Regal Angel Primer

[szwab]

He leaves the larger paly type zoa's alone.

Good to hear!

If he's anything like mine soon the palys will be gone. I just realized mine likes cladiella (I just realized it's gone )

 

[Creetin]

Thanks, Forgot to mention he is a grey belly varient, and still a little scared of me. He is starting to come out when he see's me because the fish know i am the sign that food is about to come.
He started picking on the majestic angel, but has since stopped. He put the zebra swallowtail in place quickly.
Still would like a multibarred, brazil flamback, and goldflake angels to add.

He has not touched the xenia yet, But that could/should change.

 

[fishyheaven]

just wondering is it better to purchase a large regal like around 6-8 or smaller ones around 4? which one will adapt better to a tank life? and will that have any effect on how "reef safe" they can be?

 

[szwab]

Don't think that will effect their food preference as fas being "reef safe"
IME my smaller on adapted much faster thatn the larger one. IIRC that is the consensus in general.

Mine were approx 5" and 3"

 

[eaglesrx]

I'm not sure if this has already been discussed. Would a regal nip at chalices or cyphastrea's? Is it all LPS that are at risk or only some? Thinking about a regal down the road. I'm on the fence about giving up my zoos. But, I can't give up my chalices!!

Thanks!!

 

[Creetin]

Probably and i would count on it so you know what youre getting into. Better off than you getting him and he does and now youre chalices are suffering and you getting rid of the fish.
No coral is safe from angels even sps feel the pinch by them eating polyps. IMO

 

[eaglesrx]

Probably and i would count on it so you know what youre getting into. Better off than you getting him and he does and now youre chalices are suffering and you getting rid of the fish.
No coral is safe from angels even sps feel the pinch by them eating polyps. IMO

Thanks for the info!!

 

[Danieltank]

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[Creetin]

Still doing good and has stopped eating the zoanthids. It now only eats pellets and mysis.
It hunts me down when i come to the tank. It's the apex angel in the tank.

 

[Danieltank]

Here is my yellow belly. Had it for about a month and it is eating Ocean Nutrition Angel Formula. However, that is the only thing she will eat.

 

[Creetin]

I would try to fatten it up. It looks pretty thin to me. Try soaking other foods in garlic. My regal loves stuff soaked in garlic now.

 

[Danieltank]

I think the lightning/shadows is doing her injustice. She is actually in pretty good shape

 

[Creetin]

Good to hear, It looks skinny from the pic from my end.

 

[Aqua Keepers]

Nice Daniel. Do you have more pics of your tank?

 

[Danieltank]

Here is a few more

 

[BEN BOGDAN]

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Nice looking tank and Regal! That's good that your regal is eating the angel formula. I have one that is doing the same but only been here 5 days. He has eaten a few mysis and a little flake also. I had a regal years ago that was doing great for 5 months then stopped eating and died. Good luck with it!

 

[eaglesrx]

Here is a few more

just curious, does your regal nip at any of your corals? looks like you have a lot of softies and lps.

thanks!

 

[Danieltank]

The only coral that it takes interest in is an open brain (trachyphyllia), but not anything bad. The coral is still thriving

 

[Creetin]

Well mine has stopped nipping at corals but i have been keeping the tank well fed with an addition of an achilles.
He is eating flake,pellet,nori, and frozen angel formula. He is nice and plump.

 

[Tracey2]

This is the second time now that I have tried a regal angel, the first one wouldn't eat, so I made sure the second one was eating in the store, he prefers flakes. He has been in my tank now for almost 2 weeks. He was doing a little head shaking so I dosed my tank with half dose of prazipro for gill flukes, this seemed to help him and he even started eating mysis. I have been doing 5-10g water change a day because my first regal died right after a water change, I have been very careful to not change anything drastically. Yesterday I decided to turn the skimmer on and remove the prazipro and this morning my regal is hiding and sitting nose down which is also what the first regal did before dying. Can anyone tell me, am I doing something wrong? Are regals very sensative to something I might be doing in my water changes? What makes a fish sit nose down?