Experience with Flame Angels?

Elevate · 09/08/2008, 04:33 AM

Considering a Flame Angel. I know they can be a risk putting them in a reef. I'd like to get some feedback on who has had them w/ problems, who has had them with no problems. I have an acan that is my pride and joy and I dont want it being niped at.

Victor1046 · 09/08/2008, 05:27 AM

I have had one in my tank for 2 years now and he is quite the gentlemen. I never see him nipping as I feed twice daily. The bio's I have read on them indicate that they feed on crustaceans in the wild so lots of mysis etc.
Good Luck

J.russell · 09/08/2008, 07:32 AM

I had one in my 125 reef with no prolems

Racing1 · 09/08/2008, 08:47 AM

I have one in my mixed reef and have had no problems. Feed regulary and never seems to bother anything....

EllieSuz · 09/08/2008, 09:20 AM

Only had mine for a couple of months and so far, so good. I've read that the juveniles are less likely to pick at corals and they can resort to nipping after a couple of years. I'm hoping mine will be an exception. And yours too.

tanker · 09/08/2008, 10:01 AM

My flame has been in my tank for almost 9 years (bought just before Y2K). It is a semi-reef so just a few corals (brains, open brains, torch, srooms, ect), and a squamosa clam. Has been great!!

BigJay · 09/08/2008, 10:11 AM

No complaints so far about mine, other than that he was a finicky eater at first. He's picked up on feeding cues from other fish and now takes about anything.

mdvistnes · 09/08/2008, 10:14 AM

i have 2 flames in my 180 reef tank for a couple of years without any problems. I intended to have only one, and try it with caution then a fish supplier sent me 2 by mistake so I put both in. They bickered and chased each other for a week or 2 but now co-exist peacefully and with all the other fish. Don't touch the clams or corals. Very colorful and nice.

CleveYank · 09/08/2008, 10:15 AM

Some flames are coral pickers and will munch on everything in sight.
Some are model citizens.
Some are hiders and you rarely see them.

Crap shoot...take a roll.

bobt2 · 09/08/2008, 10:19 AM

mine was reef safe, however he became the bully of the tank{75} and actually killed some smaller fish. i caught him at it, so i know it was him.he's now alone in my frag tank!

streetjudge79 · 09/08/2008, 10:40 AM

Mine picked on my brain coral , I had to move the coral to another tank, he leaves all the soft corals alone. Other than that, he's great. Had mine for 6 months now.

Elevate · 09/08/2008, 04:07 PM

Sounds like the general consensus is that they are a relatively safe bet. I might pull the trigger this weekend.

Jordan_Oreo · 09/08/2008, 04:56 PM

Mine use to nip at zoos but dosent any more, i feed once a day and they all seem happy

cash cow · 09/08/2008, 06:30 PM

pretty much reef safe.........go for it!

shelburn61 · 09/08/2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally posted by cash cow
pretty much reef safe.........go for it!

There are horror stories, but I agree. Keep em fed. Mine is no problem with two tridacnas and many SPS. Every once in a while I see him take a single nip at my yellow porites, but I think he's exploring more than eating...

shelburn61 · 09/08/2008, 07:04 PM

dp

Elevate · 09/08/2008, 07:52 PM

I'm excited.

09/08/2008, 04:33 AM	#1
Elevate Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 222	Experience with Flame Angels? Considering a Flame Angel. I know they can be a risk putting them in a reef. I'd like to get some feedback on who has had them w/ problems, who has had them with no problems. I have an acan that is my pride and joy and I dont want it being niped at. __________________ Genesis1:26a Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea." Current Tank Info: 30 Cube w/ 20 sump

09/08/2008, 05:27 AM	#2
Victor1046 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delray Beach FL Posts: 427	I have had one in my tank for 2 years now and he is quite the gentlemen. I never see him nipping as I feed twice daily. The bio's I have read on them indicate that they feed on crustaceans in the wild so lots of mysis etc. Good Luck __________________ Victoria Current Tank Info: 110Gl, 2X250 MH 2X96W ACT , PS, 2 Tom Clowns, bi-color blennie,flame angel, brain, colt, BTA, Xenia, Red & Yellow Zoe, Green Boniopora, Red Cynarina, Trumpet, Hammer Coral, mushrooms, leather,

09/08/2008, 09:20 AM	#5
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	Only had mine for a couple of months and so far, so good. I've read that the juveniles are less likely to pick at corals and they can resort to nipping after a couple of years. I'm hoping mine will be an exception. And yours too. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

09/08/2008, 10:11 AM	#7
BigJay Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southlake, Texas Posts: 1,872	No complaints so far about mine, other than that he was a finicky eater at first. He's picked up on feeding cues from other fish and now takes about anything. __________________ PBITAWA

09/08/2008, 04:07 PM	#12
Elevate Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 222	Sounds like the general consensus is that they are a relatively safe bet. I might pull the trigger this weekend. __________________ Genesis1:26a Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea." Current Tank Info: 30 Cube w/ 20 sump

09/08/2008, 07:32 AM	#3
J.russell What was I thinking??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Norfolk Va. Posts: 738	I had one in my 125 reef with no prolems

09/08/2008, 08:47 AM	#4
Racing1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 740	I have one in my mixed reef and have had no problems. Feed regulary and never seems to bother anything....

09/08/2008, 10:01 AM	#6
tanker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: sf bay area Posts: 3,522	My flame has been in my tank for almost 9 years (bought just before Y2K). It is a semi-reef so just a few corals (brains, open brains, torch, srooms, ect), and a squamosa clam. Has been great!!

09/08/2008, 10:14 AM	#8
mdvistnes Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 181	i have 2 flames in my 180 reef tank for a couple of years without any problems. I intended to have only one, and try it with caution then a fish supplier sent me 2 by mistake so I put both in. They bickered and chased each other for a week or 2 but now co-exist peacefully and with all the other fish. Don't touch the clams or corals. Very colorful and nice.

09/08/2008, 10:15 AM	#9
CleveYank 20 Years and Over Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 3,052	Some flames are coral pickers and will munch on everything in sight. Some are model citizens. Some are hiders and you rarely see them. Crap shoot...take a roll.

09/08/2008, 10:19 AM	#10
bobt2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: long island NY Posts: 1,835	mine was reef safe, however he became the bully of the tank{75} and actually killed some smaller fish. i caught him at it, so i know it was him.he's now alone in my frag tank!

09/08/2008, 10:40 AM	#11
streetjudge79 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Miami Beach, Fl Posts: 1,970	Mine picked on my brain coral , I had to move the coral to another tank, he leaves all the soft corals alone. Other than that, he's great. Had mine for 6 months now.

09/08/2008, 04:56 PM	#13
Jordan_Oreo Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 228	Mine use to nip at zoos but dosent any more, i feed once a day and they all seem happy __________________ Money often costs too much.

09/08/2008, 06:30 PM	#14
cash cow Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: oxford, michigan Posts: 184	pretty much reef safe.........go for it!

09/08/2008, 07:04 PM	#16
shelburn61 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,094	dp

09/08/2008, 07:52 PM	#17
Elevate Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 222	I'm excited. __________________ Genesis1:26a Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea." Current Tank Info: 30 Cube w/ 20 sump