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Eibli Angelfish
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Eibli Angelfish

Centropyge eibli

A softly coloured dwarf angel — pale silver-grey ruled with fine orange bars and a black-edged tail — that grazes algae and film across live rock all day. It is a hardy, moderately peaceful fish for a mature tank, but like all Centropyge it is reef-safe only with caution: it will sample LPS polyps, zoanthids and clam mantles, and it is less risky than a Lemonpeel but not risk-free. Keep just one dwarf angel per tank, as it will squabble with other Centropyge.

Temperament
Peaceful
Max size
5.9"
Min tank
55 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe with caution
Diet
Omnivore
Zone
Rockwork, Caves, Mid-water
Keep just one per tank — two will fight.
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Tankmates

How Eibli 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 AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Flame Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Coral Beauty AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Coral Beauty Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Lemonpeel AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Lemonpeel Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Bicolor AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Bicolor Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Purple TangPurple Tang (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Eibli Angelfish and may harass it.Potter's AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Potter's Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Cherub AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Cherub Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Multicolor AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Multicolor Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Rusty AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Rusty Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Picasso TriggerfishPicasso Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Eibli Angelfish and may harass it.Pearlscale AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Pearlscale Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Keyhole AngelfishEibli Angelfish and Keyhole Angelfish are the same genus (Centropyge) and will fight — keep only one.Mimic TangEibli Angel (C. eibli) is one of the documented model species juvenile A. pyroferus mimics; the adult mimic tends to attack its mimicked angel, so pairing them is discouraged.Volitans LionfishVolitans Lionfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Eibli Angelfish.Snowflake MoraySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Eibli Angelfish.Zebra MorayZebra Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Eibli Angelfish.Chainlink MorayChainlink Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Eibli Angelfish.Rectangle TriggerfishRectangle Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Eibli Angelfish and may harass it.Clown TriggerfishClown Triggerfish (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Eibli Angelfish and may harass it.Miniata GrouperMiniata Grouper (aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Eibli Angelfish and may harass it.