I got her from my LFS in Kansas City, but I'm not sure where he got her from. I simply told him I wanted a Red Sea regal angel and he got a few of them in. She is roughly 4 inches long.
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I got her from my LFS in Kansas City, but I'm not sure where he got her from. I simply told him I wanted a Red Sea regal angel and he got a few of them in. She is roughly 4 inches long.
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peiloy3196
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I got a Red Sea Regal about five days ago. It's in an established QT (live rock) with subdued lighting by itself. It's about 5". It swims and picks at the rocks but I cannot get it to eat. I've tried the different versions of Hikari frozen food, nori red and green, NLS pellets, docs Eco super eggs, mussels on the half shell. I've soaked in angelixer, selcon and garlic extreme. Do I just continue to offer these foods or should I try something else? I've been offering twice a day. I also have not done any Prazi as yet. Should i start that now or keep waiting until it eats?
ThRoewer
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Try a clam on the shell.
Is this fish alone in that tank? I found it best to have some small, well eating fish with a new regal to show it what to eat. You may also try some red macro algae.
BTW, is it actively eating of the rocks or mostly just searching..
Some regals eat right out of the bag, other need some time to adjust and some never start eating on their own.
I think it all depends how they were collected and treated during holding and shipping.
The other thing I found is that juveniles and immature subadults usually cause the least eating problems. My theory is that juveniles are still opportunistic feeders that stuff themselves with whatever they can get. Subadults are equally not yet set in their ways and open to try new things.
It also helps to pick a fish that is eating at the store.
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Is this fish alone in that tank? I found it best to have some small, well eating fish with a new regal to show it what to eat. You may also try some red macro algae.
BTW, is it actively eating of the rocks or mostly just searching..
Some regals eat right out of the bag, other need some time to adjust and some never start eating on their own.
I think it all depends how they were collected and treated during holding and shipping.
The other thing I found is that juveniles and immature subadults usually cause the least eating problems. My theory is that juveniles are still opportunistic feeders that stuff themselves with whatever they can get. Subadults are equally not yet set in their ways and open to try new things.
It also helps to pick a fish that is eating at the store.
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peiloy3196
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I have only been able to find steamed neck clams. Will that work? It may be searching, but it definitely picks. It is the only fish in the qt. What do you recommend I put in with it? Also should I start Prazi now or wait until it eats?
Dmorty217
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You want fresh and raw
ThRoewer
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Where do you live?
Usually the seafood departments of grocery stores have live clams.
Better fish stores should have frozen clams.
As for fish to add - any smaller fish that eats well, but is not too wild. Young percula or ocellaris clowns are a good choice since they are usually not too bold and not overly wild eaters.
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Thank you! She was eating flake, and mysid in his tank, but hasn't ate for me yet. However, I did notice that she was picking at a few spots of bubble algae. Hopefully she will eat soon.
peiloy3196
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I live in Trinidad. We don't have many fish stores. I'll keep searching seafood departments to see if I can find for sure!
peiloy3196
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No luck finding fresh clam as yet, but he is now eating red algae from the feeding clip!
ThRoewer
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Trinidad is an island - can't you just go to the beach or harbor to collect some yourself?
peiloy3196
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Unfortunately no. The only clams that we have known as " chip chip" are not in season right now. I can get oyster though from swamp areas. Would that be ok?
Hi all - Im 0 for 2 with Indo regals. I actually got them eating, but they had Ich so started performing TTM and both died during TTM. They just stopped eating.
So Im not doing TTM anymore for regals and will perform with hypo if anything comes up. (ive been successful with TTM with other fish)
Anyway, just bought a red sea regal today. And a couple of hours ago, I was offered another yellow belly regal for a real good price. They are both 4 inches.
Is it a bad idea to have two regals in the same tank? They will eventually go to a 225g.
So Im not doing TTM anymore for regals and will perform with hypo if anything comes up. (ive been successful with TTM with other fish)
Anyway, just bought a red sea regal today. And a couple of hours ago, I was offered another yellow belly regal for a real good price. They are both 4 inches.
Is it a bad idea to have two regals in the same tank? They will eventually go to a 225g.
ThRoewer
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I wouldn't do TTM with regals.
For me hyposalinity worked perfectly. I treated 3 individual around 3 inch and just finished treating a roughly 2 inch baby. No issues at all, as long as you keep the water quality in check.
As for pairing - 2 of equal size will likely not work out. Ideally they should have 10% to 20% difference in length.
The two I have together in a 100 gallon tank are 85 mm and 95 mm in length (TL):
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For me hyposalinity worked perfectly. I treated 3 individual around 3 inch and just finished treating a roughly 2 inch baby. No issues at all, as long as you keep the water quality in check.
As for pairing - 2 of equal size will likely not work out. Ideally they should have 10% to 20% difference in length.
The two I have together in a 100 gallon tank are 85 mm and 95 mm in length (TL):
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It looks as if you have done a wonderful job keeping these fishes. I hope to have the same success with mine.
Yep. Lessons learned. Wont do TTM with these guys again. I decided not to purchase the other one. They were basically the same size.
Awesome vids - Whats your secret for getting them to eat? Im not sure if i was just lucky with the first two since they started eating right away, but my current one has not started eating although Ive only had mine for 12 hours and were shipped from NY to San Diego.
I tried some hikari mysis and live blackworms tonight. Will try it again tomorrow along with half clams.
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