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hello guys...

being a new sps keeper i just want to know is ti safe to keep angelfish with sps...as i seen alot of people in this forum is doing tht...thanks

From what i've read the trick is to keep the angels well fed so they wont nip corals much but theres always a chance they still nip when they're full.

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its possible but for new sps keeper i suggest you don't try. You need to have rather establish SPS, those that are already growing to certain size and you tank needs certain maturity to handle the additional nutrient load. No matter how well feed, the angels will occaisionally take a nip at the SPS, so if they are not strong and healthy to begin with, they can't take the stress. They will slime and then the angel take some more nip, then they slime more and more nip.....you get the picture.....

but if you really insist, you can try your luck, but a few things to suggest.

1) make sure the angels are really really agressively feeding.

2) make sure that agression among the fishes are not so that some of the angels cannot get a chance to feed during feeding time. I had a supposingly reef safe shallowtail angel fish before, but becuase kenna wack by tangs and have not chance to feed, takes to nipping at pocci....lucky its big enough to take the stress

3) you might want to get adult angel. so far my expereince with the juv. are that they tend to develop a taste of SPS after sometime.

4) be confident that you can catch them out if need be

hope its helps and good luck

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Some Angels are more likely to nip than others... do some research :)

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hello guys...

being a new sps keeper i just want to know is ti safe to keep angelfish with sps...as i seen alot of people in this forum is doing tht...thanks

I guess you will need some luck. Some of these angelfish really behave differently...some nip while some don't...

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Aquarium: 48" x 18" x 24" tank with 24" x 15" x 15" sump (approx. 150 gallons)
Equipment: Maxspect Razor 320W, Vortech MP40, Vertex Omega 180i, Eheim 1262 return pump, Hailea HS 66A, Bacteria King
Fish and coral food: Henry's Reefgourmet pellets, Preis coral energizer, Kent Marine PhytoPlex, Brightwell Reef Snow, Two-Little Fishies Marine Snow
Dosage: Triton Elements

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