Flame Angel in a reef

[mtnrunner]

I've had a few Flame Angels in my mixed 90 gal reef over the years and they never have bothered the corals. Beautiful fish and really enjoy my current one.

 

[Eckolancer]

Ive seen them from 35-80 in DFW I got mine for free from a friend that had a tank leak and wanted out.

 

[ReEfErAdDiCt]

I have a flame, lemonpeel, multicolor, Imperator, Swallowtail, Regal and Joculator in my reef.

:frusty:

That's impressive. Looks like your reef is thriving with all those angels in there.

On another note, I've had a flame angel in my reef and he never once touched a coral. If you have the means, one suggestion would be to set up a temporary quarantine tank and test one out in there. I have a small 30 gal frag tank plumbed to my DT and I put any potential problem fish in there first. There's been times I've had to get rid of a fish because they would pick on corals in that qt tank. Also, if your LFS is willing, you could have them put the flame in a tank with some corals and see how he does. I know most LFS in my area will quarantine or "train" your fish for an additional fee. Good luck

 

[TJ's Reef]

I have a Flame and Fisheri in my 125g mixed Reef with Clams, they both occasionally nip/taste at my Pocillopora corals but no real damage. I feed very well and have a large amount of Corals so they tend not to pick at any single colony.

Cheers, Todd

 

[Emerdog]

If you have a coral beauty then don,t do it because my flame angel ripped it apart.