Anyone had much luck with them?? I had one that lived for like a week. I'm wanting for my 135 reef tank; I guess the first question is would he be ok and leave my other stuff alone?? I've got a little of everything-softies, SPS, LPS and clams, etc.; second-are they fairly hardy?? Did I just have a bad FA?? What do ya'll feed 'em?
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i lost one too to hlle good luck one of my favorite fish
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I'm 0-3 with flame angels.word on the street is that some develop a taste for coral polyps.
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I've had one for about 2 years now in my 120. Appears to be fairly hardy as he has been moved 5 times and even spent about a month in a rubbermaid container. Its my favorite fish. Eats anything I put in the tank but isnt all that interested in algae sheets. He does pick at it, but not nearly as much as my lemon peel or purple tang. Compared to those fish, he is a little shy but still eats from my hand. I only have mushrooms and star polyps in the tank so can't comment too much on his reef safe-ness but he hasn't messed with any of that stuff.
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mine never bothered my coral but they are hit or miss. if he doesnt do well in your tank i will take it
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I have kept FAs for years... I love them... I have never had a problem keeping them alive nor have I ever had a problem with them picking at corals or clams. Maybe I have always been lucky but I think they are one of the safest angels out there, IMHO.
I'd love to have a flame, but I've got a coral beauty so that's not an option. The Coral Beauty probably has a worse rep than the flame, but mine hasn't touched anything that he's not supposed to. (I might have to have Blind teach him how to eat KT frags!)
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Eric, I have a 3 inch flame in my reef tank and he's great. He doesn't bother any of my corals and most of all, he gets along with everyone. He was given to me by a friend and I was very apprehensive about putting him in my tank. I'm glad I have, he's a beautiful little angel.
Mine doesn't bother anything and I've had him for over a year. They are hit or miss though and they will pick. It's better to have a large tank so they spread their "picking" out over many corals then it doesn't really bother any. Every once in a while i'll see mine pick right on a coral but no big deal.
