Corals Beautys in a reef

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  1. jay02483

    jay02483 Bristle Worm

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    im interested in adding a coral beauty in a 46gal reef tank anyone got exp with them in a reef?
     
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  2. divott

    divott Giant Squid

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    first off jay , i guess you have to heed the warning that dwarf angels might nip at coral and clam mantles. in my experience, ihave both a coral beauty and a flame , another oddity , 2 angels living together. lol. but neither of mine have done any nipping. but that said, i know others have had bad experiences with them nipping. hope this helps and doesnt confuse. lol

    guy
     
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  3. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    There are some ppl that state that their Angels and CB's dont nip at their corals, I am NOT one of those ppl. Its a 50/50 chance that you take.


    luna
     
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  4. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    I had a coral beauty and it ate my zoanthids - it ended up dying one day. I think they gave it a horrible case of indigestion.
     
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  5. jay02483

    jay02483 Bristle Worm

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    yeah i know i usually hear more positive then negative about them...tough call
     
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  6. jdak

    jdak Astrea Snail

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    I had one when my reef was lite. Maybe only 3 or 4 frags and didn't mess with anything. I lost him in a 3 day power outage. I always wanted to get another one but stopped getting fish and went for coral. Intrested to see where this thread goes.
     
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  7. jay02483

    jay02483 Bristle Worm

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    yeah i am always very cautious be4 i add new fish because i dont want too add him and then have to catch n get rid of him not fair 2 the fish
     
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  8. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    if the lfs takes in store credit then try it and if it doesnt work then return it to them.
     
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  9. dahos

    dahos Feather Duster

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    I have one. never had any real problems.
     
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  10. dreiling

    dreiling Fire Shrimp

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    i have had them and i had no real problems, of coarse i have a lot of coral and it is hard for one small occasional nipping to hurt a lot of coral
     
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