Flameback angelfish with corals?

[brett559]

For the last few months, I've been trying to add an angelfish to my tank. I tried a yellow angel that did not work out at all - he really loved my corals, especially my acans and my favia. So I took him back. Then I tried a Potter's angel, but he was just too timid. He was having trouble getting to food, and I could tell he wasn't going to work out long term. So I took him back too. (Racked up some nice store credit at UA)

I've done some research and am considering a flameback angelfish. They stay small (some sites say they can go in 30 gallons or less) and from what I have read, they are about as good with corals as a dwarf angel can be (i.e. more like coral beauty/flame (GOOD) than bicolor/lemonpeel (BAD)).

Have any of you kept a flameback angel? How did it do with your corals - mostly wondering about LPS (Duncan, hammer, torch, favia, acans), as I don't have any SPS or zoas right now.

Let me know! Thanks!

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Mine picked on a leather coral but left SPS and LPS alone

 

[ijnoj09]

I don't have a flameback angel but one that's very similar, cherub pgymy. I have him in a tank with sps/lps/zoas and I haven't had any problems.

 

[CoralNerd]

I'm going to get a Potters Angel as I hear there one of the least likely to pick at corals.

 

[Kiopino]

hi,
i have 2 in a 85gal. they do not touch my corals, have candy canes, acan, torch, bird nest, shrooms, mantipora and couple of others.
i say 2, but it was an experiment that turn out pretty good, was whilling so get rid of one of them if it did not work.

 

[Cliving1]

I think the flameback or cherub are good choices. A few years. Ago I had a white tailed pygmy( I think you can get them on liveaquaria now), and it never bothered a thing.

 

[scooter31707]

Good choice and beautiful fish. Doesn't pick since I had him (8 months). Remember, they are still Angels so they can be hit or miss and they can be good for years and 1 day start nipping. IMO, it's always a gamble.

 

[brett559]

Thanks for the input. Hopefully my LFS can find one when he goes down to LA this week...

 

[Angel101]

African I cannot comment on, but a Brazilian I can...never had any issues with any SPS, LPS or softie. These are great fish and brighter than the African IMO.

 

[brett559]

My fish guy says that the Brazilian (fireball) are a lot harder to come by. Very pretty fish - I agree!