Would you risk a juvenile Queen Angel in an anemone dominant reef aquarium?

[Seancj]

Queen angels are my favorite big fish, BUT, I understand that they eat inverts and are not typically reef safe. I'm wondering however, if a very small juvenile was added to a large enough anemone dominate tank, and if fed very well, would stay the desire to nip at the nems as the Queen got older? I am however, thinking that Nature will eventually prevail and even if well fed, the Queen would eventually start to nip/eat the nems.
Anyone out there have a large angel in their reefs with anemones?

 

[dennis romano]

I tried a juvenile queen in a mixed reef. In two days, it took out zoas, mushrooms, RFAs and a condy anemone.

 

[Seancj]

Thanks for the reply. If it went after the Condy, it would likely go after LTA and Magnifica too.

 

[Gudhjem]

As one point of reference, I have an adult queen angel in my 225 gallon with several bubble tip anemones. She doesn't appear to touch them. I got her as a juvenile and she's been in there 6 years, anemones at least 4 years. I also keep lots of coral in that tank, mostly SPS. Zoas, mushrooms, euphylia, acans get eaten, but that might not be the queen -- could be the emperor angel, or moorish idol, of any of several other suspects (but I think mostly the moorish idol).

 

[Seancj]

Well, that's a glimmer of hope! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Largeangels]

IME large angels don't go after anemones or SPS. They do however go after other "meaty" hard or soft corals.

There is always the exception so have a backup plan. I try and arrange aquariums such that I can put a few eggcrate dividers in there and at least minizime the amount I have to tear down to get to that fish.