what could I expect my new coral beauty to eat in my tank?

[kilo]

LPS SPS or just the Zoas

 

[boilermaker1]

Its completely hit or miss. Mine happens to leave everything alone except for an occasional snap at GSPs.

 

[marrone]

It's hit or miss and it could happen today or 6 months from now. The coral of choose among angels seems to be zoo's though.

 

[jda]

You probably cannot expect anything. They can get after anything from clams to softies, LPS and SPS. Supposedly, they really like clams.

 

[Blazer88]

Mine liked ate my open brain, Xenia........and two firefish I couldn't be happier she is now out of my tank.

 

[kilo]

Luckily I have a 20 gallon which I will put it in for now I have it in my sump the reason I got it was because they were only $10.99 and I can't pass up a deal like that. Thanks for all the help

 

[s2svetko]

Mine doesnt bother my green finger leather, zoos, candycane frag (lps), Green Ricordea Mushroom (she was picking at the rocks around it then went to pick at it and stoped in her tracks). She does seem to pick at my Devils Hand leather.

 

[RichConley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7013238#post7013238 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marrone
It's hit or miss and it could happen today or 6 months from now. The coral of choose among angels seems to be zoo's though.

I've never heard of a dwarf angel eating zoos. Large angels, yes, but theyre a completely different genus, and should be considered differently.

Open brains is what I'd worry about, if anything.

Theres been a whole bunch of poll threads that are like "did your dwarf angel harm anything"

The ratio always seems to be about 75% Fine, 20% occasional nips, 5% It was a terror.

THeres one about flame angels right now in reef talk.

 

[marrone]

Well not only have I heard but I've seen it a # of times. Your placing a fish in a closed system that grazes on things and there is always a chance it's going to go after some thing.

The 75% fine seems to be way out of line as more than not people that have angels have some kind of pick whether it's on clams, zoo's, soft corals, sps or brains. Actually more people chose not to keep angels in their tank to start with. Some people have learned to live with it as the angel will only go after certain corals and leave everything else alone.

 

[danferd2002]

whats is a good way to remove one in case it does start nipping at things.

 

[marrone]

Some times it can be very hard or almost impossible to get the fish out without taking the tank apart. If your luck the fish will come to you when you place your hand in the tank to feed it and then you can either grab it or try getting it into a container. Probably what works best is to set a trap in the tank and have the fish go into it. People also use egg crates to seperate part of their tank and that makes it some what easier to catch the fish.