Will a small Bicolor Angel be ok in my tank?

[spammie5]

I keep reading that these little guys can sometimes nip at soft corals. I only have one rock with mushrooms on it and that's it until I can upgrade my lighting.
My other livestock in my 55 includes:
While Sleeper Goby
Barred Goby
Camel Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Red Knobby Star
Snails
Crabs
I was just hoping for any advice or experience you might have had with dwarf angels in reef tank. The LFS has one and he's very small - maybe an inch and a half in length...very cute.
Thanks.

 

[uneverno]

Love BiColors! Angels are always a bit of a risk though. I have a Pygmy about that size, and she's perfectly happy picking at algae. Leaves the corals alone. LFS has a 4" Flame in their frag tank, no problem, but others here have had to get rid of theirs.
If it's well fed otherwise, shouldn't be an issue, but uneverno...

 

[spammie5]

Cool - well, I think I'm going to get him and see how he does. Thanks for your experience!

 

[spiderwoman]

You should be fine with a bicolor if above is your current fish list. I have a Flame Angel in my 75 and he so far hasn't touched any corals, but they are always a crab shot.

 

[spammie5]

Yes, Spiderwoman, the above is my fish list...they sold the bicolor but had a rusty angelfish that was quite appealing. I had seen them both the day before when I was there. So, Rusty is now cruising around the tank and every now and then my cleaner shrimp jumps on him and goes to cleaning! Such a cool thing to finally see my CS actually doing what he's supposed to do!