Regal Angel Primer

[ReefPharmer]

Regal Angel Primer

+1... should've remained in QT

My qt is 10g and he wasn't doing great in it for a week. He is doing better in the DT and is active. I read the advice here and a lot of posts stated it's best to put regals into the DT.

I could catch him and sump him which is about 20g of open space. Not sure if that's better.
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[pfan151]

Can you section off part of the tank with eggcrate? With the other aggressive feeders you have in the tank he probably doesn't stand a chance to get any food since he's still hesitant.

 

[albano]

My qt is 10g and he wasn't doing great in it for a week. He is doing better in the DT and is active...

With timid/hiding fish in QT, I have occasionally added a 'dither fish' to show them that's it's safe and how/what to eat

 

[ThRoewer]

I quarantined my baby Maldives Regal with a group of dottybacks and a pair of Banggais. The Regal was the smallest fish in that tank, yet he was the boss.
He never made any issues with eating from day one - you throw food in and he will eat it.

The issue with non eating Regals is that they have gone without eating for too long. They stopped being hungry and their digestive system has started to atrophy.
A 4 to 5 inch regal can go a month without food without showing too much weight loss. The only way to save them at that point might be force feeding, but that isn't easy.
Generally I would not buy a Regal without seeing it eat (exception is from LA due to their warranty).

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[OrionN]

I do think that having agressily eating fish in the tank is important. Just seeing other fish eat will induce the Regal to eat

 

[OrionN]

More picture of my baby Regal. He is gaining weight and his stomach is round with feeding.

 

[pfan151]

Nice. It's Definitely full.

 

[ThRoewer]

I'm surprised by the rate these little guys grow. My Maldives baby regal has gone from 2 to 3 inches in less than a year - more than doubled in mass - and I have it only in a 40 breeder sump tank.

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[pfan151]

I'm surprised by the rate these little guys grow. My Maldives baby regal has gone from 2 to 3 inches in less than a year - more than doubled in mass - and I have it only in a 40 breeder sump tank.

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Yea, my most recent purchase is noticeably larger and it's only been like a month. He's been getting fed a ton though

 

[OrionN]

Yea, my most recent purchase is noticeably larger and it's only been like a month. He's been getting fed a ton though

Post a picture. I hate to be the only one that post picture of Regal

 

[JustinM]

So I finally acquired a Regal. I have been wanting this fish for some time and finally it the bullet and ordered one. I was at work so my wife was home to accept delivery(btw UPS sucks, never knocked on door, just had the package sitting in the driveway. Wife was curious why it wasn't here at 11:30 so she tracked it and it says delivered at 9:30)

Anyways, to add insult to injury, the water he was in was 1.015. After talking to the owner of the store, he thinks his helper put him in the hypo water, don't understand why he wouldn't just be shipped in his own water. I ran out and bought a 20h tank for him and made new water up with his SG. All our other qt's are in use.

Wish me luck! I gave him a 30 min methylene blue bath and will observe from here on out. I did notice he swims not sideways but on a small tilt to his side. Not all the time but a little here and there. Is this any thing I should worry about?

Thanks!

 

[albano]

Anyways, to add insult to injury, the water he was in was 1.015. After talking to the owner of the store, he thinks his helper put him in the hypo water, don't understand why he wouldn't just be shipped in his own water..

Where did you order from?

 

[JustinM]

I don't really want to say because the guy seems pretty standup and has replaced a fish for us that ups delayed for 2 days and died from ammonia burns. It's a reputable guy, just obviously not his helper.

 

[ThRoewer]

So I finally acquired a Regal. I have been wanting this fish for some time and finally it the bullet and ordered one. I was at work so my wife was home to accept delivery(btw UPS sucks, never knocked on door, just had the package sitting in the driveway. Wife was curious why it wasn't here at 11:30 so she tracked it and it says delivered at 9:30)

Anyways, to add insult to injury, the water he was in was 1.015. After talking to the owner of the store, he thinks his helper put him in the hypo water, don't understand why he wouldn't just be shipped in his own water. I ran out and bought a 20h tank for him and made new water up with his SG. All our other qt's are in use.

Wish me luck! I gave him a 30 min methylene blue bath and will observe from here on out. I did notice he swims not sideways but on a small tilt to his side. Not all the time but a little here and there. Is this any thing I should worry about?

Thanks!

Shipping in lower salinity is fine and actually beneficial for the fish. If the fish has only been at that low salinity for a few hours (or a day) he can be brought up to normal salinity rather quickly. The requirement to raise the salinity very slowly applies more to fish that have been for weeks in hyposalinity treatment so that their kidneys have adapted to that salinity and need slowly get used to handle larger volumes again.

As for swimming with a slight tilt - that's quite normal.

 

[JustinM]

Shipping in lower salinity is fine and actually beneficial for the fish. If the fish has only been at that low salinity for a few hours (or a day) he can be brought up to normal salinity rather quickly. The requirement to raise the salinity very slowly applies more to fish that have been for weeks in hyposalinity treatment so that their kidneys have adapted to that salinity and need slowly get used to handle larger volumes again.

As for swimming with a slight tilt - that's quite normal.

Ok, thanks.

 

[pfan151]

Here are a few of the best shots I could get of mine. Small one is from liveaquaria, bigger one is from Aquatic Collection.

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[OrionN]

Very nice. Many Reefers are envious of you.

 

[pfan151]

Very nice. Many Reefers are envious of you.

I'm pretty impressed with how quick they started getting along. Pretty much one day of a little chasing and they've been good since then. They are both pretty bold. Always waiting at the top corner for some food when I walk in the room.

 

[ThRoewer]

I'm pretty impressed with how quick they started getting along. Pretty much one day of a little chasing and they've been good since then. They are both pretty bold. Always waiting at the top corner for some food when I walk in the room.

That's likely because the larger one is already clearly on the way to turn male.

My two Sumatra Regals took almost a year to stop the regular chases. The larger still doesn't show any growth of the gill spines. Also, those two generally like to stay in the rocks or under cover of coral branches.
Their favorite food are flakes...

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[pfan151]

That's likely because the larger one is already clearly on the way to turn male.

My two Sumatra Regals took almost a year to stop the regular chases. The larger still doesn't show any growth of the gill spines. Also, those two generally like to stay in the rocks or under cover of coral branches.
Their favorite food are flakes...

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I wish I could get mine on flakes. Both are still only on mysis, clams, and reef frenzy. Once they get a little fatter I'll try to let them get more hungry before feeding to see if they'll cave on eating the flakes.