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Old 09/27/2007, 12:32 AM
Reefynewby Reefynewby is offline
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2 Dwarf Angels in a 60?

I have a 4' long show w/ plenty of rockwork for my fish to hide in and graze on. I really want a lemonpeel angel, and do you think that the 2-2.5" flame angel i have in their would be ok with it? If not the lemonpeel would a coral beauty be ok? I've also seen mimic lemonpeel tangs... All advice appreciated.
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Old 09/27/2007, 01:10 AM
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I wouldn't put another centropyge in there. Your Flame will have claimed the tank as its own territory and you will almost definitely have aggression problems.
Also, the Lemonpeel has a very bad reputation as a coral muncher.
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Old 09/27/2007, 01:40 AM
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Agree with above its not good to mix dwarfs together, well I have read a few but they have huge tanks though.
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Old 09/27/2007, 01:57 AM
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Also, ReefNewby, I wouldnt consider putting any other livestock in your tank until you ich problem clears (re Trigger)
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Old 09/27/2007, 02:04 AM
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maybe a pair in a 120+ gallon would be ok... a pair meaning a male and female. Otherwise I doubt the chances are good that they'll be happy with each other.
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Old 09/27/2007, 08:18 PM
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I thought I could add a Lemonpeel w/a coral beauty in my 75gal, but I was definitely wrong. The Beauty had killed him overnight.
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Old 09/28/2007, 06:06 AM
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i wouldn't do it... i recently made that mistake of mixing 2 dwarf angels in a small tank... i thought if i see any aggressions, i would have atleast a couple of days to separate them... it only took a couple of hours for the new African flameback to beat up my golden angel that i've had for a year now... i thought it was safe since the two fishes have very different color patters... they even have different body shapes... good thing i watching the tank very closely the few hours after i added the new fish and prevented it from killing the other fish...
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Old 09/28/2007, 07:18 PM
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I put a flame and a coral beauty in the same tank a few years back. It was pretty rough but they made it. I would certainly not do it again until I can get a huge aquarium.
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