Dwarf angels in a reef tank

[Clowning_Around72]

What dwarf angels are more reef safe? What can I keep with them, are sps, euphyllia,acans, scolymia and plate corals for example good? What about tridacna clams?

 

[Reefpuck]

Flame angels seem to be one of the more popular...although there are never any guarantees with them. Both my friend and I each had one in our mixed reefs and in the last year...we've both taken ours out. My experience they are more nippers towards sps...but again your experience may vary.

I believe the Genicanthus species (Swallowtail and Bellus angelfish) are considered overall the most reef safe...but definitely not as vibrant.

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

They all are a risk, depends on the personality of the fish involved, and all of those apart from maybe the euphyllia are at risk, just depends how much u want to risk losing corals. However some of the less safe include the bicolor, lemonpeel, eiblis and halfblack, and golden angelfish, maybe more.. but still depends on the individual fish

 

[ca1ore]

LOL - same answer as in the hundreds of other threads asking the same question ..... with caution.

 

[Neoalchemist]

Angels nip period, that being said there are a few factors that you can control to make it less of an issue.
Size of tank and density of corals for one. If you have a larger tank with a good density of live rock and corals it can spread their investigations out so it is less likely to become an issue.
The right diet and plenty to eat can help a lot. Multiple small feedings are a must.
A productive refugium or a regular addition of pods is important.
Angels eat quite a bit more algea than most would think so a daily clip with seaweed that the angel likes can be a big deal. Better even, would be to have some algea growing in the tank.
I find that having a competitive fish very close to the angel in size and personality can help too. I have a Cole tang and a potter's angel in a 100 gallon and they are best friends half of the day and the other half of the day they compete ( no fighting just bickering over the best grazing areas). Keeps curiosity browsing time down.
I find that angels that browse sps are easier to deal with because they rarely eat the coral. They mostly just pick here and there because they see a tentacle wiggle out of the corner of their eye and think it might be a pod.
LPS pickers though, once they start to test an acan or something they usually consume or at leas harass the coral to death.
So you can do it successfully you just have to be prepared better meet the fishes needs or keep trying different fish or coral combos until you both are happy.