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Old 10-20-2009, 05:31 AM
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Every angel (big or small) that I have put in my tank have been nippers. Having said that I have 3 angels in my sps tank that nip constantly (the regal angel angel even removes whole tips) and there have been no ill effects from nipping that I can see

I have no doubt they would kill any lps or clams within hours but sps seem to be made for nipping
How did we go from Triggers to Angels.... Back to the thread topic

"Trigger in sps dominated tank"
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Old 10-20-2009, 05:33 AM
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How did we go from Triggers to Angels.... Back to the thread topic

"Trigger in sps dominated tank"
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Anybody have a trigger in an sps dominated tank? I'm thinking about adding a Niger, or Crosshatch, or pinktail trigger. I'm just worried about my clams and crabs, and also water quality. However, my display is 150 gallons but I do have over 300 gallons in water volume.....

Also, I'd like a pygmy angel of some sort, but how to "test" them before putting them in the display to see if they're nippers?

Suggestions appreciated. Thanks.

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Thanks guys.....hmmm, I'll have to rethink that one then. I definitely do not want to go catching a trigger cause it's too big. Oh well, should have build a 1000 gallon tank I guess.

Anybody else have experience with "testing" pygmy angel for nipping?

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i have mostly sps
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great we have hackers on the site now
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