The primary requirement for the Flameback Angel is plenty of live rock and other peaceful to semi-aggressive tank mates. Use the chart below as a guideline when selecting fish and please read our article Introducing New Fish Into Your Aquarium before making your fish selection. This angelfish can be kept in a community aquarium and even mixed with other angelfish if the aquarium is large enough. Incompatible species will increase stress in the tank which could result in disease and considerable loss. More aggressive pygmy angels should be housed in larger aquariums and introduced after passive fishes. They may also be aggressive with smaller tank mates (fish and invertebrates) if kept in a smaller tank. Tank mate compatibility is crucial to a successful and healthy marine aquarium. They are mostly omnivorous, and they eat algae and even corals. This is due to their optic lobes, and it has even been proven that some angelfish species can recognize its reef tank mates. It is important that your live rock is matured and has plenty for the flame angel to pick at. Hostility becomes more intense towards members of their own kind. Centropyge bispinosus Coral Beauty Angelfish Gets to about 4 inches (10 cm) and their colors can vary depending on where they were collected. Angelfish tank mates are certainly a possibility, without a doubt. The lemonpeel angelfish prefer to live solitary and stay close to shelter.It can be aggressive toward other angelfish. Angelfish can reach 2 to 24 inches in length, depending on the species. A 3'' Flame Angel will grow a little, and they will graze on your live rock (and is 50/50 when it comes to coral). Overall it usually has a yellow body with purple vertical stripes and purple or blue fins. As for the tank mate's, do not put it with another angel and always add your most aggressive fish last (could be the flame angel). Adding Angelfish and Tank Mates: check for water pH level and nutrition level after setting up tank to ensure proper working of the fish tank. Tankmates . Angelfish Tank Mates, photo by Jeff Kubina. )I would like to have a flame angel, would it work? Although Angelfish belong to the cichlid family with most cichlids being known for their aggression, Angelfish are actually not aggressive fish. When choosing an angelfish for your tank keep in mind that whichever species you decide on, it will get bigger over time. Unless you have a very large tank, they will fight with other dwarf angels over territory. Though less severe, the Flame, Multicolor and the Half-black Angelfish also can be hostile towards their tank mates. I would like to stay in the range of small to medium sized fish (small=size of clownfish, medium=size of flame angelfish. They can also get aggressive with tank mates and may nip corals. You can add other fish but add few fishes at one time to prevent populating tank at once and then you can add your angelfish after the tank is seasoned for at least a month. The best tank mates are those that are not overly excitable feeders or overly aggressive. It is a semi-aggressive but can be easily intimidated when first introduced to the tank. This one of a kind fish is a brilliant creature that can recognize the owners. I would like to know of some good tankmates for my yellow tang. In general Flameback Angelfish should only be considered for reef aquariums that have coral species that are noxious to fish and that will not be seen as food. Even the easy-to-care-for varieties of angelfish require a little more diligence and planning than some other marine aquarium species. Two males will fight to the death. Provide them with lots of live rock for hiding places and they may spend most of their time out in the open. 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