Regal Angel Primer

[RonsterNYC]

Chuck - great looking regal in a great looking tank!

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Greg is a big loss. Very sad news.

 

[invincible569]

 

[Steve Atkins]

Now We Are Two

Now We Are Two

A couple of shots of the lad taken on 24th, 2 years to the day after arrival.

It is still in discussions about who should be 2nd in charge by the look of that nick out of a fin.

Steve

 

[Goodwood]

Two different tanks and a year and a half later mine is still going strong

 

[maxxII]

Good job guys!

Steve,
how large is your Regal? I have a Red Sea Regal that I'm guessing is a female by the length of the gill plate spines. Its about 4 inches in length and the spines are still pretty short. What size do they normally become sexually mature?

Nick

 

[john37]

looks like ur guys' regals are swimming around a lot.
i've had mine for over a year and she still seems to hide a lot.
do you think it's cuz of my tangs?

 

[RonsterNYC]

Mine is all over the tank - tangs don't bother it. It eats well, loves pellets... I've had it close to a year.

 

[Steve Atkins]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10216030#post10216030 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by maxxII
Good job guys!

Steve,
how large is your Regal? I have a Red Sea Regal that I'm guessing is a female by the length of the gill plate spines. Its about 4 inches in length and the spines are still pretty short. What size do they normally become sexually mature?

Nick

Its about 13cm (around 5 inches). It is from Indonesia, where you can apparently find both colourings. I don't know about when they reach sexual maturity.

Steve

 

[Steve Atkins]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10218051#post10218051 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by john37
looks like ur guys' regals are swimming around a lot.
i've had mine for over a year and she still seems to hide a lot.
do you think it's cuz of my tangs?

Not unless thay are actively chasing it. Mine shares its tank with three tangs, one of which is a lot larger than the regal and is the boss of the tank, but now the pecking order had been sorted out they all get on fine. It has always got on well with the yellow tang as they shared a quarantine tank at the importers.

Steve

 

[maxxII]

Mine swims around alot as well. It was initially in a 3 foot tank with a Tomini tang....it took control of the tank and showed the Tomini who was boss.

Now she's in a 120 w/ a Doliatus Rabbitfish waiting for the Tomini to be brought over to the "big tank".

Nick

 

[hawk66]

How likely is it to be able to keep a Regal with a very large (14" shell Derasa) and a large maxima clam. I currently have a juvi emperor that took a few nips at the clams the first week or so but has left the clams alone for the past couple of months with no damage. In general are Regals anymore or less risky than emperors.? The tank is 375g mostly sps.

 

[maxxII]

Mine was in with a 9 inch Derasa and a 5 inch Crocea...no issues.
I wouldnt try the clam trick for enticing it to eat though....unless you want a Regal more than the clams.

Nick

 

[Steve Atkins]

Mine does not bother either of my two clams.

steve

 

[maxxII]

I should also add that mine ignores SPS, Zoanthids, and various sponges growing in the tank. Admittedly, I only tried one color/species of Zoa...for all I know, different colors taste different and the brown/red ones I placed in the tank for "taste testing" werent so good, and spendy pretty blue or green ones...

Nick

 

[nctangman]

According to the latest presentation of Greg Schiemer I saw, he stated this is one of the few "reef-safe" large angelfish he would recommend. Take this FWIW.

 

[RonsterNYC]

I have a regal and a goldflake. The regal has not touched anything, the goldflake has nipped at my zoas. I have fed clams and neither have gone after my two maximas. Guess I am just lucky.

 

[iku]

just got a pair of regal angels tonight here are some photos
(my 93g cube is being cycled right now, so they are housed in a 30g for now, only for a week or 2)

 

[t5Nitro]

How long should the tank be established before you buy a regal angel? Would 2 established tangs not allow a regal angel in the tank?

 

[yoboyjdizz]

iku.. where did you get your pair from?

 

[iku]

yoboyjdizz from a lfs in b.c
i was very surprised when i saw the pair :| they're small guys though. around 2-3.5 inches?