flame angel

faulkincanyon · 07/07/2007, 10:07 PM

anyone have one...how are they with clowns...i know they may nip at corals....but overall are they a descent fish to have?

bertoni · 07/07/2007, 10:22 PM

I wouldn't put one in a 20g tank, but they are fine fish for tanks without corals and clams.

faulkincanyon · 07/07/2007, 10:27 PM

no I have a 55 gallon.....but with coral...will it eat it?

Bambalam · 07/07/2007, 10:35 PM

Your sig says you have a 20 high...might want to update that.

As to the FA, they are beautiful, but not exactly reef safe. Some people have had success with them in their reef tanks-some haven't. I wouldn't take the chance in my tank.

jon99 · 07/07/2007, 10:41 PM

I did and it worked out fine. Feeding it a little extra may help. If you let it get hungry tho watch out. Also depends on the corals. I think they are much more prone to going after soft coral with thin frilly ends such as a xenia than say an LPS. But I may be wrong.

hyperfocal · 07/07/2007, 10:43 PM

Mine takes the occasional nibble at SPS polyps, so I now have zero daytime PE. However, it's a beautiful fish full of personality. You buy yer fishes, you take yer chances.

ahullsb · 07/08/2007, 01:04 AM

They are hit or miss. Mine chewed on zoo polyps and brain corals non stop until I got rid of it. They are cool looking fish but I'm done with them for awhile.

jaymz101 · 07/08/2007, 07:05 AM

I had one and I loved her (they are born females). She had alot of personality and was kept well fed so she never niped at my Lobo or anything else. It really depends on the individual and how well they are fed.

bean3178 · 07/08/2007, 08:31 AM

My flame angel ate all of my acan's. Lost about $500-600 in corals. Before I thought it may be worth the risk since they're so colorful. But, lesson learned.

07/07/2007, 10:07 PM	#1
faulkincanyon Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lubbock,TX Posts: 523	flame angel anyone have one...how are they with clowns...i know they may nip at corals....but overall are they a descent fish to have?

07/07/2007, 10:22 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I wouldn't put one in a 20g tank, but they are fine fish for tanks without corals and clams. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

07/07/2007, 10:41 PM	#5
jon99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atl Ga Posts: 817	I did and it worked out fine. Feeding it a little extra may help. If you let it get hungry tho watch out. Also depends on the corals. I think they are much more prone to going after soft coral with thin frilly ends such as a xenia than say an LPS. But I may be wrong. __________________ Current tank: 210 gallon mixed reef 2x250w radium, 1x400w radium, 2x vortech mp40, 2 seaswirls. 40 gallon frag tank 250w radium, vortech mp10, seaswirl. 55 gallon sump w/ remote DSB, turf scrubber, SR Current Tank Info: 210 in the works

07/07/2007, 10:43 PM	#6
hyperfocal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edge of oblivion Posts: 1,708	Mine takes the occasional nibble at SPS polyps, so I now have zero daytime PE. However, it's a beautiful fish full of personality. You buy yer fishes, you take yer chances. __________________ "Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent." -- Voltaire Current Tank Info: getting back into the hobby

07/08/2007, 01:04 AM	#7
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	They are hit or miss. Mine chewed on zoo polyps and brain corals non stop until I got rid of it. They are cool looking fish but I'm done with them for awhile. __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

07/07/2007, 10:27 PM	#3
faulkincanyon Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lubbock,TX Posts: 523	no I have a 55 gallon.....but with coral...will it eat it?

07/07/2007, 10:35 PM	#4
Bambalam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: OH Posts: 688	Your sig says you have a 20 high...might want to update that. As to the FA, they are beautiful, but not exactly reef safe. Some people have had success with them in their reef tanks-some haven't. I wouldn't take the chance in my tank.

07/08/2007, 07:05 AM	#8
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	I had one and I loved her (they are born females). She had alot of personality and was kept well fed so she never niped at my Lobo or anything else. It really depends on the individual and how well they are fed. __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

07/08/2007, 08:31 AM	#9
bean3178 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 564	My flame angel ate all of my acan's. Lost about $500-600 in corals. Before I thought it may be worth the risk since they're so colorful. But, lesson learned.