Regal Angel Primer

Nice Regal! Watch him around your clam. My clam developed bite marks where chunks of the mantle were removed all around the clam. Turned out my Regal was snacking on it. Just a heads up.

Originally posted by david8956
Been in QT for a month, finally in my main tank. It's been eating well every since I got it, and was eating along with all the other fish the day it went in the main tank. Not skittish at all, guess it got used to me hand feeding it 3 times a day in QT. Now, as long as it leaves my corals & clam alone.......
(ps - not that it really matters, but is there a way to tell males from females ?)
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Yeah, model citizen so far, but my fingers are crossed. I'm hoping since it is eating so well when I feed it will be less likely to nip on things it should leave alone.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7254713#post7254713 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by david8956
Yeah, model citizen so far, but my fingers are crossed. I'm hoping since it is eating so well when I feed it will be less likely to nip on things it should leave alone.
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That was my thought with mine. He (or she) gets fed on a daily basis but still scouts out the tank and finds other things to nibble on, mainly algea and sponge growth, and my Crocea clam that I had to sell. I also tried some LPS and the Regal is using an Echinophyllia as an open smorgasborg. He still leaves all the SPS alone and my Ricordia don't interrest the Regal either. Whew!
 
Hello. I was looked for the longest time online to purchase a RA and found a seller (marinedepotlive.com) who I thought would be responsible for the specimens they sell. Anyhow, instead of placing the order online, I CALLED the seller to give them specific details about the size of the fish I was looking for. Their site showed that smalls (2-3ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚) were available; however, when I called I was told they only had mediums (3-5ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚). I agreed to the smallest medium and not larger than 3.5ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚. I was told by the manager that he would ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œpersonallyââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ make sure I got one as close as possible to 3ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚.

The next day (4/19/06) I received the package. When I opened it, the fish was about 5.5ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ inches big (YIKES). I acclimated it, and unfortunately it was too big to fit in my QT, so I added it to my main tank, which I was very against but had to do it. Anyhow, the fish has been in my tank for the past 3 weeks (tomorrow). Not only did it come bigger in size, but also they shipped it with a cloudy eye. It has taken the fish the entire 3 weeks to clear the eye. Not only did it have to get acclimated to my tank & current fish, but it had to do it with a sick eye. The first week, it spend it on the side of the tank ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ it wouldnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t move. The second week it found a cave and hid. After a couple of days I thought it was dead since I didnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t see it for some time.

Last Thursday (5/4/06) I finally saw it, and I decided to re-arrange the rockwork to allow it to come out more & be more social. It worked!! Since this past Thursday, the fish is coming out and little by little my purple tang (the ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œterrorââ"šÂ¬Ã‚) has eased up on it. So far the fish has begun to eat some seaweed on a clip and it has started to eat some prepared food (chopped krill, mysis, chopped scallops, formula 1 & 2, angel formula, brine reef, & marine cuisine ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ all sprinkled with some garlic). Not a pig by far, but today was its second day I saw it eat some stuff, not a lot but some & more than yesterday. It pecks on half opened clams, but doesnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t devour them. The eye is still a little cloudy, but Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢d say itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s about 90% healed. I have a reef tank with polyps, soft corals, hard corals, and 2 clams. So far everything is untouched and hope it is a good sign of a good citizen. I am a little apprehensive as I just hope it continues to do as well as it has for the past 3 weeks. Anyhow, that is my story with Reggie (very sure itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s a male). Success - ?? Not sure yet, but I hope itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s a good sign and that it continues to thrive. It is such a beautiful fish & I will have a pic posted as soon as the eye is 100% healed and still alive. I do have to say that the seller did refund me the money for the fish, except the shipment fee. Ron ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ NYC
 
yay, been a few weeks since my regal got sick and now he/she's back in the main tank and better than ever
 
Very Lucky.

Congratulations.

Mine is often sporting scrapes and damaged fins from his, not entirely successful, efforts to sort out the rest of the tank but he has never had to recover from anything like yours.

Steve
 
Mine also has a nipped fin from the purple tang (I am sure) as it attemps to scope out more areas of the tank...

I also noticed yesterday that I was 3rd in nipping at the clam I gave it and seawead on a clip...not bad!! This morning it ate a more than yesterday but mostly just the mysis & brine shrimp and none of the angel formula. I am sure it is a matter of time.
 
hey would just like to share an interesting story about my angel.
I have a 4 inch indo variation regal who eats spectrum pellets with vigor and is doing well. So last night i noticed my large Giant Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral which is capable of eating small fish. He had eaten a clownfish but thought my regal was too large. Well last night i discoverd my mushroom closed up and somthing inside poking to get out. Well i had got into the tank and sadly discovered my regal inside the mushroom attahed to the stingers of the mushroom. I managed to free the regal, but it looked all but over. He was breathing very heavy, was very pale and lay motionless on the bottom. I left him there overnight and would dispose of the body the next day. Well i come home from school and he is out and about being very active. He ate and seemed to be his usual self expext for some marks i think were caused by the mushroom. So for all who say this fish is to delicate and hard i beg to differ expecially after todays experience. I think a healthy and strong indiv. can be very hardy
 
The use of cyanide is not allowed under Marine Aquarium Council Certification. Poison (cyanide) and explosive fishing causes a decline in health in the marine ecosystem. In the Phillipines for example, I believe that they have to pass a test detecting the use of cyanide; however, the lack of enforcement as well as a lack of incentives to follow the law make it nearly impossible to know for sure. So to answer your question, no.
 
Yes, Regal Angels from the Maldives (Indian Ocean) have the same coloration as the Red Sea variants and are more desirable that Indo-Pacific specimens.

Greg
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7345349#post7345349 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DKRT0821
Anyone has any idea if regals eat leather corals? I noticed mine picking at my mumps this morning...
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I've seen mine take a few nibbles at my leather coral. However, I think it may have been eating stuff off of it rather than eating it. Hard to say as I have since removed it, but am thinking of putting it back.
 
I can now officially join this hread as I received a 3-4" Red Sea Angel a week ago. I have him in QT with a pair of small Heniochus, 2 sleeper gobies and a yellow coris. Only thing I've seen it eat is nori on a clip though. It's pretty thin and I can see a line of bone running the length of its back about 1cm under its dorsal fin. But I have it eating a few square inches of nori every day. Should I be worried? I also feed various types of pellet and flake (prime reef flake and spirulina based) and frozen mysis, brine, bbs etc. The tank gets a good mixture.
 
NexDog,

Was this RA mail order or did you see it in a local fish store?

The part about "i can see a line of bone running the length of its back" would have me worried. Without seeing a picture, it sounds like it is malnourish. I wish you the best of luck. I hope it fairs well for you.
 
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