch him all day!
     
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  5. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    I had a cherub pygmy angel and I looooved it. In fact. I had the LFS order me one for my 40B I had a half black angel that terrorized my acans and bubble AND SPS :( but Im willing to risk the shot with the cherub pygmy I had one before and it didn't bother anything.
     
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  6. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    bump
     
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  7. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Seems a little much for a 20, especially that there's the tang which will occupy the same space in the water column and that may cause aggression. The most reef safe ones are commonly the pygmy C. argi or brazilian fireball. While getting any angel to stop picking corals are hard, it isn't just random chance. Keeping them well fed and giving them nori will help keep them satiated and occupied. Also, if they do pick, its usually just mucus they remove. Nothing too bad.
     
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  8. Magnett2

    Magnett2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I had a flame and a coral beauty. The beauty never harmed coral. The flame however had a taste for acropora. It's a hit or a miss really.
     
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    Magnett2 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yeah, I would agree. Maybe you shouldn't get another fish. Also the flame with the acro munchies never damaged the coral. It was just very unhappy. :)
     
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  10. 1.0reef

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    those are his fish in his 46 gallon ...
     
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