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Can a Coral Beauty Angelfish Live With a West African Angelfish?

✗ Not recommended in most tanks

Verdict from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. Score: 0/100.

Why

  • Tank heavily stocked (206%) — over recommended load
  • Reef safety hard block: Not reef-safe — West African Angelfish will damage coral/inverts

It can work if…

  • Tank is nearing capacity — consider removing a resident before adding this one
  • Upgrade to a larger tank — this species needs more volume
  • Reef safety concern — relocate or rehome before adding to a reef tank

Both species at a glance

Coral Beauty Angelfish

Centropyge bispinosa

Aggression:
semi-aggressive
Min tank:
70 gallons
Reef safe:
caution
Diet:
omnivore

Full Coral Beauty Angelfish care guide →

West African Angelfish

Holacanthus africanus

Aggression:
semi-aggressive
Min tank:
150 gallons
Reef safe:
unsafe
Diet:
omnivore

Full West African Angelfish care guide →

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