The Coral Beauty is one of the hardier and more popular dwarf angelfish, known for its deep blue and orange colouring.
It stays small at around 10cm, making it suitable for medium reef tanks where larger angels would not fit.
It is a good intermediate species: forgiving of minor mistakes but still needing a mature system with plenty of live rock for grazing and stable marine chemistry.
Housing
House in an established reef of at least 200L (55 gallons) with abundant live rock that provides algae growth, grazing surfaces, and hiding caves.
A mature tank with natural microfauna and algae film suits it best.
Maintain temperature 24-27C (75-81F), salinity 1.024-1.026, pH 8.1-8.4, and ammonia and nitrite at zero.
Good filtration and stable parameters keep this fish thriving.
Diet
An omnivore, the Coral Beauty grazes on algae, diatoms, and microfauna among the rocks.
Supplement with spirulina-based flakes, marine pellets, dried nori, and frozen mysis or brine shrimp several times daily.
A varied diet rich in vegetable matter keeps colour vivid and reduces nipping at corals.
Well-fed angels are less likely to sample coral polyps or clam mantles.
Health
Generally robust, but like all marine fish it is susceptible to ich and velvet, so quarantine new arrivals.
Stable water and a varied diet support a strong immune system and good colour.
Watch for hiding, reduced appetite, white spots, or rapid gilling.
Most health issues trace to poor water quality or stress from an immature tank or aggressive tankmates.
Temperament
Reef-safe with caution: most individuals leave corals alone, but some nip at LPS, SPS, or clam mantles, and behaviour varies between specimens.
It is semi-aggressive and territorial toward other dwarf angels.
Keep only one Centropyge per tank unless the system is large.
It generally coexists peacefully with most community reef fish once established and given its own territory.
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate