IMO yes but a lot of people will say no. I keep mine in a 105 (4' x 2') footprint. Make sure there is no aggressive fish like Tangs.
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IMO yes but a lot of people will say no. I keep mine in a 105 (4' x 2') footprint. Make sure there is no aggressive fish like Tangs.
Folks, this is mine. About 5". Has been in the tank for about 4 months. Eat flakes + blackworm + Mysis (do not feed clam on a regular basis). Tankmates are fox face, copperband, anthias.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlM4RoSmRFI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlM4RoSmRFI
Spinelessspade
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Tank mates will be a pair of o. Clowns a royal gramma and some flasher wrasses, I personally don't like the look of super heavily stocked tanks
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
Just as much as any other fish. Just because fish don't show actual specks of white on them doesn't mean they don't still have ich. There are other tell tale signs
Giovanni
AKA Flippa
I got that some show fish show it more easily than others. I have had fish that carried ich never show it in a 8 week QT process and then bring it to my tank. So what I guess I am asking is does the regal show ich when it has it?
BTW that is one good looking regal you posted a link to.
ThRoewer
New member
In my experience not. Not that I have much trouble with ich to begin with (though I avoid tangs like the plague).
On July 3rd I rescued two 3 inch blue-belly regals from starvation at the store. I took the chance since they were only $40 ea.
I gave them a prophylactic formalin bath and then put them into a newly set up 42 gallon tank full with live rock - it's quite literally a rock pile with lots of cracks and crevices. I feel that is important to make them feel secure.
I started feeding brine shrimp, Mysis and clams on the half-shell. I also gave them live tigger pods.
They started picking pods right the same day. The next day they went after the clams and also took some brine shrimp. After a week both would eat like pigs, though only the skinnier and submissive one would go for Mysis.
After a few days I added my (well quarantined) marine bettas to the tank to help clean up what the regals wouldn't eat.
After two weeks they had already regained a lot of weight.
Though with the recovery they also started to squabble a bit. Usually the dominant one would get angry when I would feed Mysis he wouldn't take but the submissive one would gulp down like crazy.
But by now both are eating Mysis (in my experience food envy helps to convince picky eaters to take food they at first don't like).
They are no longer skinny in the back and I think in a week or two they should be back to a normal healthy weight. The chasing has also become less and when I put food into the tank they feed next to each other.
Only taking pictures of them is next o impossible as they hardly ever stand still long enough. I gonna have take the after pictures when I take the tank apart in a month or two. At that point they may go into my new 100 gallon tank.
Besides a little bit of lymphocystis they didn't show any signs of infections and I really don't expect anything to show up later.
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Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
In my experience not. Not that I have much trouble with ich to begin with (though I avoid tangs like the plague).
On July 3rd I rescued two 3 inch blue-belly regals from starvation at the store. I took the chance since they were only $40 ea.
I gave them a prophylactic formalin bath and then put them into a newly set up 42 gallon tank full with live rock - it's quite literally a rock pile with lots of cracks and crevices. I feel that is important to make them feel secure.
I started feeding brine shrimp, Mysis and clams on the half-shell. I also gave them live tigger pods.
They started picking pods right the same day. The next day they went after the clams and also took some brine shrimp. After a week both would eat like pigs, though only the skinnier and submissive one would go for Mysis.
After a few days I added my (well quarantined) marine bettas to the tank to help clean up what the regals wouldn't eat.
After two weeks they had already regained a lot of weight.
Though with the recovery they also started to squabble a bit. Usually the dominant one would get angry when I would feed Mysis he wouldn't take but the submissive one would gulp down like crazy.
But by now both are eating Mysis (in my experience food envy helps to convince picky eaters to take food they at first don't like).
They are no longer skinny in the back and I think in a week or two they should be back to a normal healthy weight. The chasing has also become less and when I put food into the tank they feed next to each other.
Only taking pictures of them is next o impossible as they hardly ever stand still long enough. I gonna have take the after pictures when I take the tank apart in a month or two. At that point they may go into my new 100 gallon tank.
Besides a little bit of lymphocystis they didn't show any signs of infections and I really don't expect anything to show up later.
Congrats
alton
Well-known member
Wicked misbar, congrats. I got my juvenile misbar from Michael which is still doing great
Giovanni
AKA Flippa
In my experience not. Not that I have much trouble with ich to begin with (though I avoid tangs like the plague).
On July 3rd I rescued two 3 inch blue-belly regals from starvation at the store. I took the chance since they were only $40 ea.
I gave them a prophylactic formalin bath and then put them into a newly set up 42 gallon tank full with live rock - it's quite literally a rock pile with lots of cracks and crevices. I feel that is important to make them feel secure.
I started feeding brine shrimp, Mysis and clams on the half-shell. I also gave them live tigger pods.
They started picking pods right the same day. The next day they went after the clams and also took some brine shrimp. After a week both would eat like pigs, though only the skinnier and submissive one would go for Mysis.
After a few days I added my (well quarantined) marine bettas to the tank to help clean up what the regals wouldn't eat.
After two weeks they had already regained a lot of weight.
Though with the recovery they also started to squabble a bit. Usually the dominant one would get angry when I would feed Mysis he wouldn't take but the submissive one would gulp down like crazy.
But by now both are eating Mysis (in my experience food envy helps to convince picky eaters to take food they at first don't like).
They are no longer skinny in the back and I think in a week or two they should be back to a normal healthy weight. The chasing has also become less and when I put food into the tank they feed next to each other.
Only taking pictures of them is next o impossible as they hardly ever stand still long enough. I gonna have take the after pictures when I take the tank apart in a month or two. At that point they may go into my new 100 gallon tank.
Besides a little bit of lymphocystis they didn't show any signs of infections and I really don't expect anything to show up later.
Great Job. Very Nice.
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
I have 2 misbars coming from Michael next week. Ended up getting the one I posted a picture of. The other is more common misbar with only one "Y" pattern
Giovanni
AKA Flippa
You suck! LOL. I don't have one yet. I had that one in my basket and when I went to check out 8t was sold. You should call Michael and tell him you will let me get it. Congrats on nabbing him.
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
It was listed by itself. As a Indo "crazy misbar".
Giovanni
AKA Flippa
I saw it on the second page of large angels also.
Here my angelfish doing the big loop in the tank after rock rescaping. It has been doing this all day except when sleeping and eating. Seems to enjoy the extra room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atDE4O5Hp9E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atDE4O5Hp9E
