blue face angle

mytank90 · #1 03-15-2010, 08:34 PM

i have always liked how these fish looked but before spending a small fortune on 1 i have a few questions .are they safe for reef tank?i was thinking of adding a few clams to my tank at later point .also would like know if a 120 gallon tank <4 feet long>would give him enough room to swim in .thanks

c.m. · #2 03-15-2010, 08:48 PM

NOT REEF SAFE! especially with clams. Beautiful fish, My Emperor usually leaves my GSP's alone, leathers are usually alright, but any Softies or clams would be a great snack for a large Angel.

mycat99 · #3 03-15-2010, 09:55 PM

cool want to know as much info as i can get before spending money.sofar have read on 1 site you need min of 75 gallon and on onther min of 180 for angle fish

viperfish · #4 03-16-2010, 12:07 AM

Yeah, clam mantle is a large Angel's favorite meal, then it's Zoas, GSP, Lobos... you get the idea.

George · #5 03-16-2010, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mycat99

cool want to know as much info as i can get before spending money.sofar have read on 1 site you need min of 75 gallon and on onther min of 180 for angle fish

This angel grows to over a foot long in the wild. A 5ft long tank is probably the minimum.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #6 03-16-2010, 05:34 AM

I would want at least a tank well over 100g for a blue face angel (or any large angel). In general, no large angel (Queen, Emperor, Passer King, Bluering, Blue face, etc) should ever be considered Reef-safe. While the occasional individual may behave, these fish grow big and eat all sorts of sponges, clams, corals, and inverts. As somone already mentioned, the full adult size for these fish are 12" in captivity and 18" in the wild (according to wetwebmedia). I've seen some very large (foot long) blue faces in people's tanks so this is a realistic adult size estimate.

Anthony

WuHT · #7 03-21-2010, 09:02 AM

I have an asfur angel and it looks like asfur angels could fit your needs:

1. Doesn't seem to grow any more after 4.5" .. so it's basically like a midget large angel. In fact, mine keeps to around 50% of the tank most of the time (not a pacer).

2. Cost wise they are falling down, so it's definately not a "small fortune". You might get one for around 100 bucks.

3. Being from the red sea, they have the reputation of being less likely to be caught with unethical practices, so it's likely to be hardier.

4. Mine has shown no interest in zoas, mushrooms, leathers, GSP, feather dusters, xenia for about a year now, but clams I have not tried (nor plan to).

In fact, I've never seen a captive asfur angel larger than 5" in person, not probably not even in pictures or videos.