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04-17-2006, 04:14 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: atlanta
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what to do
My flame angel is having a feast with my pom pom, actually all my pulsing xenia...what to do, help...
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04-17-2006, 04:18 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,603
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Get him out he is not reefsafe.Maybe trade him to a LFs or sell him to someone that has a fowler tank.
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04-17-2006, 05:25 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Canton Ga
Posts: 117
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Originally Posted by superlu
My flame angel is having a feast with my pom pom, actually all my pulsing xenia...what to do, help...
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I will come get him.
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04-17-2006, 07:29 PM
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Just happy to be here
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
Posts: 260
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I would give him to me! 
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It all started with a 10 gallon Wal Mart FW tank setup!
Since 1995
Oldest living coral: Brain coral that came on my first piece of LR.
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04-17-2006, 07:41 PM
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Addicted to water
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 1,011
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Decide which you want more: the coral or the flame. Both are certainly beautiful...but often incompatible.
Unfortunately, I've had horrible luck with dwarf angels (Centropyge sp.) and all types of coral. It's a gamble some do win, but many (eventually) lose. HTH
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04-17-2006, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: FL
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I have had no problems at all with my flame angel, maybe I just got lucky. Although I wish it would eat my xenia. Try to sell it to someone looking to rid their tank of xenia.
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04-17-2006, 11:21 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,761
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I'd get him out of my reef!
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04-18-2006, 12:03 AM
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Jr. Reef Tank Engineer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,081
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Flame Angels are reef-safe on a "fish-by-fish" basis; I had a Flame (R.I.P.) that never bothered my Clam or Corals. Even though Flames are reputed to be the most "reef safe" of the Pygmy Angels, they can and do cuase harm to clams and coral.
The only thing that I've heard that will help (short of getting rid of your Flame) is to make sure that it is well-fed. It'll be tough choice either way.
HTH,
Michael
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04-18-2006, 01:34 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: atlanta
Posts: 45
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I love both...can get rid of either...they are like my babies. I feed my fish about 4 ml of brine shrimp a day and I only have 3 chromis (~2 in), a clown (~2in), a wrass (~2.5 in), and an angels (~4 in)...Is that enough?
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04-18-2006, 06:23 AM
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Addicted to water
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
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Unless enriched, brine is not sufficient nutritionally for most fish. This can lead them to look for alternative sources of food - ie your coral or other desired inverts. Angels like some algae and sponges in their diet as well, which is why they will often graze throughout the day on your LR. If you can, try to get a frozen food that is designed for pygmy angels, or look into enriching your brine (Selcon is my personal favorite).
With that being said, I fed my pygmy angels a variety of foods specifically designed for their diet, and all still found my corals too tempting. But, if you're willing to not keep the species your angel considers appetizing, it may work (the problem is trial-and-error and consistency of the fish). HTH
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04-18-2006, 06:25 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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oh no looks like he will continue to eat what he wants then if you cant remove him,I understand though I have one also and love the little red dude.
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04-18-2006, 08:17 AM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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You may just try to trade him for another flame angel. As Michael said they don't all eat corals so maybe you'll have different results with a different one. I had one that behaved well in a reef environment.
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04-18-2006, 09:02 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 57
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Where do poeple buy their nutritionally sufficent food? Most of the frozen food I come accross is very low in protein or other nutrients. I have trouble getting the fish to eat flakes or pellets. Thanks
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