Regal Angel Primer

ThRoewer said:
For once, common sense.
You need depth to be able to create some decent rockwork and still have some free space in the front.
Then you want as much real estate for corals as possible. Most fish also prefer to have more room to the back.
Then it's pretty much the standard recommendation I found in most of my (mostly German) books.
You will find this ration also if you look at many reef tanks around here, especially with coral centric tanks.
Also, personal experience has taught me that this is the ideal ratio. Of course only up to a certain length. A depth of much more than 3 foot becomes quickly unmanageable for a home tank - exceptions are room dividers where you have access from both sides.
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OK, I have never heard anything like that - other than fish need more room to swim than corals need room, etc...

But I have never heard anyone say that a 48" long tank (24" wide) is better than a 60" long tank (18.5" wide) where fish are concerned.
 
A lot of active swimmers require long tanks. 6 foot for this tang and 10 foot for that tang...
However I completely agree with ThRoewer regarding dimention of reef tank with Aquascape and coral in mind.
 
Regal Angels we not active swimmers. They are only out in the open water only a small a out of the time. Certainly you will never see them do a mad dash along the length of the tank like some tangs. Good rock structure is important for Regal Angels
 
OrionN said:
If he looks good and eat great, I would get him. He should not take any crab from the Coral Beauty, too much bigger. If the wrasse is a problem just get rid of him
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That was what I was thinking not to mention the deal they are giving me is $65. I am still having a hard time deciding. Either way, the Wrasse is going to be trapped and taken back to the LFS while the new fish are in QT. I wish it was smaller but I will probably not get a price like that again.

Still not sure what I will do.
 
Salty150 said:
OK, I have never heard anything like that - other than fish need more room to swim than corals need room, etc...

But I have never heard anyone say that a 48" long tank (24" wide) is better than a 60" long tank (18.5" wide) where fish are concerned.
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I would suggest to do some research on that.
Even with freshwater tanks deeper tanks allow for better aquascapes - just check out Takashi Amano's aquascapes.

BTW, long term, corals need more space than fish as they are immobile and rely on light.
 
ThRoewer said:
I would suggest to do some research on that.
Even with freshwater tanks deeper tanks allow for better aquascapes - just check out Takashi Amano's aquascapes.

BTW, long term, corals need more space than fish as they are immobile and rely on light.
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Well, of course deeper tanks allow wider aquascapes - that is just common sense - you don't need to "research" that...

We weren't talking about aquascapes - we were talking about a Regal Angel and if it would fare better in a 60" long (18.5 wide) tank or a 48" long (24" wide) tank.
 
Salty150 said:
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We weren't talking about aquascapes - we were talking about a Regal Angel and if it would fare better in a 60" long (18.5 wide) tank or a 48" long (24" wide) tank.
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Minh answered that already - regal angels (like most other angels) need deep intricate aquascapes more than a long raceway. What counts is rock surface.

harley3ky said:
That was what I was thinking not to mention the deal they are giving me is $65. I am still having a hard time deciding. Either way, the Wrasse is going to be trapped and taken back to the LFS while the new fish are in QT. I wish it was smaller but I will probably not get a price like that again.

Still not sure what I will do.
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$65 is a fair price for an eating Pacific regal, especially at that size. If you should take him or not depends on the frequency these kind of fish show up in your neighborhood. If they come frequently I would say wait for a smaller. If you see them rarely I would consider taking him.

A store here has frequently regal angels from the Philippines (Pacific sub-species) and Sumatra (Indian Ocean sub-species). Right now they have a few nice Sumatra yellow belly regal from 4 to 6 inch for $100 to $150. All eating well for weeks now. Especially the largest one always looks at me as if he wants to say "take me home" - so far I could resist (I would need a bigger tank for him anyway) but it is an impressive fish and tempting (and I have already 6 regal angels!).
 
ThRoewer said:
Minh answered that already - regal angels (like most other angels) need deep intricate aquascapes more than a long raceway. What counts is rock surface.



$65 is a fair price for an eating Pacific regal, especially at that size. If you should take him or not depends on the frequency these kind of fish show up in your neighborhood. If they come frequently I would say wait for a smaller. If you see them rarely I would consider taking him.

A store here has frequently regal angels from the Philippines (Pacific sub-species) and Sumatra (Indian Ocean sub-species). Right now they have a few nice Sumatra yellow belly regal from 4 to 6 inch for $100 to $150. All eating well for weeks now. Especially the largest one always looks at me as if he wants to say "take me home" - so far I could resist (I would need a bigger tank for him anyway) but it is an impressive fish and tempting (and I have already 6 regal angels!).
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They are a small shop and haven't had many that I have seen. It is mainly because they haven't had many requests and so they have gotten overlooked. I mentioned this fish to them late last week and they got it this week. It was about half the price from what they normally see so they brought it in in case I wanted it. I guess if I wait, I may have to pay a little more but I would be able to get a smaller one like I wanted. Plus I would be able to add some more rock to make it better for him.

This is what it looks like now. Old pic but the rock work is the same.
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harley3ky said:
They are a small shop and haven't had many that I have seen. It is mainly because they haven't had many requests and so they have gotten overlooked. I mentioned this fish to them late last week and they got it this week. It was about half the price from what they normally see so they brought it in in case I wanted it. I guess if I wait, I may have to pay a little more but I would be able to get a smaller one like I wanted. Plus I would be able to add some more rock to make it better for him.

This is what it looks like now. Old pic but the rock work is the same.
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Everybody has different ideas but if it were me I would add more live rock to make several caves for him to hide in and feel secure
 
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ThRoewer said:
3-1/4" Maldivian Yellow Belly Regal Angelfish
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Hard to believe that this guy hasn't sold yet - must be the long weekend ...
or everybody who always wanted one, got one in the latest sale...

- nah, once you have one, you want another,...
and another,...
and another,...
and another,...
and another,...
and another,...
:headwally: :debi: :D
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He is waiting for you :)
Seriously what you wrote there is so true for me and at least a few reefers active on this thread
 
Looking at the DD regal, I feel pretty confident it will be a misbar also?
 

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alton said:
Congrats!!!
Now I know why I saw this
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Thanks I had one for a few years that I lost to a velvet out break. Of all the fish that I lost that one stung the most. I finally tried another one several months ago but it was closer to 5 inches. It was eating but not aggressively as I would have liked and I lost it after a few months. Been holding out for a smaller one. A misbar yellow belly at this size seemed to be too good to pass upespecially with a coupon on top of it. Luckily my qt is just getting freed up.

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