Flame angel bothering my Squamosa...Need Help

[Richieboy]

I have a Squamosa that's about 5 inches in size in my 75g for about 3 months now... It has been doing great. My Flame angel that never bothered it before jumped out of the tank, so I bought another flame angel, it is roughly about 1.5 inches in size. After a few days of having the flame in the tank, it started to pick at the mantle of the squamosa. Today, the clam opened up for a few hours in the morning, but I guess the flame kept nipping at it, so it has been closed for about 3 hours now....Should I be worried? What can I do to prevent the flame from nipping it besides getting rid of the flame...because I can't catch it....I did put a small mirror near the squamosa to try and deter the flame, but it still nips at the shell of the clam once in a while. What can I do? Any advice would be helpful. thanks

 

[ezcompany]

nothing you can do. its either the fish, or the clam.

 

[Giovanni]

Sell the fish!!!

 

[onegreenray]

sell the flame. dwarfs are great for being good for a few months. then going to town on your clams and zoos. i had just gotten rid of my flame. it destroyed half my zoo colonies.

 

[TearDrop]

Like people, fish have their own personalities. One Flame may not bother it all, while the other one may harass it to no end...my advice, get rid of the flame or trade it for a different one. I have a flame with my clams and it does't bother them.

 

[onegreenray]

you are lucky. i've gone thru two over the years and had no luck.

 

[Giovanni]

I also have a flame that does not bother my clams or my zoas. If I could catch him you and you were close enough, I would sell him to you.