Regal Angel Primer

[Steve Atkins]

I have seen mine take the odd exploratory nip at corals, but not actually remove any flesh. Well before he arrived, the odd bit of damage would appear from time to time and I suspect my large blue tang, although I have never actually witnessed the culprit in action. When I have seen teeth marks, they seem about blue tang size.

Steve

 

[hlama]

i am just a little curious of the difference in the sexes going after corals. my thinking perhaps females are more prone to nipping. because maybe they are, out of habit, perpareing a place for there eggs and just makeing room. i have noticed with other fish the females are more aggressive in keeping things out of there dens. males seem to be more concerned and aggressive towards other fish.

 

[GSchiemer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6421723#post6421723 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hlama
i am just a little curious of the difference in the sexes going after corals. my thinking perhaps females are more prone to nipping. because maybe they are, out of habit, perpareing a place for there eggs and just makeing room. i have noticed with other fish the females are more aggressive in keeping things out of there dens. males seem to be more concerned and aggressive towards other fish.

Sorry, but your theory is all wet (pun intended). Regal Angels are dispersal spawners and not nest builders.

Greg

 

[hlama]

my bad but still wonder about the sexes. maybe the male is more prone because likes to keep things out of his territory maybe i dont know just curious. looked into it but dont think anyone has ever paid any attention to it. could be one sex has never nipped at any corals. not that most ever do. think i will just start asking those that have had them nip.

 

[Steve Atkins]

I sense a PhD thesus coming on....

Steve

 

[BillyFSU]

My regal

My regal

The newest addition to my tank. Been with me a few weeks now, and eating cyclopeeze, spiralina, nori, and mysid shrimp. I initially got him eating using chopped up large shrimp stuck in the nori clip. He was eating at the LFS before I got him but went on a hunger strike in the QT tank. He started eating fine once I moved him over to the display and he got a bit more used to my presence. I think my other fish helped also in getting him to eat.

 

[Tremelle]

This morning, as always, I got up and checked the tank. Everything seemed normal. I went about my day. Around 5 pm my 5" Regal Angel swam up to the front glass as usual to check me out checking him out. I leave and comeback a hour later and it is dead as a door knob. I have no idea what happened to it. It was eating like a pig, no signs of aggression from tankmates, and no outward signs of illness or parasite. It remains a mystery to me.

Rest In Peace My Friend

 

[GSchiemer]

Sorry to hear about your Regal Angel. It's difficult to say why it died suddenly. It's an uncommon occurrence with that fish.

It's hard to tell from the picture, but it does look somewhat malnourished. There's appears to be a tell-tale pinching in the dorsal musculature (nape), but this is hard to see unless the fish is facing you. If this was the case, then it may explain the death. The eye also doesn't look clear, but this may just be the picture. The tank also looks somewhat eutrophic (lots of cyanobacteria). That's not a good environment for a Regal Angel.

OTOH, the answer may simply be that stuff happens. Occasionally a fish that appears perfectly healthy will suddenly drop dead. It could be the result of a sudden trauma, which is not that unusual in an aquarium. Even a quick bang against the rocks or a glass cover can kill a fish.

Greg

 

[Tremelle]

The pic is not really a good pic. It was just a quicky I took one evening. It's eyes were clear all the way to the end. What appears to be cyano in the background and on the rocks is hair algea with some bubbles on them. It was eating like a pig, but it must have not gotten enough to eat. That is a possibility.

Thanks for offering up some suggestions to the cause. I will keep those factors in mind with all my fish.

 

[delafe]

Releasing fish back to the wild is incredibly irresponsible. Please don't do it. You are putting into jeopardy an entire eco-system.

-Alfred

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6021340#post6021340 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by onereefnotenuf
do you have any idea what kind of non native pathogens you could be releasing into the ecosystem by releasing a non native fish into your local waters? any fish that has been in aquarium for any length of time could have picked up any number of deseases that the local fish population can't deal with due to no prior exposure. in my opinion totally irresponsible.

 

[elekamit]

Hey guys, I may be getting a regal angel after studying about them for a couple of months.

I am getting it from a friend's aquarium, the fish is eating everything!!!, and has no disease what so ever!

the question is:
Should I release him straight away (after acclimation offcourse) to he main tank?, or should I put him in a "cage"/basket so that the other fish get used to him?

I have a couple of tangs which are fairly aggressive.

p.s.
Since he is coming from a stable tank I am not going to quarantine him.

 

[elekamit]

Hey guys.
I am going to get a regal angel from a friend's tank.
I have studied about the fish, and I think my tank will make a good home for it.

The question is:

Should I just release him into the tank (after acclimation offcourse).

Or should I put him in a floating Cage/Basket so that the other fish get used to him, and if so for how long?

Since he is coming from a stable tank and has no disease I will not be qt

 

[MATTT]

Guys,

Just a thought,
If I ordered a red sea regal angel and received other than a red sea. Even when if was confirmed by the place where I ordered the fish. What would you do ?

mattt.

 

[Steve Atkins]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6511014#post6511014 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elekamit
..

I have a couple of tangs which are fairly aggressive.
..

ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¢ How big is the Regal relative to the tangs?
ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¢ What sort of temperament does the Regal have?

Mine went in with a tang about 3 times its mass and it was chased quite a bit for the first couple of months by this and a few other fish. The Regals temperament meant that it just rode it's way through all this, but I do not think all regals are so unflustered by being chased. It gets on OK with that tang now and has established itself at about 3rd in the pecking order behind the tang and a very large Javanese damsel.

Steve

 

[doody]

Elekamit, I would add it strait to the display to reduce stress. However, if your tang fish are stressing it out, I'd put the tangs in a QT tank. Once you know the regal is good, you could slowly introduce the tangs back into the display. One by one. Keep in mind I've never owned a regal. I am baseing this off of my research and oppinion.

 

[elekamit]

Well, it's like this:

doody, there is NO WAY I can take out the tangs or any of the fish for that matter, my rock work is complicated...

Any way, my other tangs are a yellow and purple tang and the regal being added is slightly bigger then the purple tang which is the biggest of the bunch.

So what do u suggest?, basket at first or straight to the tank?

 

[doody]

I'd go straight in the tank. They may not bother him at all, but who knows? Is there any way you can isolate an end of the tank with some kind of plastic grate or something?

 

[elekamit]

No way man, Thw only way I can isolate him from the others is a cage/net that floats.

Plus!, I wouldn't put a plastic grate even if I could, I don't wanna get every other fish stressed

 

[doody]

True. Like I said I never owned the fish. I'd put it straight in, but wait for other oppinions.

 

[GSchiemer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6512996#post6512996 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MATTT
Guys,

Just a thought,
If I ordered a red sea regal angel and received other than a red sea. Even when if was confirmed by the place where I ordered the fish. What would you do ?

mattt.

I'd be mighty upset if that happened to me. There is a big difference in quality between the Indo-Paciifc and Red Sea variant of the Regal Angel, and a big difference in price! I'd call the place and lodge a complaint. You should get your entire purchase price back. If they want the fish back, it should be at their cost. Just be sure that you've identified the fish correctly. Can you post a picture? Can you post a link to their ad?

Greg