flame angel

[Demm]

hey allI would like to get a flame angel. I have read about them and they say that it might be aggressive towards other fish and may nip at corals. what experiances have you guys had with flame angels? would I have problems you think?55g reef tank:2 ocellarisa small blue tangemporer cardinalspotted mandarin goby2 engineering gobiessnails and crabswhite ring urchincorals:green starsyellow polypssome palyszoastorchxeniamushrooms.how do you thinks I'd fair with one as far as aggression and nipping goes?thanks!

[tony]

flames seem to be hit or miss, i myself have owned a couple and they never made it more than a few weeks at most

try searching this was discussed fairly recently

[RayAllen]

Here is a thread from just a few days ago asking the same question. Take a look.

http://maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39477

[RayAllen]

lol, tony you and I are on the same page.

[Demm]

ohh ok ill check the other thread out. sorry for the repost I was posting from work using my cell phone :(

[RayAllen]

no dont worry about it. Theres just a lot of good info on the other thread.

[tony]

ohh ok ill check the other thread out. sorry for the repost I was posting from work using my cell phone :(

no worries, i just didnt want to have to type out another long reply haha

[blueboy]

with that livestock i wouldn't see a problem. they ussually nip at SPS or clams(if you get a nipper). i've had one in my tank for about 4 years, only nipped xenia, and that's a good thing right?

[alton]

Love mine I have had him since Tamer first opened Aquatic Ware House. The neat thing was I added him to an aggressive tank with a Clown trigger, Very large Queen Angel and Purple Tang and he fit right in. I have Xenia, Frogspawn, GSP, Kenyan Trees in the tank he is in.

[SoLiD]

I have had a mated pair of Flame Angels (I got them in Houston) in my tank for about 8 months now. They love extra rock work and are very active and attractive. I have never seen them nip at anything than occasionally each other when they aren't in love. :)

[MikeP]

I read an interesting thread on Reefcentral about flukes being a part of the 'sudden death' of pygmy angels and their not eating.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1260067&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

I would do a full quarantine and just because the fish is eating you still may want to do the fluke treatment listed above (basically temperature / ph adjusted FW dips) and treat for internal parasites at the same time.

[Bill S]

Great thread, Mike. Thanks.