Emperor angel eating Zoanthids

[Ukreeferguy2020]

Hi. I have a Coral Beauty which has never been a problem but I have put an Emperor Angel into my 100g tank a couple of weeks ago and so far he has tucked into 2 colonies of my Zoanthids.

I know this is a risk you take, and once they develop a taste for them its hard to stop, but does anyone have any tips on how I can stop or tame this fancy for my corals? Anything that anyone has tried that has worked?

Thanks.

 

[billdogg]

Removal of the fish or the corals is AFAIK, the only remedy

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Removal of the fish or the corals is AFAIK, the only remedy

Yep.

 

[nereefpat]

Pretty standard full-size angel behavior, as I understand.

 

[rvareef]

get a bigger tank with bigger corals

 

[HidingReefer]

Well, as you said this was the risk. Usually, once these angels get a taste for corals they don't stop there. Now it's up to you whether you value your Zoas more or your Emperor Angel. Also, I will note that if the Emperor wipes out all of the zoas in your tank, it's likely he'll move onto something else.

 

[albano]

also, i will note that if the emperor wipes out all of the zoas in your tank, it's likely he'll move onto something else.

+1

 

[lionfish300]

Now it's up to you whether you value your Zoas more or your Emperor Angel.

That is where my stop no Zoas for me

 

[Ukreeferguy2020]

That is where my stop no Zoas for me

I guess I'll have to wait and see.


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[karimwassef]

If only we can train angels to eat Xenia and GSP only...

 

[Vrod2169]

So I recognize that this is an old post. I have a 300 with a 2 year old emperor. In the past 5 months I started to add soft corals. Everything was going well until I added a colony of zoo and within a week he ate 90 dollars worth, uuggg,! The leathers and mushrooms have not been touched at all. My question is what are the chances that he would go after a colony of rainbow cloves that I was looking to add next week?

 

[Timfish]

It's really going to depend on what it's prefferences are. There's lots of different mushrooms so they might be a better choice. You could also try a less expensive clove polyp variety first.

 

[lionfish300]

My Emperor is now full grown. Over the years he ate my zoa, rock flower anemones. The other day he was nipping at my Haddoni Anemone

 

[DavidinGA]

He's surrounded by food - he's going to eat it all.

 

[Vrod2169]

Thank you all for the input. I have an island of Xenia and he doesn’t seem to touch those either. Might try a cheap version of the cloves $30, before doing the expensive rainbow clove $180. Such a great fish so try to keep him as I build up more softies to get the best of both worlds. Thanks again.