Pygmy Angels

Just wondering if pygmy angels were reef safe. I have heard differing opinions. Thinking of a flame angel or lemon peel angel.

Thanks

Kurt Larsen wrote:
Just wondering if pygmy angels were reef safe. I have heard differing opinions. Thinking of a flame angel or lemon peel angel.

The Flame angel nips at hard and soft corals and clam mantles. The Lemon Peel
nips at stony corals and clam mantles. No pygmy angel is completely reef safe.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

George Patterson wrote:
Kurt Larsen wrote:
Just wondering if pygmy angels were reef safe. I have heard differing
opinions. Thinking of a flame angel or lemon peel angel.

The Flame angel nips at hard and soft corals and clam mantles. The Lemon
Peel nips at stony corals and clam mantles. No pygmy angel is completely
reef safe.

I have a cherub pygmy that I've never caught going after any of my
corals but he did decimate the polyps on a large yellow sea fan
gorgonian I put in the tank with him. He is well fed but this seemed to
be a special delicacy.

YMMV.

-K

I have a Coral Beauty Angle...no problem man.
Never seen it nipping BUT that doesn't mean yours wont !
But I've seen plenty of reef tanks with a flame or beauty.


"Kurt Larsen" wrote in message
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Just wondering if pygmy angels were reef safe. I have heard differing
opinions. Thinking of a flame angel or lemon peel angel.

Thanks

TheRock wrote:
I have a Coral Beauty Angle...no problem man.
Never seen it nipping BUT that doesn't mean yours wont !
But I've seen plenty of reef tanks with a flame or beauty.

If they're well fed, they're no problem. They can nip a bit, but
corals in the wild are used to a little nipping; after all, there
ARE (still) a lot of fish in the sea.

Mike

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TheRock wrote:
I have a Coral Beauty Angle...no problem man.
Never seen it nipping BUT that doesn't mean yours wont !
But I've seen plenty of reef tanks with a flame or beauty.

If they're well fed, they're no problem. They can nip a bit, but
corals in the wild are used to a little nipping; after all, there
ARE (still) a lot of fish in the sea.

Mike

Aughh...so that's the secret ! Makes sense.

Kurt Larsen wrote:
Just wondering if pygmy angels were reef safe. I have heard differing
opinions. Thinking of a flame angel or lemon peel angel.

Thanks

I hear that some will and some won't. You can try to feed them better,
but if you have a chronic offender, you may need to find him a new tank.

I have a coral beauty, but no coral yet. So far, it's a very shy fish.

--Kurt

"KurtG" wrote in message
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Kurt Larsen wrote:
Just wondering if pygmy angels were reef safe. I have heard differing
opinions. Thinking of a flame angel or lemon peel angel.
Thanks

I hear that some will and some won't. You can try to feed them better,
but if you have a chronic offender, you may need to find him a new tank.

I have a coral beauty, but no coral yet. So far, it's a very shy fish.

--Kurt


I love those coral beautys
need to get another one
by far me favourite angel
and thats coming from someone with a flame
and yea I know how cheap beautys are
bloody bargains!

like watchin 'em argue with me
pencilled surgeon