Regal Angel Primer

I might even get on this wagon. I currently have a 3.5 inch yellow belly and 4 inch indo pacific one in same tank. They get along just fine. Do you think I can add a juvi and hope the juvi pairs with one of the larger one? Also I am not sure if the regals I have, but I feel like Indo-Pacific one is little more aggressive and bold. Indo-Pacific one will occasionally nip/chase my leopard wrasses. He killed one of my cleaner shrimp (Nipped him to death in front of my eyes). When they were in QT, Indo pacific one ate much more aggressively once started eating.

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luckyk0505 said:
I might even get on this wagon. I currently have a 3.5 inch yellow belly and 4 inch indo pacific one in same tank. They get along just fine. Do you think I can add a juvi and hope the juvi pairs with one of the larger one? Also I am not sure if the regals I have, but I feel like Indo-Pacific one is little more aggressive and bold. Indo-Pacific one will occasionally nip/chase my leopard wrasses. He killed one of my cleaner shrimp (Nipped him to death in front of my eyes). When they were in QT, Indo pacific one ate much more aggressively once started eating.

thanks,
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The small juvenile I got is pretty small and does get chased around sometime. I am not sure how it would do if two larger Regals are already established in the tank.


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roberthu526 said:
The small juvenile I got is pretty small and does get chased around sometime. I am not sure how it would do if two larger Regals are already established in the tank.


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Did you request the smaller one? What size are they? Only fish I have in my QT is potters angel. Who did not eat for 23 days and finally start eating. I am planning to QT him for very long time so I thought he might need a buddy :beer:
 
luckyk0505 said:
Did you request the smaller one? What size are they? Only fish I have in my QT is potters angel. Who did not eat for 23 days and finally start eating. I am planning to QT him for very long time so I thought he might need a buddy :beer:
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Yeah I order a small and a small/medium at the same time. The small one is about 1.5" and the small/ medium is about 2.5" so the difference is quite obvious. The chase is just one quick burst and it's over. Nothing serious. Both are eating fine. The bigger one started eating from day one and the smaller one took mysis on day 2. Now they are both attacking fresh clams. I also added a 2.5" juvenile majestic angel one day after adding the regals. The majestic was eating mysis at the LFS and started eating right away after it was released in the tank. A bit shy though compare to the regals.
The only fish that has not eaten so far is the copper and butterfly. He's really skinny and I am really worried. I am thinking about buying some live black worms.


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2 of the small juveniles from LA just put into acclimation. From head to the end of the body without the tail about 2" max. Alert and nice coloring but you cannot tell from the very bad iphone photo. 4 weeks of CP and then 2 treatments with Prazi. I have done well with Regals through QT but they decline in the main tank. I am considering starting up a new transitional tank between QT and the main tank and gradually adding water from the main tank to the transitional tank to observe any issues and to be able to treat them if necessary in the transitional tank since it's almost impossible to catch them in the main tank.
 
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2 of the small juveniles from LA just put into acclimation. From head to the end of the body without the tail about 2" max. Alert and nice coloring but you cannot tell from the very bad iphone photo. 4 weeks of CP and then 2 treatments with Prazi. I have done well with Regals through QT but they decline in the main tank. I am considering starting up a new transitional tank between QT and the main tank and gradually adding water from the main tank to the transitional tank to observe any issues and to be able to treat them if necessary in the transitional tank since it's almost impossible to catch them in the main tank.
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I put mine directly to the main tank since the main tank is the QT. I cycled the tank with other fish for months and then removed all fish except a small wrasse. Basically the tank is purposely saved for angels. Hopefully it works out. If everything is fine by the end of the year I will get the 300G up and running.


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just added mine in DT yesterday. He was in QT for awhile getting prazi treatment. I don't treat for ich since the DT already has it..

he's picking on the frozen food I make.. staying at the top right corner like all the new fish. good thing is nobody is harassing him. the Goldflake and Majestic are pretty chill fish. Once the Regal get acclimated, I'll start QTing an Emperor and Queen.

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The two new small Regals were just added to the QT tank that I started a week ago with a very small Purple Tang and very small Bicolor angel. I added some more PVC hideouts to mix up the landscape a bit in case the two tankmates already in QT had staked out their territories. As I would expect the Purple Tang did some side posturing which ending after about 10 mins. The Bicolor has peacefully checkout out the Regals with no issues. The Regals started picking at the glass within just a few minutes. Added a small amount of the Kiari Marine S pellets. The Regals are definitely picking at it with great interest. I am very pleased with the quality of these two fish from LA. Hopefully they will be long lived and happy to be here.
 
mandarin417 said:
The two new small Regals were just added to the QT tank that I started a week ago with a very small Purple Tang and very small Bicolor angel. I added some more PVC hideouts to mix up the landscape a bit in case the two tankmates already in QT had staked out their territories. As I would expect the Purple Tang did some side posturing which ending after about 10 mins. The Bicolor has peacefully checkout out the Regals with no issues. The Regals started picking at the glass within just a few minutes. Added a small amount of the Kiari Marine S pellets. The Regals are definitely picking at it with great interest. I am very pleased with the quality of these two fish from LA. Hopefully they will be long lived and happy to be here.
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Good to hear. Try clams. They definitely filled my angels big time. The best part is you can leave a fresh clam in the tank in the morning and remove it when you get back home in the evening. I also put mass stick food paste on oyster shell and the angels definitely love it. A bit pricy though. Clams are definitely the best food for me so far.


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m0nkie said:
just added mine in DT yesterday. He was in QT for awhile getting prazi treatment. I don't treat for ich since the DT already has it..

he's picking on the frozen food I make.. staying at the top right corner like all the new fish. good thing is nobody is harassing him. the Goldflake and Majestic are pretty chill fish. Once the Regal get acclimated, I'll start QTing an Emperor and Queen.

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Beautiful aquarium!
 
mandarin417 said:
Thanks roberthu526 - I actually have the food paste on hand as well as clams. I will start out tomorrow with the new buffet.
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The best thing about the mass stick is it's so easy to get the medication to the fish once the start eating it. And it is actually quite easy to get fish to eat that stuff. Especially for stationary feeders like angels.


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Very nice Regal Angels. Good luck with them.
mandarin417 said:
regals 02.06.2018 by Robert Paterson, on Flickr

2 of the small juveniles from LA just put into acclimation. From head to the end of the body without the tail about 2" max. Alert and nice coloring but you cannot tell from the very bad iphone photo. 4 weeks of CP and then 2 treatments with Prazi. I have done well with Regals through QT but they decline in the main tank. I am considering starting up a new transitional tank between QT and the main tank and gradually adding water from the main tank to the transitional tank to observe any issues and to be able to treat them if necessary in the transitional tank since it's almost impossible to catch them in the main tank.
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I harvest some oysters from the Corpus Christi Bay and put them in my sump. Once a day I just pry one out for the angels.
This works well to get them to eat, once they eat, I have time to train them on other foods.
 
OrionN said:
I harvest some oysters from the Corpus Christi Bay and put them in my sump. Once a day I just pry one out for the angels.
This works well to get them to eat, once they eat, I have time to train them on other foods.
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Wow. I thought oyster was cold water animal. Never thought of keeping them alive. I may try to keep some live in my sump as well.


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For short time it is OK. These oysters live here in CC bay so they can stand hot temp. Many of them exposed in the sun in Texas summer. They did OK in my tank for weeks.
I don't keep them there for long term, just station them there to keep them fresh for my fish. New Regal angels and my Harlequin Tusk (all the fishes really) They go crazy for fresh oysters.

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