Which angel fish for a community saltwater tank?

Question

I can decide between
Potters angelfish (look them up, there not well known)
coral beauuty angelfish OR
Flame angelfish
they all grow up to 3'' and i like them all but cant decide which one will go with tangs, clowns and dottybacks

Ok my tank is 35G BUT the tank these fish are going in is 100G and the tangs are 1 yellow tang and 1 regal tang

Answer 1

What size tank and which tangs are you currently considering?

I would go with the flame (brightest color) or the coral beauty (unusual combination of colors, and not too similar to any of the others you're planning). The orange and purple of the Potter's make them not look quite as bright, IMO.

Don't try to add all these fish at one time or you'll overload the bilogical filtration of your tank - you need to add them gradually, starting from the least aggressive to the most, and spacing them at least a week or more apart. If the fish are smaller than 2", you might try two at once, but don't push to get them all in the tank too quickly.

Please read this on adding fish to marine tanks, starting with "Other Considerations", about 1/2 way down the page - there's also a link at the top about acclimation fish, to go with your other question: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/stocking1.htm

Answer 2

Any of the three should be fine, especially if you only get one of the three. The 35 gallon is already too small for the tangs, so I'd get the 100 going immediately. If you can't decide, then flip a coin. The flame angel will stand out the most, but they often go "bad" and die, the coral beauty is pretty, but is also one of the most common angels, and then you have the potters. So if you want something a bit different from everyone else, go with the potters. If you want a cookie cutter aquarium, get the coral beauty or the flame.

Answer 3

in my experience the Flame anglefish is a very hardy fish, Coral beauties are ich magnets and have high mortality rates within the first two weeks of being put into a system from the vendor to the store is what I mean not two weeks later after you purchase it. I think in the wild they get 5 inches (the Pygmy angles). I would go with a Flame its a great fish.

Answer 4

before you buy any klnow that no matter what you hear any angel can eat corals, it may or may not, but any kind can. and if you get one know that one day it may just up and start nibbling.
the flame is the best bet for non nibbling.
but IMO eibli angels look better and still stay small, but if it's going into a 100 gallon later why not get a larger kind?

Answer 5

i prefer the flame angel "cookie cutter" or not, i never had a problem out of them

Answer 6

I don't know, but you should call the aquarium and ask for advice.