Regal angel in reef. Thoughts?

eder10986 · 12/09/2016, 10:48 AM

Wife and I have been dying to have one of these and have read mixed reviews.

We have a leather. Some zoas and acans in the tank however plan to overhaul it with some Sps

Just want opinions. We haven't purchase anything so don't assume so and make nasty comments. Thanks in advance.

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brett559 · 12/09/2016, 11:21 AM

Should be good with your leather and SPS. My angel ate my zoas, but left acans alone. If you want the fish, get it. Anyone would choose a regal over some random zoas...

scooter31707 · 12/09/2016, 11:27 AM

It could be hit or miss. What other fish are in the tank? It's usually recommend that a Regal should be the first fish in the tank due to them getting stressed out easily and stop eating.

eder10986 · 12/09/2016, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by scooter31707

It could be hit or miss. What other fish are in the tank? It's usually recommend that a Regal should be the first fish in the tank due to them getting stressed out easily and stop eating.

Two clowns. Starry blenny. Coral beauty. Yellow coris wrasse. Blue streak wrasse. Three small damsels.

We really would love to add it to our 155 gal

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albano · 12/09/2016, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by brett559

Should be good with your leather and SPS. My angel ate my zoas, but left acans alone. If you want the fish, get it. Anyone would choose a regal over some random zoas...

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Originally Posted by scooter31707

It could be hit or miss. What other fish are in the tank? It's usually recommend that a Regal should be the first fish in the tank due to them getting stressed out easily and stop eating.

I don't see a problem adding it to a already stocked tank, unless you have some very aggressive tank mates...but it should be already eating and healthy in QT, then added to DT with an acclimation box

eder10986 · 12/09/2016, 01:17 PM

Were really wanting one! May consider it for sure. Can get one for $99

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Cujo · 12/09/2016, 01:24 PM

Had one in my 120G mixed reef, it was a model citizen. I recommend getting a juvenile if possible, it was quick to feed and adapted to the aquarium fairly easily.

albano · 12/09/2016, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by eder10986

Were really wanting one! May consider it for sure. Can get one for $99

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Price is 'ok', but 'probably not yellow belly, what size?... Did you review Regal Angel thread? These are not easy fish to acclimate to tank life....

eder10986 · 12/09/2016, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by albano

Price is 'ok', but 'probably not yellow belly, what size?... Did you review Regal Angel thread? These are not easy fish to acclimate to tank life....

I've grazed over them but haven't in detail. Any recommendations or links would be appreciated.

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saf1 · 12/09/2016, 07:55 PM

Search for it in case it is off the page. Good thread all around has is typical of that forum. Should get you started...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=regal

Finland · 12/09/2016, 09:47 PM

My regal is a model citizen with sps and acans, but will make quick work of zoas. Never had leathers, so don't know. Mine was pretty easy to get to eat , but from what I have read, they can be finicky eaters especially when first introduced. Mine will eat anything I put in the tank, and will eat frozen out of my hand. I have 5 tangs, and 2 larger angels and it fits right in.

alton · 12/10/2016, 12:43 PM

Live aquaria has the yellow belly juvies on sale now

eder10986 · 12/11/2016, 02:23 PM

We brought him home. Will keep y'all updated!

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sde1500 · 12/11/2016, 02:52 PM

Everything I've read says hit or miss, but also depends on the coral. I'd love a small angel in my reef, but I love my zoas too much to risk it. Good luck!

Sethjamto · 12/11/2016, 08:40 PM

I just spent my entire day pulling all the rock and coral out of my 300g tank so I could catch an angel that decided to start nipping at my corals. He went a year without touching anything, and all of a sudden started nipping everything last week.

I will never trust another angel again with coral. I burned my entire day to catch him and put the rock/coral back in the tank. And I still have a couple more hours of work to rearrange it back the way I want it (saving that for another day).

Fish only? Go for it. Coral? Heck no. Just my opinion.

alton · 12/11/2016, 09:07 PM

And the angel breed was? I sold a purple tang once and he ate $200 worth of coral before they could catch him out of the tank, nothing is 100%

ReefPhilTX · 02/05/2017, 10:15 AM

So I've had my juvenile Regal for about 3 months (which is a rather short time) in my mixed reef. So he is doing great, eats everything. The only coral he has nipped at is my green brain. He hasn't touched, my Zoas, candy cane, frogspawn or SPS. He is a juvenile regal from the Maldives. I would definitely suggest getting a juvenile as I think it make it less likely to target LPS corals. That being said they could always develop "special" tastes. truly is a 50/50.

mandarin417 · 02/05/2017, 10:44 AM

Took about 6 months before my Regal tasted zoas and then couldn't stop eating them. He loved the small clams from the local super market.

Stickboy97 · 05/09/2017, 01:06 PM

Any update on your regal... considering one myself but I have zoas, torches, frogspawn & candy canes (along with SPS).

ReefTeacher · 05/09/2017, 04:44 PM

I had a regal in a mixed reef of softies and euphylliads; he did eat zoas, but everything else was fine for several years. Had to sell him when I moved.

My current regal is indian ocean, so orange belly. He is now in a reef with only softies. He takes large bites out of my green polyp leather (sarcaphyton) but leaves the yellow alone. He does not go near organ pipe or any gorgonians. Go figure!

12/09/2016, 10:48 AM	#1
eder10986 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 504	Regal angel in reef. Thoughts? Wife and I have been dying to have one of these and have read mixed reviews. We have a leather. Some zoas and acans in the tank however plan to overhaul it with some Sps Just want opinions. We haven't purchase anything so don't assume so and make nasty comments. Thanks in advance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/09/2016, 07:55 PM	#10
saf1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 2,259	Search for it in case it is off the page. Good thread all around has is typical of that forum. Should get you started... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ighlight=regal __________________ -saf1 Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef

12/09/2016, 09:47 PM	#11
Finland Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 617	My regal is a model citizen with sps and acans, but will make quick work of zoas. Never had leathers, so don't know. Mine was pretty easy to get to eat , but from what I have read, they can be finicky eaters especially when first introduced. Mine will eat anything I put in the tank, and will eat frozen out of my hand. I have 5 tangs, and 2 larger angels and it fits right in. __________________ Andy Current Tank Info: 280 reef

12/11/2016, 02:52 PM	#14
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Everything I've read says hit or miss, but also depends on the coral. I'd love a small angel in my reef, but I love my zoas too much to risk it. Good luck! __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

12/11/2016, 08:40 PM	#15
Sethjamto Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 845	I just spent my entire day pulling all the rock and coral out of my 300g tank so I could catch an angel that decided to start nipping at my corals. He went a year without touching anything, and all of a sudden started nipping everything last week. I will never trust another angel again with coral. I burned my entire day to catch him and put the rock/coral back in the tank. And I still have a couple more hours of work to rearrange it back the way I want it (saving that for another day). Fish only? Go for it. Coral? Heck no. Just my opinion. __________________ 8ft 300g, Reeflo Dart Gold return, MRC 48" High-flo reef sump, MRC MR4 dual beckett Skimmer, (2) Reefbreeders Photon 48's, Reef Angel, LMIII continuous water change/ATO setup..

12/09/2016, 11:21 AM	#2
brett559 In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 1,790	Should be good with your leather and SPS. My angel ate my zoas, but left acans alone. If you want the fish, get it. Anyone would choose a regal over some random zoas...

12/09/2016, 11:27 AM	#3
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	It could be hit or miss. What other fish are in the tank? It's usually recommend that a Regal should be the first fish in the tank due to them getting stressed out easily and stop eating.

12/09/2016, 01:17 PM	#6
eder10986 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 504	Were really wanting one! May consider it for sure. Can get one for $99 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/09/2016, 01:24 PM	#7
Cujo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Windsor Ontario, Canada Posts: 77	Had one in my 120G mixed reef, it was a model citizen. I recommend getting a juvenile if possible, it was quick to feed and adapted to the aquarium fairly easily.

12/10/2016, 12:43 PM	#12
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	Live aquaria has the yellow belly juvies on sale now

12/11/2016, 02:23 PM	#13
eder10986 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 504	We brought him home. Will keep y'all updated! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/11/2016, 09:07 PM	#16
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	And the angel breed was? I sold a purple tang once and he ate $200 worth of coral before they could catch him out of the tank, nothing is 100%

02/05/2017, 10:44 AM	#18
mandarin417 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 127	Took about 6 months before my Regal tasted zoas and then couldn't stop eating them. He loved the small clams from the local super market.

05/09/2017, 01:06 PM	#19
Stickboy97 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 647	Any update on your regal... considering one myself but I have zoas, torches, frogspawn & candy canes (along with SPS). __________________ DSA 105g Neo Pro

05/09/2017, 04:44 PM	#20
ReefTeacher Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 358	I had a regal in a mixed reef of softies and euphylliads; he did eat zoas, but everything else was fine for several years. Had to sell him when I moved. My current regal is indian ocean, so orange belly. He is now in a reef with only softies. He takes large bites out of my green polyp leather (sarcaphyton) but leaves the yellow alone. He does not go near organ pipe or any gorgonians. Go figure!