are flame angels reef safe ?

[sea monkey]

some say yes , some say no...

anyone have any personal experience with flame angels ?

[kpete4]

I think they are a little bit fish to fish. I have one that I absolutely love but all that I have are mushroom corals that he doesn't touch. I talked to a guy who had one in his full reef setup w/out trouble. But I've also heard of some who pick on stuff and are trouble.

Sorry I didn't really help you at all

[David Grigor]

I have had two different ones in my system without any problems. Well fed may help lessen the possibility. However, with that said, just be sure you have a good method for removing the fish if you observe any issues.

I have both a flame and a coral beauty that I got from others that because of no polyp extention just assumed it was the fish. Well, they both have been model citizens for me ( now 2 years later ) so be sure you actually catch them in the act before jumping to conclusions.

[p30sl]

Mine eats acropora coral tips. The corals are recovering and growing faster that it can comsume. I will admit that I don't feed as much as I should. Mine is small and if you have enough coral even if it's nipping overall not really a problem. I love mine and am willing to let it do it's thing. Good luck!

[kjdeut]

My flame picks all the time but not on any single coral to the point where it does any damage. I have have it for 3+ years.

[Sizzlersonthebrain]

mine nipped at the corals or at least i thought until I realized it was going after pods. never hurt a nything in my tank.

[christensonjes]

You guys are making me want to go get one!

[sea monkey]

lol this hasn't helped much , maybe , no , kinda but not really , yes and no ....

i just want a easy to keep fish that swims around rather than hide.

[Otolith]

I will never put a dwarf angel in a reef tank again. Does that help you? :smile:



OK, I may try a flameback just because they are sooooo cooooollllll.... :poke:

[stuckey_t]

Get a red sea regal angel:smile: I've got one in my refugium just waiting for the big move:rotflmao:

[epidemic]

I think Li has two of them in his reef

[clownnut]

yep. a mated pair in my tank. they nip on sps once awhile but no real damage, i keep them well fed.

[Otolith]

Get a red sea regal angel:smile: I've got one in my refugium just waiting for the big move:rotflmao:

OOOHHHHH, maybe I want one of those instead. They are a very cool fish.

Hey Troy, how are the corals?

[Havre]

It might be ok if you kept a sharp eye on him. If he starts to attack corals you could probably remove him before there is horrific damage since they have a small mouth???

[JG24]

I have an Ebli Angel in my system. Just fine and dandy!

[wes]

you just won't get a definitive answer. I'd say go for it, though. They're gorgeous. I've been lucky with a coral beauty, but I don't think any of the centropyge's are 100% reef safe.

[storrisch]

Trevor from WoF has a flame that is fine except with Green LPS.