Flame angel vs clam

[livloyalist]

Hi,

turning to all the experienced reefers to seek your expertise here. i have a flame angle with me for 1 year+, healthy bright colours and the plus plus point is that it does not bother my soft, hard sps corals.

however, i notice that it at times, not always, disturb my clams. sometimes it swims past without really bothering them, even when it nip the shell not the flesh. however, sometimes, it just nip on the flesh n cause the clam to retract and open.

My questions are;

1. will this cause stress to my clams and eventually kill it?

2. is such FA unique or hard to come by since it does not bother my corals? cos some say 50/50 or even 80/20 that FA may nip corals.

with the answers, i will be able to make a wiser decision, to keep flame or to keep clam or both

thks in advance.

[lauep]

Hi bro, i previously had a FA and 5 clams in my tank.

It never once bothered my clams at all.

[livloyalist]

Thks for sharing.

[yikai]

dwarf angels are really quite reefsafe, especially flame angel. none of the dwarf angels eat corals in the wild and certainly don't eat tridacna clams. In our tanks, they may sample corals on occasion but it's usually nothing serious as this is not their main diet. however some species tend to peck more and eventually the coral will die not because it's being eaten alive, but because of stress and damage. one good example is the lemonpeel angel which loves pecking on LPS.

thus the occasional pecking will not do anyharm to corals and clams. however, if the pecking is very often on your clam, your clam will close up and eventually die.

so you be the judge. isit doing it so often that the clam is very stressed and does not want to open? if so, remove the flame angel or remove the clam.

[livloyalist]

Thks for your knowledge lemon lemon and thks for sharing your experience clam chowder.

My clams always open and wide under the sun n light, close when pecked but open straight after. will like to keep both.

thks once again.

[LaW]

Thks for your knowledge lemon lemon and thks for sharing your experience clam chowder.

My clams always open and wide under the sun n light, close when pecked but open straight after. will like to keep both.

thks once again.

IME, flame angel has got itchy mouth, on most occasions, they wont harm corals while pecking.

they just seem to want a taste of their slime.

so dun worry to much on it

[livloyalist]

Thks law for your comment which affirms earlier beliefs. now i can stop worrying and doubting....

thks all for your time

[lauep]

Thks law for your comment which affirms earlier beliefs. now i can stop worrying and doubting....

thks all for your time

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No worries bro! Enjoy the beauty of the Flame Angel and presence of the clams together!

Lemon Lemon has a thread on angelfishes compatibility with corals / clams.

You can read more info from here:

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87999

This info is good stuff!

[livloyalist]

Thks for your time clam chowder by input an easy link. hv a gd fish farm wkend. TGIF.

[lauep]

Yeah! I'm so looking forward to go to the farm tmr morning! Hahah

[dryDiver]

hey bro, if the FA bothers ur clam again, just throw the FA into ur neighbour's tank hehehe. then everyone happy.

joke joke lah