Are Angelfish Reefsafe? Species Spotlight with Hilary

What's your favorite kind of Angelfish? Flame Angels? Coral Beauties? Emperor Angels? Today Hilary talks about all these and more, teaches you which angelfish are reef safe and which aren't, and how to properly house and feed your angelfish!
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[@paulsimpson1423]

Beautiful presenter & Beautifully presented !!! Very informative video Thank you

[@MyFirstFishTank]

Woot woot! Learned a ton! Thanks HIlary!

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thanks so much Matthew!

[@Emmanuel-rs7eu]

Good instructive video as always! Keep up the great work!

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thanks so much. What is your favorite fish?

[@Emmanuel-rs7eu]

@@WaterLoggedLife I have a preference for Occellaris and Percula clownfishes :) I've just started this hobby almost 5 years ago. And still learning new things everyday! I havent jumped into Tangs or Wrasses yet as my system is too small for them unfortunately. What about you? Are you gonna go into inverts as well in future video segments?

[@WaterLoggedLife]

@@Emmanuel-rs7eu my favorite fish are puffers, they have great personalities. As for inverts, I've had several requests to cover them, so I probably will, they are quite fascinating!

[@myronroth6164]

Good summary. One thing I would note for dwarf angels is to add them to well established tanks. By this I don't mean established with fish (although this can part of the strategy - depending on the fish) but with some algae growth. It's a bit of a fine line to have minimal algae growth that doesn't get out of control, but if you do this dwarf angels will spend a lot of time searching and grazing on rocks. I have a lemon peel, flame and bicolor in the same system and they get along fine. Lastly, I would never add a fish to a display tank that wasn't put through at least 4 weeks of quarantine. I also quarantine invertebrates (in a separate system). An infectious agent brought in on one fish can (and often does) affect all your fish. While fish can be treated with various medications/products that are available, getting them out of a display system is very difficult as is treating the whole system. Further, I would caution aquarists on relaying on treatments to solve fish health problems, treatment success (even if you can move the fish to a treatment tank) can be very poor even if you know what your doing.

[@WaterLoggedLife]

So many great pieces of advice! I love the bit about adding to an established tank, I will have to incorporate that into future advice for adding new fish. Thank you so much for watching but also for sharing!

[@TheLobinetech]

Just got a coral beauty in my 125 and my oh my.what a beauty that fish is..great I came across your video for I did learn a lot and definitely will be taking up some of your advice

[@BulkReefSupply]

Good luck!

[@waterlover]

Awesome video very informative for sure and cutie too

[@jacklad79p85]

I have queen , emperor and majestic angel all In a full reef tank the only coral I can’t add are zoas

[@jhawksw]

Great video!

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thank you. Do you have a favorite angelfish?

[@Calilasseia]

Points to add ... [1] Queen Angels are HUGE as adults. I would NOT keep one in anything LESS than 500 gallons. If you can afford a 1,000 gallon aquarium, so much the better. Otherwise, leave them off the shopping list. [2] Several angelfishes are sponge feeders in the wild. Pygoplites diacanthus, the Royal Empress Angel, is especially noteworthy here. Special sponge based foods for these fish are available. If you keep a diacanthus, these foods should be considered a mandatory part of the diet. It's a good idea to feed sponge based foods to navarchus and xanthometapon also. [3] Dwarf angels vary a LOT in temperament. Coral Beauty and Centropyge argi are relatively docile, and coexist well with numerous other fish. Flame angels are a bit more feisty, and you need to select tankmates with somewhat more care. The one to watch for is Purple Fireball (acanthops) - this one is likely to be bad tempered if you fail to choose tankmates wisely. [4] All angels require not only the usual ammonia/nitrite control, but fairly stringent control of nitrates and phosphates also. Best option is reverse osmosis water for water changes, and a decent algae bed refugium. Keep nitrates and phosphates strictly controlled, and you'll extend the life of your angels considerably. [5] Shopping for dwarf angels? Prices vary ENORMOUSLY. Coral Beauties and Flame Angels will be relatively affordable. Something like aurantius will be a four figure purchase (certainly so here in the UK). Something like Apolemichthys kingi will cost you more than a car, and as for Paracentropyge boylei, that's Mercedes money. No, I am NOT kidding. Here in the UK, that's a £30,000 fish. [6] If you're looking for a large angel with a difference, try Purple Moon or Bluering Angels. They're also among the hardier large angels.

[@johnatella8498]

Was wondering about Angel fish with snails, crabs, ornamental shrimp, starfish, etc. I am only a year into the hobby and am not ready for coral yet, but I might later on. My main thing though is I love the snails, crabs, and shrimp...would like clams and other mussels too.

[@Gro2healthheirlooms]

This is great information as I'm working on starting my first saltwater aquarium which will be a fowlr/macro algae setup instead of a coral reef tank.

[@WaterLoggedLife]

That is so exciting! Do you have any fish in mind yet?

[@Gro2healthheirlooms]

@@WaterLoggedLife Clownfish pair, 6 line wrasse, algae blenny, watchman goby, cardinal fish, coral beauty angel, blue jaw trigger pair, yellow tang, and utilitarian cleanup crew. I'm definitely interested in the fowlr setup as I'm very busy and don't have time for corals. Especially when I'm just getting started in the saltwater hobby.

[@animetronic6689]

@@Gro2healthheirlooms 6 line wrasse's are little demons sent from hell. Trust me, you dint want them.

[@mikeleonard8521]

Really good video. Thanks!

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thank you, I appreciate it. Do you have an angel?

[@mikeleonard8521]

@@WaterLoggedLife I had a coral beauty and it mowed down my xenia's, zoa's and a few other softies. Had to pull it out. I want an empirator angel but that will certainly not do well in my 55 :)

[@mikeleonard8521]

And you?

[@TattooedDancer91]

This is great stuff!

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed it. Do you have a favorite fish?

[@TattooedDancer91]

@@WaterLoggedLife I did. I'm not a large fish guy, my favorite fish are the small fish that live inside coral branches in schools. watching my chromis and other damsels look out from the branches of my birdsnest and acroporas is the best mindfulness and such a treat. Natural behaviour you know. :)

[@andrewadmire7498]

Awesome video! I have a coral beauty that started off reef safe but recently has developed for some of my large fleshy LPS. You mentioned that dental blocks or vacation feeders could be good for their nipping behavior. Can you provide a brand name? Thanks!

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thank you. It can be incredibly frustrating when that happens. As for the vacation feeders I will have to have to do some research, but the dental blocks are made out of plaster of paris, water, and the angel's favorite types of food.

[@dbh363]

Do you have any good tips or videos on how to do a freshwater dip/bath?

[@jetli3352]

Thanks Hillary's for continue the series. How about gobies or blennies please. Thanks

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thank you for watching. Gobies are definitely on the list for future videos, they are such fun fish! Do you have any favorites?

[@Messier87_M87]

Clown goby or hi fin goby

[@rbosco2112]

Love the video. I took the chance and I have a lemon peel, bicolor and a coral beauty in my 125 tank. I did also have a flame in there too but it died some time ago. but they all seem to play well. My one thing is I have a 265 fish only tank and I have been having bad luck with the large angels. Every Emperor, Queen and Rock beauty has died. as of now I have a new Rock beauty for about 2 months.

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thank you! Sounds like you have had a good bit of experience with them, both the large and the dwarfs.

[@bigjoe5411]

For the dwarf angels, did you add them all at the same time? I'm upgrading from a 75 and I'm thinking of getting a lemon peel to go with my rusty and putting them in the new tank at the same time.

[@chrisromero5302]

I have an African pygmy angelfish, and I have feeding rings for her enrichment. She will eat out of it and will then swim in and out of it.

[@justinmccain1896]

Hi I Freddie Sumler I am on getting a 50 gallon marine aquarium with live soft corals, Caribbean sea whip, 2 Gersemias and 1 Mushroom Lather. Livestock Bluefin angelfish, Immaculate Damsels 7 of them. Kole yellow eye tang and 4 Peppermint shrimp 🦐.

[@Bigred443]

Very cool angel fish are awesome fish

[@WaterLoggedLife]

They are pretty neat, do you have a favorite?

[@Bigred443]

Swallowtail angelfish

[@mikeydee7815]

Great video👍👍

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Thanks Mikey! What's your favorite angel?

[@mikeydee7815]

Water Logged i have the golden angelfish and he’s awesome!! My favourite is probably the regal

[@jamesfisher7410]

Your videos are the best. I love watching them. You seem like a very nice person.

[@bradleyshook8779]

Thanks for the info. I learned a lot. I have been keeping a Queen, Goldflake and Regale Angle successfully in my 240g reef so far with the exception of zoantheds. The Queen likes those. They leave the Clams and all other corals alone. I feed heavily to try and keep them from trying the coral.

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Oh wow, that's surprising, but it sounds like you're doing something right if they are leaving the clams and other stuff alone.

[@Fish_Ventura]

Angels still happy? May I ask how long the Angels have been together? I LOVE my gold flake, buying it a 300 gal tank.

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

That would stress me out i would rather not have any angels.

[@metrokatnyc24]

I hope to be able to keep a flame angel one day, but for right now I like coral too much.

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Flame angels are so beautiful, but better to be safe than sorry. I would hate to see anything happen to your tank!

[@Mindboggle100]

Hilary, this was a very informative presentation. Like you I adore the Coral Beauty, they have such a lovely active personality. In regard to enrichment, my Coral Beauty made a game of using the strongest flow, from a power head as his personal water "slide"! No kidding, he would play that game over & over, for a hour or so a day! Hilarious... I had him seven years, and he was a joy! I wanted to ask you, if you have any special tips or insight into the Bi-Color Angel, and what makes them harder to keep than a Coral Beauty? Many times, I've read of sudden & unexpected death of the Bi-Colors :-( I assume diet is probably a key factor as these guys like sponge? Thanks for your presentations, you are very thorough in your style & as much as I miss Robert, you are definitely one of the best presenters on all of KZbin!

[@Messier87_M87]

I always wanted a gold flake angel.

[@WaterLoggedLife]

Such beautiful fish!

[@chenghaiye9442]

It will be possible to keep all 3 emperor/annularis/Xantonmetanpon in my 250 gallons tank?

[@SH-wz3jo]

Yes, but easier if they are all different sizes and introduced at the same time.

[@nicolekarisny3076]

have emperor angel female would it be good to get a male ?

[@oliphauntsneverlie6227]

How many angelfish can dance on a coral head?

[@aaryanpatel2328]

3:13 Isn't the Queen Angel a Holocanthus?

[@alaskacosplay]

I dream on keeping these angels: a Regal, a Bicolor, a Coral Beauty, a Flagfin, a couple of Swallowtails, a Koran, an Emperor, a blue face, a blue girdled and a Half Black.

[@suchanjv]

Hey! I love this series of videos! Could you please do an episode on Moorish Idols someday? I don’t have a tank yet, and they are the number one reason I would want to start one. It will be many years before I’m capable of providing the proper care for Idols. I would need a well established 500+ gallon tank as I would like to have several of them. I hear they have a very low success rate and can be very difficult. Maybe let me know why I should or shouldn’t waste my time with them. There aren’t many KZbin videos with in depth info out there. I would appreciate all the info you could provide. Thank you.

[@BulkReefSupply]

Thanks for watching! Thank you for the suggestion, I will pass it along.

[@paulvo1111]

Can 2 or more big angelfishes (same or different kinds) live happily together? Are they very territorial? Or mixing with tangs n butterfly fishes… thank you all for replying

[@gordonmarvin9993]

Except in a massive tank, one Pomacanthus or holacanthus species.

[@gordonmarvin9993]

They are very territorial

[@paulusnatawidjaja5148]

😍👍👍

[@frontbattles8090]

Emperor is reef safe? Excuse me?

[@nwyk153]

it's 2021, ppl still use API test kits smh.