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I've had my flame angel in the reef tank for about a year now, and he's still pretty young. I've recently fallen for a coflake beauty, and I'm wondering if it's possible to introduce her to the tank. On a side note, I'm planning to get rid of my yellow tang - he's going to get too big for my tank in the future. I'm also rehoming my 2 captive bred common clowns, they're more of a nuisance than anything, they host my coflakes and end up killing them.

What's the tank size, btw. You can mix dwarf angelfish, but a large tank's a must, 75G or more. Best if they're introduced together too. Any less space and trouble's bound to happen if one's already settled in.

My tank's 42 gallons, I've mixed angels before, had a bicolour with my flame angel, but had to get rid of the bicolour, it killed one of my elegance corals. Now I'm thinking of a multibanded angel, in case the coflake beauty and my flame angel don't get along, but is the multibanded angel reef safe?

Mixing dwarf angels with coflakes and your existing flame angel is a gamble, regardless of which dwarf angel you choose to introduce.

I'm gonna take a chance with the coflake beauty, see how it goes.

Keep a close eye on your tank for a few days after introducing the coflake beauty, I've known a few who've mixed them with success. Flames can be right territorial, so watch your existing angel closely. I left mine till last in my tank so the others would be settled in before he arrived, worked out well. When I added a new fish after him, he tried to assert dominance but met his match, fluxx.

Mate, your tank is maxed out, 42gal is tiny. I'd advise against adding anything else until you upgrade to a bigger tank.

Mixing the flame and multibanded angel is a recipe for disaster, trust me, I've been there. You need a massive tank to even think about it, and even then, it's a gamble. They'll fight to the death, not worth the risk.

Take a look at your current stock, it's already a lot. I've got a 190 gallon tank with a similar mix and it's working out fine. I've got 2 common clowns, 2 tomato clowns, 2 royal grammas, a flame angel, a yellow tang, pyjama cardinals, and a banggai cardinal. I'm thinking of adding a jawfish, but that's about it.

Don't risk it, mate, your tank is full.

Talonix, I'm actually getting rid of my yellow tang and common clowns, so I'll have some space to work with. I wouldn't even consider adding more fish if I didn't have the room for it.

ah, knew that lol

how much for the y/t, send me a pm

should be alright, dodge, but when you're getting rid of the other fish, take the flame out, rearrange the rocks, and do a small water change - makes it like a new environment, that's how my angels settle down, works a treat.

Thanks Scott, but I don't think you want my yellow tang, it's not really thriving, doesn't gain weight and doesn't touch the sheet algae - I'm just taking them back to the LFS, to be honest. My elegance coflake didn't make it, sadly.