Regal Angel Primer
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blstravler
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I got him at my LFS, best place around for fish.
I feed him everything from cyclo, to Mysis, to pellets, frozen squidd, etc. He has yet to turn down anything I put in the tank.
I have a pair of Wantanabei's that eat anything as well, I think he learned it from them...
I feed him everything from cyclo, to Mysis, to pellets, frozen squidd, etc. He has yet to turn down anything I put in the tank.
I have a pair of Wantanabei's that eat anything as well, I think he learned it from them...
pecan2phat
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blstravler, love the striping pattern of your Regal.
copps
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7643226#post7643226 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NexDog
I picked up a 1" baby Red Sea Regal on Sunday. As the last one died right at the end of the QT period I really want to try again. This fish was expensive but looks like it's eating flake so I have some hope.
Those are Japanese images... unfortunately as Nexdog shows, most tiny ones seem to go to the Japanese market where they get more $$$. How is your 1" guy doing Laurence?
ckuhndog77
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Not up to the copps level of taking pictures
but a few of my angels in the 215 I set up back in February. Majestic and Emp. were together in a 120 prior to move to 215 - along with small coral beauty. In my old 125 I had potters and flame.Only thing I have ever seen the emperor or majestic touch was a open brain - which is to be expected (emperor only). I had xenia in the 120 + clams and zoa's - and sps, and they didn't touch. They still don't touch that stuff. In addition, now in the 215, majestic is out all the time, in the 120 it was shy.
All my angels, tangs, & idol eat nori, pellets, flake + frozen (brine, mysis).
my .02
June 29 photos:
I did pay a pretty paenny for it. Maybe $130 I think. It's doing well though. I've had it almost 6 weeks in QT and hypo for 3 weeks now so one more week to go. When I added the 4" Blue Line Angel it hid for 2 weeks but now the regal is used to it and swims around the 50g tank without being intimidated. I only ever see it picking at rocks and eating small size flaky food. I feed heavy because the Blue Line is such a pig so it must be getting enough food.
Few crappy pics. The last one with the food clip and powerhead gives you an idea of how tiny it is.
NexDog,
That is a tiny, tiny fish.
Very nice, may it bring you years and years of enjoyment.
You know about 2 years ago, a wholesaler out here received a shipment of at LEAST a dozen awesome baby Red Sea regals. They were magnificent, everyone was plump and active. I haven't seen anything under 2.5" since.
That is a tiny, tiny fish.
Very nice, may it bring you years and years of enjoyment.You know about 2 years ago, a wholesaler out here received a shipment of at LEAST a dozen awesome baby Red Sea regals. They were magnificent, everyone was plump and active. I haven't seen anything under 2.5" since.
For the record, I don't recommend purchasing these tiny Regal Angels. They have a high metabolism at that size and can starve to death in a very short time. In addition, most arrive in a semi-starved state. They are very difficult to satiate at that size as well. I agree that they're cute, but they're also unlikley to live more than a few weeks.
Greg
Greg
blstravler
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I think we should be happy that someone like Nextdog has taken the effort (and paid the cash...) to care for this fish and make sure they can do all they can to make sure the fish makes it. Instead of seeing that fish go to a person that has no idea what they are doing and just drops it into a crap tank.
Excellent job Nextdog!
I hope everything goes well.
maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
Gshiemers post was meant as a warning for people who read this thread and feel that success with this fish is as common as you read here.
Far from the case. People like Nexdog, Copps, Gshiemer, et al...are really in the vast minority and should not be seen as the average hobbyist. I would venture to say that 99% of the hobbyists out there would fail with these fish.
I base this on my experiances working in a wholesale/retail store in Hawaii for 2 years. The store had over a million gallons of saltwater in it. Over that two year period, I saw probably close to 500 or so regal angels come in. Out of that 500 or so, I saw only 2 eating. These gorgeous fish dont ship well, and arent exactly the heartiest eaters....
I didnt take Gshiemer's post as a slam on Nexdog, but actually a "dont think buying small angels gives you a better chance of success" kind of warning.
Nick
Gshiemer's words are certainly words of wisdom and I do agree. I have about 20 or 25 different types of dried foods, a huge medicine cabinet, a mass of frozen foods and lastly a streamlined quarantine process. Even then success is not guaranteed. I'm not completely satisfied with the baby Regal's progress and want to fatten him up a bit. I did ask the vendor if it was eating before I ordered it and was assured it was. However, words are just words and words can make a sale so I was still dubious especially as I knew they'd received it a few days before. But I'd rather get a non-eating fish that's been at the vendor for a few days rather than a few weeks if you see what I mean.
I did get it eating quite quickly but after two weeks I put the larger Blue Line Angel in with it which in hindsight wasn't too smart. The baby Regal was very intimidated and wouldn't venture out from its pipe for 3 weeks but it must have been eating. Now it swims around with the larger Angel and they eat at the same time. Next weekend I'll bring the tank out of hypo and the Blue Line can go in the display but I might wait another month on the baby Regal. Being such a delicate fish I want to give it the best chance of competing together with the other larger fish including tangs, large and dwarf angels, boisterous anthias etc.
That was a great pic of the Venustus Angel (SumireYakko). I see alot of them here in Japan and have been thinking about trying one. I love the dwarf angels as much as the large angels. Venustus and Potters are two I'll probably add but I want to get a pair this time if possible.
Time to go clean the QT tank and change the water. Bi-weekly water changes in QT with hypo are so important.
I did get it eating quite quickly but after two weeks I put the larger Blue Line Angel in with it which in hindsight wasn't too smart. The baby Regal was very intimidated and wouldn't venture out from its pipe for 3 weeks but it must have been eating. Now it swims around with the larger Angel and they eat at the same time. Next weekend I'll bring the tank out of hypo and the Blue Line can go in the display but I might wait another month on the baby Regal. Being such a delicate fish I want to give it the best chance of competing together with the other larger fish including tangs, large and dwarf angels, boisterous anthias etc.
That was a great pic of the Venustus Angel (SumireYakko). I see alot of them here in Japan and have been thinking about trying one. I love the dwarf angels as much as the large angels. Venustus and Potters are two I'll probably add but I want to get a pair this time if possible.
Time to go clean the QT tank and change the water. Bi-weekly water changes in QT with hypo are so important.
