Regal Angel Primer

[Big Boy69]

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Cool, that's what I'll try to do. He looks at other things and seems interested, but let's them go by. He swims throughthe tank much more aggressively now.

 

[Big Boy69]

Yesterday I tried the clams on a half shell deal and low and behold.........HE'S EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think he even learned some things from my hippo tang in ways to eat clams on a half shell!!!!

Now if he starts eating some pellets, that would be awesome!!!!

 

[Big Boy69]

Yesterday I tried the clams on a half shell deal and low and behold.........HE'S EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think he even learned some things from my hippo tang in ways to eat clams on a half shell!!!!

Now if he starts eating some pellets, that would be awesome!!!!

 

[RonsterNYC]

give it time!!!

 

[Big Boy69]

I was soooo stoked when I seen him eat!!!!!!!!!!!
It was like a big weight off my chest.
I can't wait until he takes over the tank.

 

[RonsterNYC]

try clipping some seaweed on the glass.

 

[Big Boy69]

I put 2 sheets of Nori soaked in Garlic Guard a day in the tank, hanging from the center brace off of a acrylic tube. He gets close, but hasn't taken anything from it. On the other side of the tank I hung some red Julian Sprung seaweed, and it was gone when I got home from work. If he ate it or not? Maybe the snails got it at night.

 

[Big Boy69]

Here's some new pics of my Regal.

He's eating clams on the half shell and starting to rip at it more aggressively when eating. I also seen him eating sponge growing in my tank. But I really think he's a closet eater. When I feed the tank with flake, spectrum pellets, ground seafood mixture etc. after a little bit he goes into the rocks. I think he's picking up food coming through, Because his belly looks packed at the end of the night.

 

[RonsterNYC]

Great looking fish BigBoy69...corals are awesome too!!!

 

[gulinias]

I am putting together a 90 gallon and started reading the this thread. I had considered adding a Regal possibly once the tank was established. I am going to try to go with a pair or of Fairy Wrasses and a harem of Flashers or thee to 5 Anthias instead of the Flashers, It is about here I go hmm. I had thought of adding a Regal at that time but first are those tank mates ok? Are they to aggressive feeders for the Regal? I see some people have success it seems but do you guys have long term success. I do not want to keep having them die and adding a new Regal. That is not fair to the fish. So is the Tank large enough? Are the tankmates fine or not/ Do I really have a chance at long term success because if I do not there are other angels like swallowtail or a watanabe( sp. ?) I could use. I might put a Kole Tang in before the Regal. I am basically saying the aquarium would be over 6 months and probably nine before I placed him. I am more than willing to read the entire thread and tons more on keeping them if there is a reasonable chance he would do ok. If not well there be other tanks someday.

 

[Big Boy69]

RonsterNYC - I'll be fraggin if interested.

 

[RonsterNYC]

Bigboy - PM'd you. Let's keep the thread about regals.

 

[Big Boy69]

No problem here.

 

[Big Boy69]

Can I add another Regal in my tank if I wanted?
Or would it be a death match?

 

[maxxII]

A 120 is too small for two Regal Angels.

Nick

 

[RonsterNYC]

it would probably be a death match considering that the one you have has probably already settled in...

 

[Old Yeller Tang]

I have a 4-5" regal with a small 2.5" regal in my 170g and they get along fine tho they both get pushed around by my emperor.

 

[MarineOne]

A 4 foot tank is to small for a Regal!

:fish1:

 

[RonsterNYC]

MarineOne - Hate to disagree. Mine has been in my 120g (4 ft long) for about a year and still going strong showing no signs of stress. Still eating just about anything I through in the tank ranging from caulerpa to frozen food.

 

[Serioussnaps]

Is this stickied.....call the 1800 sticky request line because I ain't done readin dangit!