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  1. 1. Is your Flame Angel coral safe??

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Read a number of aricles and some of it mentioned is reef safe...some mentioned "reef safe with caution"

i thought of taking the chance and dropped by Ah Beng and wanted to order in his next shipment...but he stop me and mentioned that they do nibble at corals. So he discourage.

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Read a number of aricles and some of it mentioned is reef safe...some mentioned "reef safe with caution"

i thought of taking the chance and dropped by Ah Beng and wanted to order in his next shipment...but he stop me and mentioned that they do nibble at corals. So he discourage.

hi bro. flame angels are one of the safest dwarf angels out there. the chances of them nipping on corals are less than 50%. I've kept a few before and none of them nip on corals.

There is always a certain risk involved when keeping dwarf angels with soft corals. If you are too captivated by their beauty, and want to take the risk, then go ahead.

But if you can't bear to risk your prized pratas, then i suggest to stay away from dwarves..

But my personal experience in flame angel, is that they are very safe.

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good to hear as i wish to have at least an angel in my tank when it matures..but i took a step back after ahbeng told me not to. :wacko:

if you really want angels, go for genicanthus angels. these are the swallowtail angels and are 100% reef safe. they feed on plankton in the wild and thus, don't touch corals. and most of them are easy to keep too. feeding on frozen and pellets readily.

if you prefer the colourful dwarf angels, flame angel is one of the safest. I've never regretted getting one and for me it's been nothing but well behaved. though there's always a risk with your meaty corals.

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noted bro...intend to get one..some assurance is good... :D

assurance is only one thing. you have to try it out first. only then you will realise that they are actually very safe. unless you super suay kena one that nip your coral.

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let me share my experience with FA..

i've a few fishes that fall under the "must have" category,

and one of it is the flame angel..

to be frank, if i find it nipping on any corals,

i would rather get rid of the coral, than my flame angel..

of cos easier said than done,

this have not happen to me yet..

kept my first FA in my first tank,

kept only zoas and mushroom,

didnt attack any of those at all..

died when my tank crashed...

after my mini upgrade to 2ft cube,

got myself another FA..

this time, i had prata and brain corals on my sand bed..

no issues with the FA..

however i caught it a few times nipping on my prata once or twice,

then it swam off..

IMO,

i feel that as long as its well fed,

it wont go round looking for your corals..

although i caught it nipping on my prata once or twice,

my prata didnt deflate or shrink..

overall reefsafe i must say for my experience,

just watch your meaty corals like Pratas or Brain corals carefully..

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kiko, you must be posting during half time :P

Hi Seanewbie

I bought a 2 inch FA last week.

I saw it pecking on my cocoworm twice then stopped.

so far so good, leaving my zoas, blastos, rics, gonio, suns alone.

Agree with Kiko. FA is a must have fish for me too.

Resisted it in the beginning due to the same concerns as you have.

But cave in when I went reborn and saw this cutie.

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kiko, you must be posting during half time :P

Hi Seanewbie

I bought a 2 inch FA last week.

I saw it pecking on my cocoworm twice then stopped.

so far so good, leaving my zoas, blastos, rics, gonio, suns alone.

Agree with Kiko. FA is a must have fish for me too.

Resisted it in the beginning due to the same concerns as you have.

But cave in when I went reborn and saw this cutie.

Simply cannot disagree too... :agreed:

I got 3 FA now..... one in main tank... one pair in QT tank pending for new tank setup... just cannot resist..

I vote they are 95% reef safe.... :score:

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kiko, you must be posting during half time :P

Hi Seanewbie

I bought a 2 inch FA last week.

I saw it pecking on my cocoworm twice then stopped.

so far so good, leaving my zoas, blastos, rics, gonio, suns alone.

Agree with Kiko. FA is a must have fish for me too.

Resisted it in the beginning due to the same concerns as you have.

But cave in when I went reborn and saw this cutie.

Hi Bro,

Bought a FA at reborn 2 weeks ago. Am glad that it didnt nip at any of my corals! pheww!

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Hi all,

Just come across this WWM webite mentioned that all dwarf angels investigated start off sexually undifferentiated,become females that turn into males with age/growth, a condition called protogynous (first female) hermaphroditism (possessing both sexes). Further Centropyge live in groups of one male with several females, in a harem or haremic condition. When the male is removed from this harem, or in a situation of surplus females, one of them will convert to a male."

So my question is if there are 2 or more male FA in a huge tank, will some of the male transforms back to female? :rolleyes:

Quoted from wetwebmedia.com

"Reproduction, Sexual Differentiation:

In terms of sexing members of the genus, some are known to display temporary or permanent color differences between the sexes (dichromatism), and in all there are size differences (dimorphism) by sex. For example in Potter's and flame angelfishes males are larger and colorful on their unpaired fins than females.

All dwarf angels investigated start off sexually undifferentiated, become females that turn into males with age/growth, a condition called protogynous (first female) hermaphroditism (possessing both sexes). Further Centropyge live in groups of one male with several females, in a harem or haremic condition. When the male is removed from this harem, or in a situation of surplus females, one of them will convert to a male."

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