Regal Angel Primer

I wanted to get a 4" or smaller Regal but 2 weeks ago this LFS had a 6" Regal in a 12"x12" holding cube. I usually carry some pellets and flakes with me to a LFS and I threw some in the tank and it ate all my pellets including the flakes that were floating on top of the water. Never have I seen a Regal eating so well in such a confined space so I purchased it! Still eating well in my 135g tank with its tank mates.


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ok..that tank is waaaay overstocked....5 large tangs, a trigger, 3 large angles and a moorish idol? how are you pulling THAT off?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9112388#post9112388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sabodish
ok..that tank is waaaay overstocked....5 large tangs, a trigger, 3 large angles and a moorish idol? how are you pulling THAT off?
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Beatiful fish, but my thoughts exactly...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9112388#post9112388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sabodish
ok..that tank is waaaay overstocked....5 large tangs, a trigger, 3 large angles and a moorish idol? how are you pulling THAT off?
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I know its somewhat overstocked but luckily none of the fish are fighting. Water quality is the key so weekly water changes is a must plus my ETSS-1000 Skimmer is working pretty good in pulling out the gunk. Just got a used 2nd skimmer which Im going to add this week. Rowaphos and carbon are changed biweekly to keep up with the phosphates nutrients. I also have a 20g fuge tank to help with the nutrients as well

All the fish are mid sized and not adult sized yet but this summer I'm upgrading to a 300-400g tank
 
id like to see feeding time in there! must be chaos!
at least you have plans to upgrade, im interested to see how your red sea angel does being the last fish added to such a busy tank.
 
I have read this thread with great interest and seek a little guidance.

I am planning on getting a Regal for my 220 which contains alot of Florida live rock, plants and macro algae. Currently , there is a 5 inch Rock Beauty, 3 clowns and a royal gamma only. I have ordered a Red Sea specimen which I should have in a few weeks. The question is should I first place him/her in my 20 gallon QT which has no other fish or should I just drip him into the main tank and take the risk. I say this hesitantly and with great reluctance only to save the fish the stress from sitting in a much smaller QT for 5 weeks.

Your comments and guidance greatly appreciated.
Thanks
 
very nice find.
i just aquired one last week as well but he's in my QT section of my sump eating mysis and a few pellets here and there. i'll get a picture asap.
 
grouper, you will get tons of differing answers on this. I qt everything including delecate fish. Set it up like a minireef with rock and all but you can pul it with any disease issues. I am not willing to risk my whole tank!

Others say just dump in and he has a better chance since he can get sponge off the rock. I'm just not willing to risk my other inhabitants. You can read my longer explaination a few pages back but that's my 2 cents.
 
mine is like 3 weeks and the other day he FINALLY ate 4 pellets and is FINALLY staying out in the public instead of hiding all day :)
 
Ive had my regal for a year and she runs the show. When I added her she got picked on by my Purple Tang, so I 86'd the tang. I would pull out the fox and let her run the show they seem to eat better when they are in charge.

Just my opinion, good luck - awsome fish
Mine was still a semi juvi when I got her and gets nicer the bigger she gets
 
If it's eating well I wouldn't worry to much. They'll sort it out. If not I would definitely seperate until it's eating like a pig.
 
Hi everyone.

Okay have read through this thread before we even got ou=r angel. Did post awhile back when we got it. I think we have run into the typical problems with this fish.
We got in on boxing day and it was eating frozen foods we'll. We then went to pellets and she still did great. Untill about 3 days ago. We are now turning our nose up at everything. So i resorted to going and getting clam meat and blending it up with some garlic. Nope no go. She is starting to get skinny. Nothing in the tankhas changed. So should i just prepare to lose this poor thing or is there something else i should be trying to get her to eat?

Any suggestions would be great

Lisa
 
I got my regal from LA about a year ago. The fish arrived in excellent shape. However, I did need to put in a couple open clams for it to start feeding. It hid a little and picked at the rocks when first introduced. Now, it is the boss of the tank and eats anything I offer.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9423670#post9423670 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hansonfam
Hi everyone.

Okay have read through this thread before we even got ou=r angel. Did post awhile back when we got it. I think we have run into the typical problems with this fish.
We got in on boxing day and it was eating frozen foods we'll. We then went to pellets and she still did great. Untill about 3 days ago. We are now turning our nose up at everything. So i resorted to going and getting clam meat and blending it up with some garlic. Nope no go. She is starting to get skinny. Nothing in the tankhas changed. So should i just prepare to lose this poor thing or is there something else i should be trying to get her to eat?

Any suggestions would be great

Lisa
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Lisa - I wouldn't blend the clam meat. I would soak the half opened clam in garlic and drop it in the tank. If you have a veggie clip that can hold the shell on the glass that would work also. You can also try to set up some sea weed on a veggie clip and see if it will pick on that. I have had mine for 6 months and it is doing great. Not a voracious eater, but enough to sustain its weight and health.
Ron
 
There's the arctipods from reefnutrition. Almost any fish will eat those things. My regal actually REALLY likes the primereef flake food.
 
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