fish ID?

[Kaiser24]

this thing is gorgeous! what is it? does it look like this as an adult?

 

[Kaiser24]

found it. regal angelfish. one of my favorites but apparently they are hard for beginners. any tips to keeping one?

 

[snake1]

Mainly look to see if they are reef safe if you are going to have corals im not sure about this fish but I have heard that some angels like to nip on or munch on some corals....

 

[anbosu]

They are not very reef safe. Sometimes people get them eating by feeding them zoas.

There is a huge thread in the reef fish forum, I believe. If you're serious about successfully keeping one I'd recommend reading it.

 

[rogergolf66]

Yup also one of my favorite fish but I like corals more

 

[Kaiser24]

now that I picked up that 300 gallon I'm looking into larger fish and most of the ones I want aren't really reef safe so I will probably do a FO tank now. I might try to grow some coral under the display tank at some point

 

[rogergolf66]

now that I picked up that 300 gallon I'm looking into larger fish and most of the ones I want aren't really reef safe so I will probably do a FO tank now. I might try to grow some coral under the display tank at some point

I agree large tanks like that if 8 ft long are best for fish only. Cost to maintain goes way down with fish only too

 

[snake1]

now that I picked up that 300 gallon I'm looking into larger fish and most of the ones I want aren't really reef safe so I will probably do a FO tank now. I might try to grow some coral under the display tank at some point

Hey you could always do soft corals they are easy and do not require a lot of attention or money and can fill in your tank nice....that's the route I would go soft corals and fish