Flame Angel, Reef Compatable?

[saltwaterboy321]

I really like dwarf angelfish including bicolor, coral beauty, lemonpeel, and flame. Flame is probably my favourite. Are any of these reef safe?

[Der_Iron_Chef]

It's hit & miss! I have a Rusty Angel and it seems to behave.

[Delphinus]

Flames are usually OK, but ultimately it's up to the individual fish. Seems to me the only way to know for sure is try one, see how it goes.

[fishytime]

Mine has been good so far, and so has my bi-colour.

[mseepman]

My flame angel doesn't touch any of my coral...seems to be pretty well behaved with the other fish too.

[whiteice669]

my flame never touched a thing for over a year, then got a taste of something, then cleaned off 2 sea fans and about 6 spots of zoos, see him nipping at sps alot

[Chin_Lee]

The fact that you need to ask this question tells me that you already know the answer but looking for the exceptions to the rule to reassure yourself that they could possibly be reefsafe in order to justify buying one to put into your reef tank. Don't worry - many of us do the same thing when we really want a non-reefsafe fish.
The truth of the matter is, even some fishes that are considered reefsafe are not 100% reef-safe. A friend of mine has regal tangs that are eating his xenias and softy corals. I once had a rabbit fish that ate rics and zoos. I currently have a lamark angel in my lps reef tank that likes to nip at the frogspawns and brains. ALL those fishes are considered reefsafe but these are examples that contradict the general "reef-safe" classification of these fishes.
So when asking this question if these angels are reefsafe, we seek reassurances from those who have these fishes that contradict their "non reef-safe " classification. But regardless how many people have angels in their reef that are behaving nicely, the only one that really matters is the one that you do buy.
My only advice is to put your new fish into QT tank and put frags of your different corals into the QT tank for observation. Don't feed the fish for a day or so to see if it will resort to the corals as a source of food. If it doesn't, then introduce into your reef tank and pray.

[mark]

I'm going to be doing what Chin says with my Potter's (tempting with a sample) though probably not moving the clam. Figure way easier to get out of a 20g QT than a stocked 145g.

[fishoholic]

Well said Chin. Reasurance from others helped me decide to get an emperor angel even though I'm well aware that he could start nipping/eating corals any day. So far he hasn't touched any corals, and my coral beauty hasn't either. It's really hit or miss, however if you really want one I'm sure you'll go for it, I know I did

[RicePaddy]

My Flame Angle killed my pulse xeinia and a Zoo colony. Just when I decided to remove him from the tank for sale, my anenome decided to have a snack. An expensive snack. Thus the circle of life fixed my problem.

Will