Flame Angel + reef - certain corals = ok?

Forester · 06-05-2007, 08:28 PM

Just as the title states. Can you put one in a reef and simply not stock any corals that they would nip at? If so, anybody know what kinds are their preferred diet, and what would be considered safe? If any?

**Osiris** · 06-05-2007, 09:45 PM

well with flame angels its a hit and miss really, and same with coral beauty angels. Id have corals in there and see which ones it picks at then remove them. Heard good key to keeping them in reef is keep them well fed.

leveldrummer · 06-05-2007, 10:13 PM

most of the dwarf angel are hit and miss, i had a cherub the devostated a blasto colony. the only way to know is to try it, its not a specific coral that they like, they just like to pick at some.

Reefneck · 06-06-2007, 04:33 AM

There is a specific TYPE they like. (Same for all othe dwarf Angels).

They prefer soft corals. If you have an SPS only tank then chances are you'll be fine. Otherwise, It's 50/50.

Mine nipped a time or too. I sent him to time out and he has yet to do it again.

fishbguy · 06-06-2007, 05:19 AM

just courious...how do you send a fish to time out? i can't find a logical explanation to how you would do this and he would then stop.

Ice · 06-06-2007, 08:47 AM

Giving a fish a "time out" ???!!!??? LOL !!! OK - now you've got me curious ...

**Osiris** · 06-06-2007, 09:07 AM

u put him in a tank in front of tv to watch Barney for timeout?

Reefneck · 06-06-2007, 11:42 AM

Time out is a trip to the sump where he/she has to listen to the roar of the Mag 9.5 return pump.

Ice · 06-06-2007, 01:26 PM

LOL @ Reefneck !

Fishnewb1 · 06-06-2007, 03:21 PM

i just tap on the glass when mine occasionaly nips at the food i feed my other corals. kinda like a spankin...

leveldrummer · 06-07-2007, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishnewb1

i just tap on the glass when mine occasionaly nips at the food i feed my other corals. kinda like a spankin...

i was beating the glass as hard as i could while my cherub was chowing down on a blastomussa, didnt help at all, he would kinda look my way, smile a bit, and start on a different polyp... little jerk. i showed him!

harif87 · 06-07-2007, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by leveldrummer

i was beating the glass as hard as i could while my cherub was chowing down on a blastomussa, didnt help at all, he would kinda look my way, smile a bit, and start on a different polyp... little jerk. i showed him!

An eye for an eye...... a nip for a nip..... dont tell me you ate him..

But the key to keep anything from eating something you dont want is to keep it well fed. But really it could be a matter of time untill it nips.

Forester · 06-07-2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by harif87

But the key to keep anything from eating something you dont want is to keep it well fed. But really it could be a matter of time untill it nips.

So this pretty much sums up the discussion. I will have to pass on the angel then since I don't have the urge to throw money away buying expensive corals just to have them get eaten.

Any other fish similar in size and color that are reef safe?

vvolfe1 · 06-07-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Forester

So this pretty much sums up the discussion. I will have to pass on the angel then since I don't have the urge to throw money away buying expensive corals just to have them get eaten.

Any other fish similar in size and color that are reef safe?

Not really, Flame angel are pretty fish. You could look into different fairy wrasse. Some of them are pretty awesome looking.

06-05-2007, 08:28 PM	#1
Forester Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Crivitz, WI Age: 28 Posts: 70	Flame Angel + reef - certain corals = ok? Just as the title states. Can you put one in a reef and simply not stock any corals that they would nip at? If so, anybody know what kinds are their preferred diet, and what would be considered safe? If any?

06-05-2007, 09:45 PM	#2
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,819	well with flame angels its a hit and miss really, and same with coral beauty angels. Id have corals in there and see which ones it picks at then remove them. Heard good key to keeping them in reef is keep them well fed. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

06-05-2007, 10:13 PM	#3
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,931	most of the dwarf angel are hit and miss, i had a cherub the devostated a blasto colony. the only way to know is to try it, its not a specific coral that they like, they just like to pick at some. __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. Big deal. By the time they get it the rest of us will have messed it all up.

06-06-2007, 04:33 AM	#4
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	There is a specific TYPE they like. (Same for all othe dwarf Angels). They prefer soft corals. If you have an SPS only tank then chances are you'll be fine. Otherwise, It's 50/50. Mine nipped a time or too. I sent him to time out and he has yet to do it again. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef.

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Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,819	u put him in a tank in front of tv to watch Barney for timeout? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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06-06-2007, 05:19 AM	#5
fishbguy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,898	just courious...how do you send a fish to time out? i can't find a logical explanation to how you would do this and he would then stop.

06-06-2007, 08:47 AM	#6
Ice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 550	Giving a fish a "time out" ???!!!??? LOL !!! OK - now you've got me curious ...

06-06-2007, 11:42 AM	#8
Reefneck Senior Aquarist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Near a Coral Reef Age: 47 Posts: 1,351	Time out is a trip to the sump where he/she has to listen to the roar of the Mag 9.5 return pump. __________________ I wonder how much salt mix I would need to turn our in ground pool into a Reef.

06-06-2007, 01:26 PM	#9
Ice Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 43 Posts: 550	LOL @ Reefneck !

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Fishnewb1 Future Marine Biologist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 394	i just tap on the glass when mine occasionaly nips at the food i feed my other corals. kinda like a spankin... __________________ 55g Reef 16g of water.

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