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Coral Beauty Angelfish
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Coral Beauty Angelfish

Centropyge bispinosa

A deep royal-blue dwarf angel washed with iridescent orange, and the hardiest and most forgiving of the Centropyge — the usual recommendation for a first angelfish. It carries the standard dwarf-angel coral caveat (most individuals are trustworthy, a minority sample LPS, soft coral, or clam mantles, especially when underfed), so it is "reef-safe with caution," never a blanket no. Keep one per tank; it grazes live rock constantly and does best in an established system.

Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Max size
3.9"
Min tank
70 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe with caution
Diet
Herbivore
Zone
Mid-water, Rockwork
Keep just one per tank — two will fight.
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Tankmates

How Coral Beauty Angelfish gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.

Best kept apart

A real clash — aggression, predation or a same-genus fight.

Flame AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Flame Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Lemonpeel AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Lemonpeel Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Bicolor AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Bicolor Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Potter's AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Potter's Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Cherub AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Cherub Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Multicolor AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Multicolor Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Rusty AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Rusty Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Picasso TriggerfishPicasso Triggerfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Eibli AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Eibli Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Pearlscale AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Pearlscale Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Keyhole AngelfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Keyhole Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Dragon WrasseDragon Wrasse has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Volitans LionfishVolitans Lionfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Snowflake MoraySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Zebra MorayZebra Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Chainlink MorayChainlink Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Golden Dwarf MorayGolden Dwarf Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Rectangle TriggerfishRectangle Triggerfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Clown TriggerfishClown Triggerfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.Miniata GrouperMiniata Grouper has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Coral Beauty Angelfish.

Keep an eye on these

Usually fine, but worth watching in a smaller tank.

Maroon ClownfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Maroon Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Blue DamselCoral Beauty Angelfish and Blue Damsel both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Yellowtail DamselCoral Beauty Angelfish and Yellowtail Damsel both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Red Saddleback ClownfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Red Saddleback Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Yellow TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Yellow Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Red Sea ClownfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Red Sea Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Sailfin TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Sailfin Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Purple TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Purple Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Powder Blue TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Powder Blue Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Matted FilefishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Matted Filefish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Convict TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Convict Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Clark's ClownfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Clark's Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Tomato ClownfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Tomato Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Canary BlennyCoral Beauty Angelfish and Canary Blenny both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Forktail BlennyCoral Beauty Angelfish and Forktail Blenny both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Achilles TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Achilles Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Naso TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Naso Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Scopas TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Scopas Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Tomini TangCoral Beauty Angelfish and Tomini Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Azure DamselfishCoral Beauty Angelfish and Azure Damselfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.