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Flame Angelfish
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The Flame Pygmy Angelfish has a bright red-orange body that is crossed by black vertical bars. The dorsal and anal fins are blue and black striped. Flame Angelfish are generally peaceful toward other fish (but not...
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| Scientific Name |
Centropyge loriculus
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| Common Names |
Dwarf Flame Angelfish, Dwarf Angel, Flame Angel
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My first and last Angel in a reef tank.
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Another easy to care for fish that would eat almost anything you put before it. The fish was aggressive but not too aggressive if that makes sense. If you are looking to buy one I would go ahead and purchase it from the LFS and have them put it in a tank with another fish. Most places will do it for free or a small deposit. The can be social fish if they are subjected to fish at a early age. Mine grew fast because it had a buffet I called my reef! Very active and literally all over the tank always investigating something. Mine was housed in a 55 gallon tank and seemed to be ok but I think over the long run I would suggest a much bigger tank to meet this fishes swimming demands.
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| Liked about it |
First and foremost is the stunning colors of this fish. they are a beautiful species and really are very eye catching. They often cruise around the tank looking for their next meal which more then likely will be a piece of coral.
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| Didn't like |
=Pretty dominate over easy going fish in your tank
=They will eat your corals! Nipping at first and then leading to a coral genocide.
=Great swimming defense and are pretty hard to trap once you get them in the tank.
I would not recommend this fish at all in a reef tank setting. Some people have had better luck then others but honestly I would not have another one unless it was a FOWLR tank. The LFS's seem to be pretty proud of these things too and prices will be all over the place.
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2.5 |
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3.0 |
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2.0 |
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My pick of the Angels
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This is the only Angel I trust in a reef
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| Liked about it |
Beautiful
Gets along with tank mates
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| Didn't like |
Cost
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Very beautiful fish, but NOT REEF SAFE
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I always wanted a Flame Angle, so I got 1 because they were supposed to be reef safe. Well mine was at first. But then he started nipping. He ate my Stylophora, Superman Monti, Favia, Acans, and my Micromussa. He seemed to really like the "brain" type of LPS corals. Most of them recovered after he naturally died after I had him for 2 years. If it wasn't for the nipping he would have been a perfect fish. But I wouldn't recommend anybody putting 1 in a reef tank.
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| Liked about it |
Beautiful colors. Didn't get to big. And he ate just about anything, and ate very well. So I really like this fish, but not in a reef tank.
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| Didn't like |
I didn't like the fact that he picked at my corals.
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4.5 |
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4.0 |
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5.0 |
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Great Fish but Not for the Reef tank!!
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I currently have one of these beauties in my 150 reef tank. Putting him in my reef tank was the biggest mistake Ive made in a long time. He nips at everything lps softies sps snails feather dusters he just doesnt care. Its been a nightmare trying to get him out. This is the second flame I've had through the years. The first was in a fowlr and I had no problems. I highly recommend these fish but not for a reef tank. Ive heard stories of how people have them in reefs with no problems but if I were you I wouldn't chance it. Both flames dominated the tanks so I wouldn't added one to a peaceful fish tank. |
| Liked about it |
Very Hardy The color is amazing will stand its ground easy to feed
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| Didn't like |
Can be a bully and nips at corals.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Great lil angel
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Wouldn't put into a reef tank some nip some dont . a great fish only fish its very hardy lil guy |
| Liked about it |
A great hardy lil angel. Has bright colors
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| Didn't like |
Can nip at corals and sometime is kinda territorial
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Great Little Fish
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These are great little fish to add to fish only systems. Addition to reef systems are at the owners risk as they have been known to pick on the fleshy parts of LPS and clam mantles as well as devour polyps. I had one that decimated an entire zoe colony in two days. |
| Liked about it |
Great coloration.
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| Didn't like |
Can be very agressive and territorial.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Stunning!
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This fish has great color, they are hardy and are great additions to any tank. If added to a reef some will nip corals so be careful. They can also become territorial and will chase other fish around. They also like to graze all day so it is best to keep them with lots of live rock. |
| Liked about it |
The color of the fish is one of the first things that I noticed and when i found out that they were hardy I had to have one.
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| Didn't like |
They can become territorial.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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