Blue Ring Angel

[kroghs]

First post ever:
Considering introducing a juvenile annularus angel to my 65 gallon reef tank. I understand the risk and would catch and remove if it did not work out. Anyone every experiment with doing he same? Any comments?

 

[krisfal]

Welcome to Reef Frontiers!

Not trying to be rude, but a 65 gallon reef tank is nowhere near big enough for a fish that can reach over a foot in length. Large angels are easily stressed and a small tank will stress this fish. I have an Asfur angel in a 400 gal tank and he could use more room.

 

[kroghs]

Not rude at all, I appreciate your feedback

 

[kroghs]

How about a small Majestic Angel?

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Another concept is that the high mortality for juvi angels. To truly prosper, they require fully mature tanks filled with pods, algas, sponges and the like . Difficult to find the stability that promotes such in smaller tanks. If you want an angel, I have owned many Pygmy Cherobs in reefs, and kept them for many years.

 

[TJL]

Very much agree to ^above^ advice. I love the Angelfish family but even in my 60x24x20 125g feel that it is only big enough for my Centropyge fisheri Dwarf Angel long term.There are many small/dwarf Angels that would do much better, though I'd still wait until your system is very mature/stable.

Cheers, Todd

 

[mercenary-grunt]

i have a potters and coral beauty in one tank and they do fine in my 180g (introduced at the same time). i have a few corals in there and they seem to leave them alone. but a 65g is about right for one dwarf.

 

[kroghs]

Another question: How important is it to take Alkalinity readings at the same time each day? Also does the time of lights being on effect alkalinity?