aquarium adventures: Joculator Dwarf Angelfish

Mar 3, 2023

Joculator Dwarf Angelfish - Reef Safe?

This is Photobomb. He is a Cocos Keeling Joculator Angelfish (Centropyge joculator). He came to live with me when my friend Tony Plasters took his tank down in early January 2021. He lived with Tony for 2.5 years, and Tony got him when he was just a little immature fish (and probably female at the time, but he's now transitioned into a robust male. Check out his magnificent forehead hump).

I was hesitant to put him in my 90 gallon reef, but Tony assured me he would be a model citizen. Two years later, and Photobomb the Joculator Angelfish has proven to be a completely reef safe dwarf angelfish.

Tony's pictures of Photobomb:

Anthony Plasters ©

Anthony Plasters © his first photo 2019

Anthony Plasters ©

Corals he has eaten: 0

Corals/inverts he has not eaten:

Trachyphyllia

Xenia

Tridacna clams (one is big and tempting)

Mushroom corals

Mycedium Chalice

Echinophyllia Chalice

Acanthastrea (now Micromussa) Lordhowensis

Gorgonians

Leather corals Sinularia and Lobophytum

Cabbage Corals

Acropora

Montipora

Anacropora

Bernardpora (similar to Goniopora)

Fungia Plate Coral

Symphillia agaricia

Lobophyllia

Symphyllia wilsoni

Scolymia australis

Cyphastrea

Zoanthus

Blastomussa

Rhodactis mushrooms

Kenya Tree Coral

Peppermint Shrimp

Oxypora Chalice

(I'm sure I'm forgetting some)

I can't say whether he'd eat any particular macroalgae or not because his friend Gemmy the Gem Tang eats macroalgae before it hits the water. Here are some photos of Photobomb with his best friend Gemmy and their 90 gallon reef tank: