Maze N Flam Angel

[Wolfenbuttel]

My flame attacks my maze coral is this normal? How do I stop it?

[tims]

what type of flame?the Centropyge loriculus which is the normal one you see in the LFS are know to nip and SPS and even soft corals..........
so is it normal .yes.. is it good.......no...someone has to go somewhere else

[Wolfenbuttel]

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
well this is it. dont know what it sciece name is

[betamed]

My Flame Angel does not bother my corals, but they are not always reef safe. I have a 150g with lots of live rock for grazing and I clip nori on the glass to suppliment his feeding. I have heard that if you keep them well fed they won't pick at the corals.

[Wolfenbuttel]

Yea i heard that but I thought u were only supposed to keep nori on for 15 min.? When I put the veggies in he stays away from them

[tims]

yup that be the guy..

[partobe]

I had one in my tank for awhile and like you he stayed away from the vggie clip. Here are a cpl of tips that worked for me. I broke the nori up and put it in with the flake food after a cpl of days he started eating the nori I also put in meaty foods( clams shrimp ) that he could pick at for awhile .

[hawks]

They say you have a 50/50 chance they won't pick at corals.....

[Wiskey]

Flame's seem to be a little hit or miss with eating corals, the only way to stop him is to get him out of the tank.

Whiskey

[Wolfenbuttel]

Thanks guys

[reefermike1]

ive heard of nipping but never really heard of them doing any damage to the corals other than ticking it off and making it close up

[Wolfenbuttel]

well nipping would best describe it

[Bender 2]

Now that it has started nipping you will be lucky if it stops. I had to remove a flame and a coral beauty from my tank (replaced one with the other) for nipping corals. I have heard that they are hit or miss but i figured since I am 0 for 2 I am done with dwarf angels. Hopefully you have better luck than I did.