Regal Angel Primer
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Okay we'll i am sad to report that i think i am going to lose my older regal. She has not had more than 4 bits of anything in about 4 days. Losing a very large amount of weight. Have tried every kind of food concoction known to man and fish alike. No go for her
Actually very upset that i can't save her. On the other hand the little one is still doing very we'll. Eats anything you throw her way. Peletts,frozen ,nori,flakes and red seaweed. So i believe she will be okay.
But it is still sad to lose such a beautifull fish.I dread the day i have to dispose of her
Lisa
Actually very upset that i can't save her. On the other hand the little one is still doing very we'll. Eats anything you throw her way. Peletts,frozen ,nori,flakes and red seaweed. So i believe she will be okay.
But it is still sad to lose such a beautifull fish.I dread the day i have to dispose of her
Lisa
RonsterNYC
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klasiksb - what is that white stuff on the other side of its cheek? Looks like an infection of some sort - maybe you got a sick fish from the start and just took some time for the signs to show up...keep trying. sometimes it's just trial and error. I have had mine for 7 months now and doing well, yet it was my third and last try.
RonsterNYC
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9502827#post9502827 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hansonfam
Okay we'll i am sad to report that i think i am going to lose my older regal. She has not had more than 4 bits of anything in about 4 days. Losing a very large amount of weight. Have tried every kind of food concoction known to man and fish alike. No go for her
Actually very upset that i can't save her. On the other hand the little one is still doing very we'll. Eats anything you throw her way. Peletts,frozen ,nori,flakes and red seaweed. So i believe she will be okay.
But it is still sad to lose such a beautifull fish.I dread the day i have to dispose of her
Lisa
Lisa - so sorry to hear that. I know it is very sad when you have to "dispose" of them. It's almost like a big hype when they start eating yet they still don't make it. So sorry. Good luck with the small one. Ron
RonsterNYC
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hopefully you are disputing the charge...they shouldn't ship a sick fish - especially one with an infection like that. not only does the fish has to acclimate to your tank, its new mates, and food, but also fight the infection...just my two cents. 
Okay we'll sad sad morning in my house. For the last week i knew i was going to lose my angel and sure enough i found her on the bottom of the tank. Have had her for 3 months and she ate really we'll in hte begginning and then slowly starved herself to death in the end. Although she never ate as good as the little one that i do have so i have "hope for that one"
Very sad and i feel horrible that i did that to her.
I was actually very attached to that fish never knew you could get that attched. I tried everything known to man to try and get her to eat. It is discouraging when you try it all and she still looks at you like"feed me something i eat"
We'll i can honestly say that if for some strange reason this little one decides he doesn't like anything. I will never do it again.
Thanks for listening to me gripe
Lisa
Very sad and i feel horrible that i did that to her.
I was actually very attached to that fish never knew you could get that attched. I tried everything known to man to try and get her to eat. It is discouraging when you try it all and she still looks at you like"feed me something i eat"
We'll i can honestly say that if for some strange reason this little one decides he doesn't like anything. I will never do it again.
Thanks for listening to me gripe
Lisa
RonsterNYC
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Lisa - so sorry to hear that. Sometimes we will never know why they die and maybe it was just its time to go. Good luck with the little one and keep us posted of its progress. Also post some updated pics. They alway say smaller ones are also easier to adapt to captivity so you never know. Mine is going on 6 months and going strong. Hope it continues to thrive. Sorry again. Ron
I Love my Regal. I have only had him 3 months. He eats everything I throw at him and does not pick at any corals or clams. I have him in a 125 and would not recommend a regal for anything smaller. My regal is the only fish in my system that will eat out of my hand.
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maxxII
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Thought I'd post up some pics of my Red Sea Regal Angel.
I got her Sept 24th of 06 from www.phishybusiness.com
She's gotten fat in the tank...which is nice. Please disregard all the bubbles etc in the water and crap on the glass...if I turned off the pumps, she'd hide.
She's about 4 inches in length and eats primarily blanched/heat wilted brocolli, but also inhales mysis, brineshrimp and other meaty foods. She wont go near Nori and completely ignores Angel Formula frozen food...
Nick
I got her Sept 24th of 06 from www.phishybusiness.com
She's gotten fat in the tank...which is nice. Please disregard all the bubbles etc in the water and crap on the glass...if I turned off the pumps, she'd hide.
She's about 4 inches in length and eats primarily blanched/heat wilted brocolli, but also inhales mysis, brineshrimp and other meaty foods. She wont go near Nori and completely ignores Angel Formula frozen food...
Nick
nigel, do you think you can take better pictures of your fish. The coloration looks amazing on it!
ocd_mariner
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Just wanted to share my regal.
She (or he) had a tough time acclimating. Had a few spots of ich, then it looked like her fins started to deteriorate and her eye clouded up. She did have a voracious appetite, which is really the only thing that saved her. I loaded up different frozen foods with selcon and garlic, and fed plenty of medicated pellets, and now she is as healthy as can be.
Been in the display about 4 months.
She (or he) had a tough time acclimating. Had a few spots of ich, then it looked like her fins started to deteriorate and her eye clouded up. She did have a voracious appetite, which is really the only thing that saved her. I loaded up different frozen foods with selcon and garlic, and fed plenty of medicated pellets, and now she is as healthy as can be.
Been in the display about 4 months.
Very sad news folks...
Greg was one of the pioneers in having long term success with Regal angels and contributed to this thread as well, not to mention countless articles he had written and conferences he had spoken at, helping aquarists worldwide.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1130958
Greg was one of the pioneers in having long term success with Regal angels and contributed to this thread as well, not to mention countless articles he had written and conferences he had spoken at, helping aquarists worldwide.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1130958
