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Suggested Tank
30+ gallons
Max Size
4 inches
Difficulty
Temperament
Description
A compact dwarf angelfish with a deep royal blue to purple body washed with burnt orange or yellow flanks and fine vertical barring, with color varying widely by collection locality. Hardy and constantly active, it grazes rock and rubble all day and needs plenty of live rock caves plus established microalgae and detritus to browse; it can be scrappy toward other dwarf angels and similar-sized grazers, so add it late and keep only one per tank. In reef systems it is a calculated risk, many individuals behave, but some nip LPS polyps, soft coral, zoanthids, and clam mantles.
Reef Safe
With caution
Environment
They require plenty of hiding spots and live rock for grazing. A well-filtered aquarium with good water quality is essential for their health.
Behavior
Coral Beauty Angelfish are semi-aggressive and can become territorial, especially in smaller aquariums. They may nip at stony and soft corals and clam mantles.
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Owner Reviews
Lauren
@LaurenBys
A great fish that is stunning and not aggressive in most cases. I only see aggressive behavior occasionally with my tangs as they battle for territory. I’ve had tangs nip at corals more than my coral beauty, but every fish is different. I think plenty of nori for them to graze on and food to eat helps prevent some of the picking behavior. Mine loves to follow me around the tank and check out what I’m doing. Their colors are absolutely stunning as well. Overall my reef would not be the same without this fish.
Christian
@Christian27484
It is very questionable to me why I’ve had such a hard time with this specimen. I have read numerous articles about how it’s possible that the coral beauty and bicolor angelfish suffer from cruel fishing prescribes such as cyanide and sedatives. I believe this to be the reason why I’ve had such a hard time with this particular fish but not others in its family.
Cooper O’Dell
@Cjodell8
Took care of my roommates coral beauty for a few months always seemed to want to be shown in the front of the tank
Jasia
@Jasia17750
Beautiful fish. Never had any issues with it picking at corals but this could vary from fish to fish. Pretty peaceful but would sometimes pick on new additions but settles after a few days.
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