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skully
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 09:43 AM
I have a FOWLR set-up, and added a flame angel about six months ago (thought it would be my final addition). Never was aggressive toward any other fish. Last week, I lost 2 blue/green chromis, and found my arrow crab eating them. Found my yellow tang dead two days later. The arrow was promptly donated. Yesterday I found my coral banded shrimp eating the carcass of my firefish goby. I have never had any predatory problems. I studied the situation for about 4 hours last night, and noticed my flame angel chasing my remaining fish - saddleback clown, pseudochromis. Not really violent, just harassing. I have a 72g bowfront. pH 8.2, temp.-steady 79-80, nitrates, nitrite, ammonia-0, calcium-450, alk.-3.0 meq/L. Fish, shrimp, snails all look great. Any thoughts?

alexwolf
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 11:07 AM
that same thing happened to me after I dripped Kalk, I apparently didnt let it sit long enough. I caught my brittle star eating all my fish, so i banished him to my sump.

pilot_bell777
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 11:16 AM
my flame has shown no signs of aggresion what so every.......that happened to me and I started loosing fish like crazy and what I figured it out to be what that I didn't have enough Oxy exchange and my fish were slowly sufficating to death. Just a thought.

Ross
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 12:21 PM
My flame killed my firefish and use to pick on the clowns. The royal gramma holds his own though.

BA
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 12:30 PM
wow, i've never seen a flame w/ aggression...

skully
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 01:50 PM
I do have a brittle star. I had no idea they could any damage.

wkopplin
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 02:02 PM
I doubt it is the brittle star. Check water parameters again. You might have had an ammonia spike with all the dead fish and that is causing the continuing damage.

adaminaustin
Thu, 22nd Jul 2004, 04:24 PM
I agree with Blake, with all those dead fish you will get a ammonia spike.
I dont think the flame angel did it. IMHO
Is it harassing the other fish so much they wont even eat or are the other fish still eating?