Coral Beauty and flame angel comparability

[Sailmaven]

I have a 75 gallon reef tank with a bangai cardinal, chromis and 3 inch coral beauty. Could I add a flame angel to this mix. I have been getting conflicting advice.

 

[gsiegel]

I think the CB may have an issue if it is already established in the tank

 

[MAGNUMDIVER]

Dwarf angels don't usually play nice in the sand box with each other. Also be careful with the flame they are not all reef safe mine was not.

 

[H.reidi.MN]

In a 75 your risking all out war with an established coral beauty.

 

[snorvich]

Dwarf angels don't usually play nice in the sand box with each other. Also be careful with the flame they are not all reef safe mine was not.

I agree. No dwarf angel is fully reef safe.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Coral safe could be an issue.

However, I have had a coral beauty, flame and multicolored together in my 65 for about 2 years now (( the coral beauty and multicolored were together an additional year, prior to my move )).

The flame was in an acclimation box for 6 days before being released into the tank (( had the flame for a year prior, was paired with a flame { died during the move } and an C. deborae in a 75 )). There was some minor chasing at first, but nothing that made me concerned.

 

[johnike]

It's a crapshoot.
I drained my entire 240 to catch an Eibli that went rogue.
They got along for months since their all at the same time introduction, then one day a Flame, CB, and a Bicolor got massacred.

 

[Squidmotron]

I have a coral beauty and flame angel together in a 200 gallon tank. They were introduced a couple years ago as juveniles. I purposely did them at the same time to help with aggression.

Both seem to be decent reef citizens. They have certainly not mowed anything down the way a rogue butterfly fish would. Occasionally I'll see them pick at something in an inquisitive way. Never really had any real coral damage.