How big does Coral Beauty Angelfish get?

Coral Beauty Angelfish reaches an adult standard length of 7–10 cm (excluding the caudal fin). Size the tank for that, not for the juvenile you bring home — the difference is often several times over, and upgrading later costs more than buying once.

What water does Coral Beauty Angelfish need?

24–27 °C, pH 8.1–8.4, 7–12 dGH, 7–9 dKH, specific gravity 1.023–1.026. That is only 3 °C wide, so stability matters more than hitting a particular number.

What is the smallest tank for Coral Beauty Angelfish?

At least 120 L, and no shorter than 90 cm. That is the floor for long-term keeping, not for short-term survival: volume buys water stability and length buys swimming room, and neither substitutes for the other. It is not a schooling fish, so a single specimen or a pair is fine.

What is Coral Beauty Angelfish like to keep?

Temperament: semi-aggressive. Difficulty: moderate. It occupies the middle and is omnivore. Reef safety is "Use caution".

Can Coral Beauty Angelfish be kept with its most common tank mate?

The checker returns "Not recommended together". Coral Beauty Angelfish and Flame Angelfish is a recorded conflict in this atlas. Predation, territorial fighting or conspecific aggression is the usual outcome, and a bigger tank does not change it.

G-01 / 55Marine

Coral Beauty Angelfish珊瑚美人

Centropyge bispinosa · Pomacanthidae

Purple-and-orange dwarf angel; affordable and hardy, but may nip soft corals.

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G-01 / 55 · Coral Beauty Angelfish Centropyge bispinosa

SpecificationsFish atlas

Name: 珊瑚美人
Scientific name: Centropyge bispinosa
Family: Pomacanthidae
Origin: Indo-Pacific coral reefs
Adult size: 7–10 cm
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Diet: Omnivore
Water level: Middle
Level: Moderate
Min. tank: 120 L
Min. length: 90 cm
Reef safe: Use caution

Water requirementsMarine

Temp.24–27 °C

pH8.1–8.4

Salinity1.023–1.026 SG

Alkalinity7–9 dKH

Units: temperature in °C, hardness in German degrees (dGH / dKH), marine salinity as specific gravity at 25 °C, volume in litres. These are the values recorded for the species and do not follow the site unit switcher.

Keeping notes

1Tougher than the flame angel in transit and acclimation; a good first dwarf angel.
2Nips at brain corals and zoanthids; watch closely in a coral tank.
3Feed both algae and meaty foods; hunger increases coral nipping.
4Chronic conflict with other dwarf angels; keep only one.
5Needs plenty of live-rock grazing surface; bare tanks degrade its condition.

Check a tank mate

Jump straight to the verdict for Coral Beauty Angelfish against this one — no need to pick it again.

Recorded conflictFlame AngelfishCentropyge loricula→

Frequently asked questions

How big does Coral Beauty Angelfish get?: Coral Beauty Angelfish reaches an adult standard length of 7–10 cm (excluding the caudal fin). Size the tank for that, not for the juvenile you bring home — the difference is often several times over, and upgrading later costs more than buying once.
What water does Coral Beauty Angelfish need?: 24–27 °C, pH 8.1–8.4, 7–12 dGH, 7–9 dKH, specific gravity 1.023–1.026. That is only 3 °C wide, so stability matters more than hitting a particular number.
What is the smallest tank for Coral Beauty Angelfish?: At least 120 L, and no shorter than 90 cm. That is the floor for long-term keeping, not for short-term survival: volume buys water stability and length buys swimming room, and neither substitutes for the other. It is not a schooling fish, so a single specimen or a pair is fine.
What is Coral Beauty Angelfish like to keep?: Temperament: semi-aggressive. Difficulty: moderate. It occupies the middle and is omnivore. Reef safety is "Use caution".
Can Coral Beauty Angelfish be kept with its most common tank mate?: The checker returns "Not recommended together". Coral Beauty Angelfish and Flame Angelfish is a recorded conflict in this atlas. Predation, territorial fighting or conspecific aggression is the usual outcome, and a bigger tank does not change it.