Regal Angel Primer - Page 224

this is me · 09/07/2017, 10:03 PM

The powder brown and sailfin tangs are the largest fish in the tank coming in at 5". The two larger regals are about 4" and the smaller one is about 3". One of the 4" is the most dominant. If it doesn't like it, the other two cannot go near it. I have not seen any sign of chasing or biting between the 3 regals. I also have a pair of Interrupta and they do not care for the regals and vice versa. I do have to watch the 5 yellow tangs though as they grow. They were bought from LA during the super sale and were 1"-2". Now they're more like 3"+.

ThRoewer · 09/08/2017, 01:22 AM

My Sumatra Regal pair got along for well over a year. The most that happened were some occasional short chases.
But then, about 3 months ago, the chases got more vicious. And while I was gone on 2 week trip, less than a week after I left things got ugly and the tank sitter had to remove the smaller one.

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this is me · 09/08/2017, 07:26 AM

Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep my eyes on them.

this is me · 09/19/2017, 07:59 PM

Here's my trio of regals having some nori.

OrionN · 09/20/2017, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by this is me

Here's my trio of regals having some nori.

That is a lot of fishes. Very nice tank.

Garvin6600 · 11/01/2017, 07:20 AM

Wow Nice !!

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huig · 11/09/2017, 06:03 AM

After 20 years of wanting to keep these, after reading everthing i could find about these, including this thread, i finally got a pair.

One 9 cm fish is with short spines and a 11 cm fish with longer spines. Both were placed in a 400 l qt separated with eggcrate. With liverock and flowerpots. Mollies as tankmates to try to get them on dryfood.

They got a formaldehyde dip and were dewormed with flubenol.

The male took clams, oysters and masstick dry 'gel' food immediately.
The female now for 2 weeks still nothing.
I moved the eggcrate so i thought the female could learn from the male.

So far i tried:
Clams
Oysters
Squid
Shrimp
Krill
Mysis
Silversides
Fish and lobster eggs
Grindal and enchytrae
Night crawlers
Live ulva
Nori
Banana
Cucumber
5 types of ON flakes and pellets
Masstick

One nip from her on Masstick after i placed it in the exact spot as a sponge was on the LR. One nip on banana and cucumber.

So if by this weekend she does not eat i ll drive tonthe coast to get some sponges.

Any more ideas?

Thanks

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huig · 11/09/2017, 06:06 AM

Double

huig · 11/09/2017, 06:10 AM

I dewormed because this was hanging out of the female and she was flicking het ventrals and dorsal fin

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alton · 11/09/2017, 08:49 AM

I had a female redsea regal once that took almost 4 weeks and a juvenile Chrysurus that did take a month to get to eat. Both where fat when I received them, and ate well after. Mine love LRS, not sure if they would ship to Belgium? LRS does ship all over the world.

huig · 11/09/2017, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by alton

I had a female redsea regal once that took almost 4 weeks and a juvenile Chrysurus that did take a month to get to eat. Both where fat when I received them, and ate well after. Mine love LRS, not sure if they would ship to Belgium? LRS does ship all over the world.

Ok so there is still hope.

I ll go and collect some halichondria apparently these have been used succesfully with Zanclus.

LRS seems good food, but i guess the shipping will cost a lot.

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huig · 11/10/2017, 06:55 AM

Some progress, the female took 3 bites out of some homemade gel food.

But...only 3

this is me · 11/10/2017, 07:45 AM

That's a great sign!! It needs to show some interest of feeding. Even pecking at rocks is a good sign.

huig · 11/10/2017, 03:29 PM

She was always pecking at the rocks, but never took food.

Now she finally eats but only this gel food and artemia.

Just did an 80% waterchange.

Tomorrow second dose of flubenol.

UncleSalt · 12/01/2017, 03:50 PM

Well to resurrect this thread. I am trying again.

Had my LFS order me in one, it was DOA. Ordered another and that one didn't make it through the first night. Finally, the very next day my LFS called and said "you're going to like the one we have today"

They sent me some photos and videos of her, and it's a Red Sea Misbar. The owner of the LFS is a good friend of mine, so I had him give her a dip in Prazi and she's currently sitting in Hypo. She's fat and eating, hopefully this is a good sign. She'll probably grow out of the misbar, but maybe i'll get lucky!

Tkieu78 · 12/01/2017, 08:18 PM

Congrats. I’ve bought 4. None lasted more then a week

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pfan151 · 12/01/2017, 08:19 PM

Live aquaria has them on sale this week. I grabbed one for Tuesday delivery

Tkieu78 · 12/01/2017, 08:20 PM

Tried this morning. Sold out

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UncleSalt · 12/01/2017, 09:01 PM

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Tried this morning. Sold out

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I just saw the sale today - popped over and they were also sold out. I didn't need one but with my luck with this fish, I will before the end of next week!

UncleSalt · 12/04/2017, 12:22 PM

Well - This won't mean anything to my family, but it will to you all! He's still in hypo and still in eating. He comes home tomorrow and into the display tank. No signs of ich and has been dipped......I hope for the best.

alton · 12/04/2017, 12:49 PM

Good looking fish, enjoy

Tkieu78 · 12/04/2017, 01:00 PM

Congrats ! Gives me hope for when I find one

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carrots · 12/04/2017, 06:00 PM

IMO Any Regal should go onto a QT if possible. Not just for parasite treatment and observation, but to condition it to the foods you will be feeding as well. The Regal is a very passive & slow eater and will get bullied away from the feeding areas by even a smallest fish at first. I would recommend fattening it up for a couple weeks in a QT and doing a second Prozi. treatment before going into a stocked DT. The Regal Angelfish is such a beauty that we need to give it the best odds on surviving....Just my 2 cents. Best of luck to all the new Regal owner.

UncleSalt · 12/08/2017, 11:53 AM

Small update. He's exploring the DT quite a bit. Still runs and hides when someone walks by, but he's definitely exploring more. He's picking at the rocks and walls consistently. He hasn't eaten prepared food yet, which sadly, I believe is because as soon as I lift the mesh lid, he runs and hides. I am trying to condition him to my presence and then I think he'll take food like a champ. He was definitely eating PE myesis in the store.

natural reef · 12/08/2017, 05:55 PM

I have a juvenile regal which still has its false eye on the top rear dorsal. Beautiful lovely fish. Was a gamble that the other angels - large adult blue ring and koran would take umbridge at its presence but all seem very placid towards the regal. It picks at live rock all day and goes for most foods. None of the other fish hassle it either. It loves the nooks and spends a fair bit of time inside the bommies. Definitely a gorgeous fish to keep!

09/07/2017, 10:03 PM	#5576
this is me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,074	The powder brown and sailfin tangs are the largest fish in the tank coming in at 5". The two larger regals are about 4" and the smaller one is about 3". One of the 4" is the most dominant. If it doesn't like it, the other two cannot go near it. I have not seen any sign of chasing or biting between the 3 regals. I also have a pair of Interrupta and they do not care for the regals and vice versa. I do have to watch the 5 yellow tangs though as they grow. They were bought from LA during the super sale and were 1"-2". Now they're more like 3"+. __________________ Nick When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $4.95 per minute. Current Tank Info: Miracle 360 gallons

09/08/2017, 01:22 AM	#5577
ThRoewer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 9,555	My Sumatra Regal pair got along for well over a year. The most that happened were some occasional short chases. But then, about 3 months ago, the chases got more vicious. And while I was gone on 2 week trip, less than a week after I left things got ugly and the tank sitter had to remove the smaller one. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk __________________ Pairs: 4 percula, 3 P. kauderni, 3 D. excisus, 1 ea of P. diacanthus, S. splendidus, C. altivelis O. rosenblatti, D. janssi, S. yasha & a Gramma loreto trio 3 P. diacanthus. 2 C. starcki Current Tank Info: 200 gal 4 tank system (40x28x24 + 40B + 40B sump tank + 20g refugium) + 30x18x18 mixed reef + 20g East Pacific biotop + 20g FW +...

09/08/2017, 07:26 AM	#5578
this is me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,074	Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep my eyes on them. __________________ Nick When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $4.95 per minute. Current Tank Info: Miracle 360 gallons

09/19/2017, 07:59 PM	#5579
this is me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,074	Here's my trio of regals having some nori. __________________ Nick When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $4.95 per minute. Current Tank Info: Miracle 360 gallons

11/09/2017, 06:03 AM	#5582
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	After 20 years of wanting to keep these, after reading everthing i could find about these, including this thread, i finally got a pair. One 9 cm fish is with short spines and a 11 cm fish with longer spines. Both were placed in a 400 l qt separated with eggcrate. With liverock and flowerpots. Mollies as tankmates to try to get them on dryfood. They got a formaldehyde dip and were dewormed with flubenol. The male took clams, oysters and masstick dry 'gel' food immediately. The female now for 2 weeks still nothing. I moved the eggcrate so i thought the female could learn from the male. So far i tried: Clams Oysters Squid Shrimp Krill Mysis Silversides Fish and lobster eggs Grindal and enchytrae Night crawlers Live ulva Nori Banana Cucumber 5 types of ON flakes and pellets Masstick One nip from her on Masstick after i placed it in the exact spot as a sponge was on the LR. One nip on banana and cucumber. So if by this weekend she does not eat i ll drive tonthe coast to get some sponges. Any more ideas? Thanks Verstuurd vanaf mijn Moto G (5) met Tapatalk __________________ The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it Current Tank Info: 100 g soft reef, 100 g and 120 g Mediterranean tanks, 400 g deepwater reef, 1000 g FOWLR in the making

11/01/2017, 07:20 AM	#5581
Garvin6600 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 9	Wow Nice !! Sent from my SM-J710F using Tapatalk

11/09/2017, 06:06 AM	#5583
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	Double __________________ The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it Current Tank Info: 100 g soft reef, 100 g and 120 g Mediterranean tanks, 400 g deepwater reef, 1000 g FOWLR in the making Last edited by huig; 11/09/2017 at 06:35 AM.

11/09/2017, 06:10 AM	#5584
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	I dewormed because this was hanging out of the female and she was flicking het ventrals and dorsal fin Verstuurd vanaf mijn Moto G (5) met Tapatalk __________________ The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it Current Tank Info: 100 g soft reef, 100 g and 120 g Mediterranean tanks, 400 g deepwater reef, 1000 g FOWLR in the making

11/09/2017, 08:49 AM	#5585
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	I had a female redsea regal once that took almost 4 weeks and a juvenile Chrysurus that did take a month to get to eat. Both where fat when I received them, and ate well after. Mine love LRS, not sure if they would ship to Belgium? LRS does ship all over the world.

11/10/2017, 06:55 AM	#5587
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	Some progress, the female took 3 bites out of some homemade gel food. But...only 3 __________________ The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it Current Tank Info: 100 g soft reef, 100 g and 120 g Mediterranean tanks, 400 g deepwater reef, 1000 g FOWLR in the making

11/10/2017, 07:45 AM	#5588
this is me Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,074	That's a great sign!! It needs to show some interest of feeding. Even pecking at rocks is a good sign. __________________ Nick When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's $4.95 per minute. Current Tank Info: Miracle 360 gallons

11/10/2017, 03:29 PM	#5589
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	She was always pecking at the rocks, but never took food. Now she finally eats but only this gel food and artemia. Just did an 80% waterchange. Tomorrow second dose of flubenol. __________________ The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it Current Tank Info: 100 g soft reef, 100 g and 120 g Mediterranean tanks, 400 g deepwater reef, 1000 g FOWLR in the making

12/01/2017, 03:50 PM	#5590
UncleSalt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 185	Well to resurrect this thread. I am trying again. Had my LFS order me in one, it was DOA. Ordered another and that one didn't make it through the first night. Finally, the very next day my LFS called and said "you're going to like the one we have today" They sent me some photos and videos of her, and it's a Red Sea Misbar. The owner of the LFS is a good friend of mine, so I had him give her a dip in Prazi and she's currently sitting in Hypo. She's fat and eating, hopefully this is a good sign. She'll probably grow out of the misbar, but maybe i'll get lucky!

12/01/2017, 08:18 PM	#5591
Tkieu78 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BAY AREA , CA Posts: 1,025	Congrats. I’ve bought 4. None lasted more then a week Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12/01/2017, 08:19 PM	#5592
pfan151 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,897	Live aquaria has them on sale this week. I grabbed one for Tuesday delivery

12/01/2017, 08:20 PM	#5593
Tkieu78 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BAY AREA , CA Posts: 1,025	Tried this morning. Sold out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12/04/2017, 12:22 PM	#5595
UncleSalt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 185	Well - This won't mean anything to my family, but it will to you all! He's still in hypo and still in eating. He comes home tomorrow and into the display tank. No signs of ich and has been dipped......I hope for the best.

12/04/2017, 12:49 PM	#5596
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	Good looking fish, enjoy

12/04/2017, 01:00 PM	#5597
Tkieu78 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BAY AREA , CA Posts: 1,025	Congrats ! Gives me hope for when I find one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

12/04/2017, 06:00 PM	#5598
carrots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Mendham, NJ USA Posts: 395	IMO Any Regal should go onto a QT if possible. Not just for parasite treatment and observation, but to condition it to the foods you will be feeding as well. The Regal is a very passive & slow eater and will get bullied away from the feeding areas by even a smallest fish at first. I would recommend fattening it up for a couple weeks in a QT and doing a second Prozi. treatment before going into a stocked DT. The Regal Angelfish is such a beauty that we need to give it the best odds on surviving....Just my 2 cents. Best of luck to all the new Regal owner.

12/08/2017, 11:53 AM	#5599
UncleSalt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 185	Small update. He's exploring the DT quite a bit. Still runs and hides when someone walks by, but he's definitely exploring more. He's picking at the rocks and walls consistently. He hasn't eaten prepared food yet, which sadly, I believe is because as soon as I lift the mesh lid, he runs and hides. I am trying to condition him to my presence and then I think he'll take food like a champ. He was definitely eating PE myesis in the store.

12/08/2017, 05:55 PM	#5600
natural reef Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 10	I have a juvenile regal which still has its false eye on the top rear dorsal. Beautiful lovely fish. Was a gamble that the other angels - large adult blue ring and koran would take umbridge at its presence but all seem very placid towards the regal. It picks at live rock all day and goes for most foods. None of the other fish hassle it either. It loves the nooks and spends a fair bit of time inside the bommies. Definitely a gorgeous fish to keep!