Regal Angel Primer

[szwab]

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[Treg]

Hows your pair doing mark?

 

[szwab]

Doing great over a year for one and almost for the other. Looking healthy with no issues except the larger of the 2 looks like something nipped her anal fin. Clean and clear though so I'm confident it will heal quickly.
They eat anything (large one won't eat flake though) I'm still paranoid feedings are geared around them, everyone else get's their scraps

 

[Treg]

Thats fantastic!

Its nice to read a success story in this thread!




I may have to stop down and visit them again sometime.

 

[szwab]

Success so far, but like I said they've passed a few hurdles but have a bit to go before I feel like I can claim long term success.

Stop by anytime. :thumbsup:

 

[tankslave]

Mine's still alive, and appears to be doing good. Just transferred him to the main tank after several month in the QT/prop tank in the garage. Would have moved him earlier, but I added some more hiding places for him in the main tank.

He apparently has a clam addiction, however.

 

[szwab]

Live or prepared clam? Mine are the same I am very hesitant at trying to add a clam to the display. I fear they wuld make lunch of it.

 

[Kieth71]

I have mine eating clams on the shell.I am adding mysis in the clam to try and get him to start eating other items.Any other suggestions on how to move him over to prepared foods?

 

[tankslave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15568813#post15568813 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by szwab
Live or prepared clam? Mine are the same I am very hesitant at trying to add a clam to the display. I fear they wuld make lunch of it.

Shucked from the grocery store, so yes, live. He isnt so keen on frozen clams. I just accepted the fact that I'm not going to have a clam in the display, he'd have a heyday.

Yes, any suggestions on how to get him to eat from the water colum? I tried hanging the clams on a string, but he didnt go for that.

 

[szwab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15568909#post15568909 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tankslave
Shucked from the grocery store, so yes, live. He isnt so keen on frozen clams. I just accepted the fact that I'm not going to have a clam in the display, he'd have a heyday.

Yes, any suggestions on how to get him to eat from the water colum? I tried hanging the clams on a string, but he didnt go for that.

Lots and lots of patience
Mine still have more of the tearing motion when eating not a straight bite like other fish.
Both mine took about a month or so before they'd eat anything but clam on the half shell. next food was scallops rubberbanded to a rock then I slowly weaned them to the water column by chopping up the scallops to bite sized pieces. The larger of the 2 would not eat mysis for a long time. Although she is the one that had the craving for all my zoanthids. (which didn't bother me) Now any food is fair game. Best part is both eat nori so now I can have food available at all times I also used arctic pods to increase their interest. I also mixed different foods together and soaked them in clam "soup" (thawed clam) hoping they'd accidentally eat something and decide they liked it.
HTH In all my time with reefing these by far have been the most demanding fish I have had.

 

[tankslave]

Huh, good suggestions there! Like the idea of soaking them in the clam juice I think I will try that with the scallops. I have noticed that the smell of the food is important.

Yes, by far the most demanding fish I've ever encountered.

 

[tankslave]

My wife commented, "I see why they call them 'Regals'"

 

[Kieth71]

I have the fish eating Rods food and angel formula now from the clam shell and is also eating the stuff that falls out from the shell.My next move is to stop putting the shell in and see if he will eat from the water collumn.Either way i am happy i dont have to buy any more clams as they dont sell them cheap in colorado

 

[szwab]

And they are not real good on water quality

 

[Kieth71]

And they are not real good on water quality

He is still in qt and i try and vacuum out the extra food each nightas well as change water often.I wanted to give him a week of eating prepared foods before i treat the qt with prazipro.he is a great looking fish..i will try and get a pic tommorrow-Kieth

 

[szwab]

You can also dip the food in Prazipro. I do think it's a good idea to get him eating well then treat though.
Have you seen visual signs flukes? Another option would be a freshwater dip. That's what I did with my second one. I'll admit it was tense and nerve racking but worked out well in the end.

 

[Kieth71]

I have not noticed any flukes but i am pretty sure he has internal parasites.He also has a spine coming from his underside that i am unsure what it is.I am not sure if you can see it well in this pic but he was not cooperating with my attempts to get a good picture

 

[Recty]

Are you talking about what I drew the red arrow towards? That is just growing out of his body? Seems very weird... that should be right where he poops from, maybe something is stuck in there.

 

[Kieth71]

That is exactly right recty.I was thinking the same thing but i was not sure what should be done.

 

[Recty]

Have you seen him brush up against anything with it? Like is it a rigid spine or does it move and bend with current or when touching the PVC?