Flame Angel 27.99 should i try/risk it.

i have an RSM 130 that has a six line, pj cardinal, and a blue damsel. tank has soft corals. zoas, rics, mushroom, xenia, leathers, kenya tree etc. the lfs has flames for $28 half price. should i chance it and pick one up? are they more likely to nip sps/lps more so than softies. whats your exp?

 

Is it like a sale or is it like its price without a sale. if its a sale i would go for it. i couldnt tell you about about if it would pick at your corals.

 

That is an obscene price!!! I would inquire why they are selling it so cheap personally.. Have they had it a long time and they wanna move it? Is it looking like it might crash?

I have one in my 180 reef.. It has never nipped at my LPS or clams to my surprise but initially nipped at the SPS when I put them in.. It no longer nips at the SPS and is a model citizen, BUT keep in mind all fish are different. I saw a Purple tang eat the heck out of green trachs but only green ones? weird?

 

I had one that touched nothing....absolutely nothing....for many years. One day I guess he decided to try something new and became a coral-eating terror. You just never know. He didn't ever touch SPS though and he was quite happy in his new digs. (I.e. 200G Vs. 75)

 

gah try getting them in Aus. $130 a pop...

Ours occasionally will nip at coral, but hasn't destroyed anything yet... *touch wood*

 

Do it!! They are gorgeous fish and that is an awesome price. I've read that the angels leave corals alone more than they bother them. Do it!!!

 

I would question the price also...there is only a limited number of places you can get that fish and they go for 250.00-300 online. We have 2 right now and are selling them for 200.
Even if they got a lot of them....
the wholesaler we go through is selling them to the stores for 80.00. I wonder if it is really a flame wrasse?

Is it a male or female. Females are cheaper but still....

 

despite having had 5 negative experiences with dwarf angels and 0 positive ones
Im glad I tried it to be honest - the flame angel is one of the most beautiful reef fish there is IMO (personal taste obviously)
if I had not tried, it would have bugged me!

I think with dwarf angels , its worth taking the risk as after all, its not something that cant be undone

and at that price, if you dont do it, you will probably regret it anyway.
Steve

 

Flame ANGEL Schackmel....not flame wrasse