Regal Angel Primer
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LukFox
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I paired them myself, bought two 2.5" regals. I detailed the process in this thread, starting on page 110. About your goldflake thread, I'm sure you can pair them. I'd get one small and a slightly bigger one. Getting two of the same size like I did for my regals made the whole thing more difficult.
I started reading your posts regarding medicating your regals. I've had my regal for just over 5 years. She's always been a very timid feeder, but just recently her appetite has really diminished. She still eats NLS pellets, spirulina enriched brine, and fresh clam, just not with gusto. I've noticed her poop is stringy, but it's always been stringy ( for 5 years). Should I treat with Prazipro or just observe for now?
LukFox
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Mmmm you could start soaking her food in metro+. That's what I did for my regals and some butterflies before and never noticed any side effects, but I didn't have corals in these tanks so I don't know. Still, the results were fantastic.
Dr Colliebreath
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My pair is still doing well. Have had them for about a year and a half now. Here's a short feeding video of the fish enjoying a clam.
What are the two fish in the video other than the regals? They are nice-looking.
LukFox
Active member
The black one is a dusky butterfly (Chaetodon flavirostris) and the white one is a yellowhead butterfly (Chaetodon xanthocephalus). It can be hard to find a healthy dusky, and it can be hard to find yellowheads at all but they pop up now and again.
Dr Colliebreath
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The black one is a dusky butterfly (Chaetodon flavirostris) and the white one is a yellowhead butterfly (Chaetodon xanthocephalus). It can be hard to find a healthy dusky, and it can be hard to find yellowheads at all but they pop up now and again.
I need a bigger tank. There are so many great butterflies out there and I just don't have room for a significant portion.
Back to regals, I have had a regal in quarantine with a Moorish Idol for just over a week. While the Moorish is out swimming around much more (the regal spends a portion of its time hiding), the regal greatly out-competes the Moorish Idol for food by a large margin. It eats more types of food and gets 80+% of the food that goes into the QT, regularly going to the top and eating off the bottom as well as getting most of the food in the water column.
Inklinkerman
Member
Im wanting to add another regal to my reef tank to join the one that I've had for just over 6 months now.
My current fish is a 5" maldive specimen and id like to add another yellow belly. would I be best to add a juvenile or a smaller adult?
am I right in thinking the dominant of the pair will become the male?
Any other tips to give them the best chance of forming a pair?
Thanks
David
My current fish is a 5" maldive specimen and id like to add another yellow belly. would I be best to add a juvenile or a smaller adult?
am I right in thinking the dominant of the pair will become the male?
Any other tips to give them the best chance of forming a pair?
Thanks
David
Inklinkerman
Member
thanks. how long should I keep them seperate? and how do i know if they are paired?
