New fish

Dracunculus · 07-27-2004, 01:49 PM

Well, after reading a lot about dwarf angels, I finally decided to take the plunge and bought a Flame Angel last week. So far there have no problems in the tank..it has adapted nicely to its new home and is eating most of the foods I feed the tank with. My corals remain untouched to this point, but I am watching them closely for signs of nipping. Don't have any of the livestock which are reportedly the most tempting to dwarf angels (i.e. open brains or clams) so I am hoping that the success will continue. Will post a pic once I get a good one.

Brucey · 07-27-2004, 04:33 PM

Drac . . . yep, I've got a bi-colour dwarf and it has never touched my corals. It did however instantly nip at my Tri maxima I introduced until it withered away. Lesson learnt . . . don't be tempted
Brucey

AustinReef · 07-27-2004, 08:20 PM

I always wanted to try a Potters angel. I know i could support one, but i'm afraid for my clams

Gina · 07-27-2004, 08:35 PM

We have a Flame Angel also. Has never bothered any of the corals and the only other fish it chases every now and then is our Orchid Dottyback. Probably because the dottyback harrased it when we first got it! LOL.

Good luck with yours! They are beautiful!

Tarasco · 07-28-2004, 12:48 PM

I had a flame angel for a while, great fish that didn't bother anything. I hope that yours works out as well!

Dracunculus · 08-01-2004, 04:51 PM

As promised, here is a photo.

Witfull · 08-01-2004, 04:54 PM

yep,,,thats a flame..it looks happy,,i can see a smile!

BoomerD · 08-01-2004, 04:58 PM

Nice fish, one of my favorites, but I'm surprised you didn't quarantine it before putting it in the display tank...I've been a devout quarantiner since I had a Flame angel bring parasites and kill most of my tank. Almost 20 yrs ago, and I haven't forgotten THAT lesson...

Dracunculus · 08-02-2004, 02:32 PM

I would quarantine, except that I fall among that large group of aquarists who know that they should quarantine, but don't.

I know I am tempting fate, but I have not as of yet been burned (and as a human being, I feel free to revel in my denial..hehe). My hippo tang did break out in ich after I got it, but it survived and is now thriving.

Brucey · 08-03-2004, 07:01 AM

Boomer . . . . there is a LARGE group of people who know what we should do but don't. Until 4 weeks ago I was one of these people. Then I introduced a Blue Fin Angel and within two days it was dead and I had ich throughout the tank. One month has past and the system has just about cleared. I spent a lot of money on UV protection and have now setup a Q tank . . . . I guess we can all be told, but until you have an impending disaster you don't heed the warnings . . . . JMO
Brucey

07-27-2004, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dracunculus Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 95 View Gallery Karma Komment	New fish Well, after reading a lot about dwarf angels, I finally decided to take the plunge and bought a Flame Angel last week. So far there have no problems in the tank..it has adapted nicely to its new home and is eating most of the foods I feed the tank with. My corals remain untouched to this point, but I am watching them closely for signs of nipping. Don't have any of the livestock which are reportedly the most tempting to dwarf angels (i.e. open brains or clams) so I am hoping that the success will continue. Will post a pic once I get a good one. __________________ If you are not a part of the solution, then you are a part of the precipitate.

07-27-2004, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Drac . . . yep, I've got a bi-colour dwarf and it has never touched my corals. It did however instantly nip at my Tri maxima I introduced until it withered away. Lesson learnt . . . don't be tempted Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

07-27-2004, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
AustinReef Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 120 View Gallery Karma Komment	I always wanted to try a Potters angel. I know i could support one, but i'm afraid for my clams __________________ 40 gallon Oceanic Stretch Hex SPS and Clam tank. 250w 20k XM 40 Breeder Mixed reef. 150w HQI Aqualine 20k 36 Bow 2-65w atinics w/ sm blk edge morey and sm snowflake morey (killer and spike) 20 high (soon to be mangrove habitat) *12 gallon eclipse jawfish setup w/5"DSB

07-27-2004, 08:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gina Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	We have a Flame Angel also. Has never bothered any of the corals and the only other fish it chases every now and then is our Orchid Dottyback. Probably because the dottyback harrased it when we first got it! LOL. Good luck with yours! They are beautiful! __________________ Gina and Mark's 75 Visit Our Sponsors Gina's Cube Gina

07-28-2004, 12:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	I had a flame angel for a while, great fish that didn't bother anything. I hope that yours works out as well! __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

08-01-2004, 04:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dracunculus Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 95 View Gallery Karma Komment	As promised, here is a photo. __________________ If you are not a part of the solution, then you are a part of the precipitate.

08-01-2004, 04:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,225 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice fish, one of my favorites, but I'm surprised you didn't quarantine it before putting it in the display tank...I've been a devout quarantiner since I had a Flame angel bring parasites and kill most of my tank. Almost 20 yrs ago, and I haven't forgotten THAT lesson... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

08-02-2004, 02:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dracunculus Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 95 View Gallery Karma Komment	I would quarantine, except that I fall among that large group of aquarists who know that they should quarantine, but don't. I know I am tempting fate, but I have not as of yet been burned (and as a human being, I feel free to revel in my denial..hehe). My hippo tang did break out in ich after I got it, but it survived and is now thriving. __________________ If you are not a part of the solution, then you are a part of the precipitate.

08-03-2004, 07:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Boomer . . . . there is a LARGE group of people who know what we should do but don't. Until 4 weeks ago I was one of these people. Then I introduced a Blue Fin Angel and within two days it was dead and I had ich throughout the tank. One month has past and the system has just about cleared. I spent a lot of money on UV protection and have now setup a Q tank . . . . I guess we can all be told, but until you have an impending disaster you don't heed the warnings . . . . JMO Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

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