Regal Angel Primer

So my regal has been with me for almost a week now. She's about 5 inches long and seems to be fighting the ich pretty good. She had it worse the second day and has not returned to that level since.

She has eaten 6 live littleneck clams in 6 days. She takes her time and shows inerest soon after its introduced t the tank but doesnt eat it all at once. Ive been soaking the clam with selcon. Doesnt even look at any processed food put in - spectrum pellet, formula 1 and 2 pellets, prime reef flake, hikori algae tabs, frozen squid, frozen angel formula, or frozen mysis. (although it looks like the froen food is freezer burnt)

Is this enough food and is this eating activity normal?
 
Its a good sign.
I would suggest trying a dead little neck clam on the half shell...see if you can get her to eat that. Might take some time. Get her working on those, then start adding things to the little neck clam meat and work your way to other foods.

Nick
 
kenettson1, i wouldnt worry about the eating only clams. It took a few months for my regal to switch from mysis to flakes. Same w/my moorish idol....only ate clams for the first few months. Gluck, and nice looking regal.
 
Mine is so far eating everything I put in the tank from pellets, to frozen formula 1, 2, angel formula, and frozen from the Salt water pack from San Francisco Bay. It doesn't like brine shrimp though. Overall it has eaten like a champ since Monday.
 
Hey guys,
Ive been reading this thread for over a year just waiting for the time to come when I finally get my Regal......
I just got this one about 10 days ago...he wasn't eating at the lfs but I took a chance and brought it home. It started eating mysis the 2nd day...after the 4th day of feeding mysis thru a tube (rigid airline connected to a syringe) it is now eating from my hands...or a pair of plastic tweezers. I have been feeding it Mysis soaked in Selcon, Vita-Chem or Garlic. Today it also started eating Purple Sea-Veggies, which I also soak in Selcon.
I'm so stoked....It is not shy at all and already rules the reef!
This is a great thread...and a must read for anyone interested in keeping a Regal.
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Nice Acro - I'm still lurking here, thinking about getting a regal. Has it picked at any of your corals? How big is it? Hard to get a scale from the picture, maybe 3"??
 
Thanks..he is a hair over 4".
As far as the corals are concerned, he hasnt bothered or touched a single piece. Actually he hasnt even shown the slightest bit of interest or curiosity towards any of my corals...and I have been watching VERY closely....as I now have a tank full of SPS...

BTW..you have a great setup. I actually followed your thread when you first set it up..as it was the same time I was getting all my equipment together for my setup.
Also....You need to come on up to our club meeting (NFMAS) in Feb. as A. Calfo will be the guest speaker. I'm really looking forward to it.
 
My regal has gone downhill. Hiding excessively and not eating very much clam at all. In fact I did some cleaning in my fish room and didn't see her come out once in several hours.

This stinks but not giving up yet. I'm soaking the clams in selcon and hoping she goes for it. Maybe it's just a phase, but I'm seriously doubting it given their tendencies. I've only had her a week and a half.

Any suggestions?? I thought about adding a small, peaceful fish that could teach her how to eat pellet food and to show her there's no danger. Maybe a baby occelaris or something. Too much or good idea?
 
I thought about that but chromis seem a little to nervous for the regal. Don't want anything to mess with her, just another fish to show her how to eat and swim and not be afraid.
 
Chromis work great as dither fish, but you need at least 6 or more of them to make them comfortable enough to stay out all of the time.

Here is my female having a go at the nori with the chromis nearby catching the crumbs. If I put the nori clip on the other side of the tank where the chromis don't hang out the regals are much shyer about eating and will hide when they see me with the camera.
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My regal is not dead but is definately dieing. I'm sad. Tried to remove it tonight but it seemed to have some spunk left. I figure for 100 bucks I'll give it a chance.... it's not in good shape though.
 
My regal is kicking *ss. It is getting territorial and showing the flame and gold flake angels who's boss. It is also continuing to thrive eating everything I feed the tank. I tried taking pic's this morning, but for some reason they didn't come out good...any ideas on how to take clear pics? I do have a Sony Cibershot 7.something mega pixels...
 
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use the flash either with the camera lense pressed against the glass or at an angle to the glass and be careful to hold the camera still.
 
Here is ours. He is in our 150g. We've had him for about 2 weeks. We waited and searched and waited some more until we found one that was eating before we bought him. We got lucky though and the LFS 5min from our house got him in and got him eating. He eats anything that hits the tank...lol. Which is usually a mixture of PE Mysis and angel food. He also snacks off the nori clip.

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Sorry to hear about the loss Kennettson....the Regals sure are a fragile fish...

Mako, great pics man....and beautiful fish....yours looks like a female....
 
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