Flame angel in a reef

[808jaymakoa]

Mine is 55

 

[eliramos]

what other corals do you have aside from the frogspawn?

 

[JumperAlex]

A tiny zoa frag

And a small zoa colony

I just started adding corals about 2 weeks ago. If you know the name of the second one please let me know.

 

[KoleTang]

As you can tell by reading this thread, it is a hit or miss with this fish, and other dwarf angels for that matter.

I have heard of them nipping SPS, Z/Ps, LPS, and Clams... as well as all out biting chunks out of them.

I have heard of them being model citizens. I have heard stories of these model citizens "snapping" one day and then start biting things.

My best advice for all angels (besides the Genicanthus genus) is to put them in a large tank with a lot of established colonies. So if they do decide to nip or bite, the corals will be able to handle it.

 

[bct15]

how large is your tank!? From a lot that ive read its "boredom syndrome" kindve like us humans when we get bored sometimes we eat. i think the same thing happens with fish especially angels, all the horror stories ive heard were more centered around an angel in a smaller 55 or less tank while the perfect citizens are in a hundred gallons or larger with many tank mates. idk just my .02

Mine was in a 150 gallon fed twice a day and an algae sheet every three days, had it for three years then it went into a rampage and ate several corals, colonies and frags. It mostly went after sps. Was a nightmare to get out too.

 

[agus3dfx]

this is mine and several zoas that I have, just likes a colony and does not do much damage

 

[kateater]

how large is your tank!? From a lot that ive read its "boredom syndrome" kindve like us humans when we get bored sometimes we eat. i think the same thing happens with fish especially angels, all the horror stories ive heard were more centered around an angel in a smaller 55 or less tank while the perfect citizens are in a hundred gallons or larger with many tank mates. idk just my .02

Mine is in a 215 and nips at corals all day long. Don't do it!