Regal Angel Showoff Thread!!!!
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Is this maldivian variety the best looking variant? I now the red sea are more expensive. Are the red sea the best looking if I prefer the yello/orange belly?
I thought i stated that i prefer the yellow belly. I am wondering if the red sea variant is the more colorful of the yellow bellies?
That's nonsense, they ONLY difference is the colour variation, they are the same fish. Fish collected in different way eg hand caught vs cynaide will dramatically impact survival rates and also comes down to individual fish and tank mates if it is afraid or not acceptability of prepared foods.
copps
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True... and also there is no difference between the yellow bellied regals collected within the Red Sea and those in other locations in the Indian Ocean... if there is genetic difference within the Indian Ocean population it cannot be seen... at least from what I've seen.
Copps
From what I've read and seen, the yellow belly Regals, whether from the Red Sea or Indian Ocean (Maldives), were brighter colored and hardier than the grey belly Regals from the Indo-Pacific. Although I believe collecting methods have a lot to do with the success or failure with a fish. I think there was a post on Reef Central by a guy who had seen grey belly Regal Angels being collected in the Pacific ( not sure if it was New Guinea or the Solomon Islands) and he described the methods as being much better than years ago. He said there were all hand (net) caught and were in terrific shape.
copps
Premium Member
Like many myths in this hobby they originated from some truth. Years ago this species was brought in from Indo and the Philippines in horrible shape... later on as collection began in the Red Sea, this species began being collected, and arrived in better shape and with less transit time... so people began saying that Red Sea specimens fared better... this was true generally... but was not innate in the fish... it was pure coincidence they had a different color form... this is also still why to this day "Red Sea regals" is erroneously used a synonym for "yellow bellied regals"... when in reality the vast majority now of yellow bellied regals are not from the Red Sea... success (and also failure) can now be had with both Pacific and Indian Ocean color forms...
Simply described, about ten million years ago there was free genetic flow between the Indian and Pacific Ocean... so there was likely just one color form of regal angel... a few hundred thousand to a few million years ago this genetic flow between oceans was cut off, resulting in many sister species... and some sister "forms"... some fish diverged enough to form separate species... like powder blue tangs (Indian Ocean) and goldrim tangs (Pacific Ocean)... or the two color varieties of Naso tangs... some species did not diverge enough to be separate species, but have "forms" like regals angels and emperor angels from both oceans... nothing too novel here... it happens with many animals, and even us H. sapiens!
Copps
Simply described, about ten million years ago there was free genetic flow between the Indian and Pacific Ocean... so there was likely just one color form of regal angel... a few hundred thousand to a few million years ago this genetic flow between oceans was cut off, resulting in many sister species... and some sister "forms"... some fish diverged enough to form separate species... like powder blue tangs (Indian Ocean) and goldrim tangs (Pacific Ocean)... or the two color varieties of Naso tangs... some species did not diverge enough to be separate species, but have "forms" like regals angels and emperor angels from both oceans... nothing too novel here... it happens with many animals, and even us H. sapiens!
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alton
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In reading post here on RC and on the web most say that the Red Sea variety had a better chance of survival and less shy then there counter parts from the Pacific. I read a bunch of post, one who even bought from DD and could not get it to eat. So when the chance came available to buy from the Red sea/ Africa I took it and yes paying double the price but I think it was worth it. And you are right Seng juvies are the way to go, my juvy ate the next day, my adult took two weeks.
So ryanrid how is yours doing?
So ryanrid how is yours doing?
jroovers
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That is a pretty small sample size, I don't think you can draw any conclusions from that. I'm sure many people have bought the red sea variety more than once and had no luck - this fish isn't considered the easiest to transition to a home aquarium. My pacific regal was eating right away in the LFS, and right away in my tank. It is also "puppy dog" friendly and curious, always at the top of the tank looking at me and for food, so I don't know if any conclusions can be drawn about behaviour either.
alton
Well-known member
Thanks for posting your experience
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