Can You Mix A Coral Beauty When A Flame Angel Is Already In Residence

[dodge250]

I have had a flame angel in my reef tank for a year he's still a juvenile and I have fell in love with a coral beauty my question is could I introduce the coral beauty into the aquarium ps I am getting rid of my yellow tang and my 2 captive bred common clowns there a nusience they host my corals and kill them And I am thinking about the tang future he will get 2 big for my tank

 

[ben1987]

what size tank is it?

dwarf angesl can be mixed, but you need large tank...something like 75G+ its also best of they go in together.

Any less space and if one is already settled then it could end in trouble

 

[dodge250]

Well it's a 42 gallon but I did mix a bicolour and him together but I got rid of the bicolour because he killed my elegance coral but could I mix a multibanded angel if the coral beauty and the flame arn't compatible also is the multibanded angel reef safe

 

[ben1987]

its a risk what ver dwatrf angel to decide to try and mix, with corals and your flame. Not just the coral beauty

 

[dodge250]

I think I will give the coral beauty a shot

 

[Buddyboy67]

Keep a close eye after introduction for a few days..best to introduce them together at one time but know a few who mixed them. Flames can be very territorial and down right nasty so watch him closely. I left the flame til last in my tank because of this so others would be well settled b4 he arrived. When i added the yellow tang after him he tried it on but met more than his match, why I risked it's later introduction as these can be even nastier,lol...

 

[scott133]

dodge your tank is full its only a 42gal i would not put anything else in there untill you get a bigger tank

i would not mix the flame/mulitibarr you need a big tank to do so and will just fight to the death its happened to me so not advisable

regards scott

this is your stock i would not add anything else

I have a trigon 190 with 2 common clowns 2 tomato clowns fine together don't worry 2 royal grammas 1 flame angel 1 yellow tang 1 pyjama cardinals 1 banggai cardinal and I might introduce a jawfish into my reef

 

[dodge250]

Scott I am getting rid of my yellow tang ang common clowns so I will have some room I would never add anything else if I didn't have any room

 

[scott133]

ah new that lol

how much would you like for the y/t pm me

yeh that should be fine dodge but when you get rid of your other fish pick up the flame and rearragne the rocks and give a small water change just so it is like a new enviroment thats the only way my angels settle

regards scott

 

[dodge250]

Thanks Scott but you don't really want my yellow tang because it doesn't gain weight and doesn't eat any sheet algae so that's why I am taking them back to my local
lfs ps my elegance coral died

 

[youngfisher]

Sorry to hear about the elegance coral mate.

YF

 

[dodge250]

Thanks youngfisher

 

[scott133]

i think he would be ok he would be going in a big tank with another 8 yellow tangs so i think he would be ok

 

[dodge250]

But I don't think u should add him Scott because mine can be aggressive but my lfs said that they sort of reserved a spot for him and if u want a yellow tang group they must be introduced all at the same time

 

[Luketendo]

The way I see it is adding a Coral Beauty is a risk to corals allbeit the least you can get with a dwarf angel.
Adding a Flame is a HIGH risk to the Angels and another risk to corals.

That being said people do get away with keeping them in large numbers and stuff.