Yellow Belly Red Sea Regal

[prattreef]

Nice fish, oh so tempting. You can see from the responses here, there is little rhyme or reason to their individual behavior.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

wow best of luck dave... what a beautiful fish....

 

[Dace]

thanks tony and randy. i want to wait til i make sure it's eating before i put him in the display

 

[Dace]

randy if it was you, would you take the chance?

Nice fish, oh so tempting. You can see from the responses here, there is little rhyme or reason to their individual behavior.

 

[prattreef]

Maybe LOL. Seriously, I had a Red Sea Regal for several years and it never bothered anything, clams, LPS, SPS etc. It passed on, when an old system of mine crashed. I tried a large Indo one some time later and it chomped 3 lobes of my prized red lobo ( you know the one) in about 3 hours.

If I were going to try it, I'd make sure it was eagerly and greedily eating prepared foods before I put it into the main display. Not a sure thing, but a hungry fish is much more likely to eat what it wants to than a fish that is happy with what you provide it. It really is a tough call.

 

[House of Laughter]

Nice fish dave

House

 

[Dace]

Maybe LOL. Seriously, I had a Red Sea Regal for several years and it never bothered anything, clams, LPS, SPS etc. It passed on, when an old system of mine crashed. I tried a large Indo one some time later and it chomped 3 lobes of my prized red lobo ( you know the one) in about 3 hours.

If I were going to try it, I'd make sure it was eagerly and greedily eating prepared foods before I put it into the main display. Not a sure thing, but a hungry fish is much more likely to eat what it wants to than a fish that is happy with what you provide it. It really is a tough call.

Thanks Randy, I really do value your opinion because i know your a very experience and honest person. I will be doing just that. and will hope for The best. he's alone in a 25 gallon frag tank until further notice

 

[Dace]

thanks jim.

Nice fish dave

House

 

[prattreef]

NP Dave. Sounds like a plan. Keep us posted, i do hope it works out for you, they are spectacular fish.
RD

 

[Kedd]

Yes mine was Red Sea.

 

[pecan2phat]

Opps, let me rephrase Dave.
The RS regal that I have is SPS and shroom/ricordia/yuma safe. Will pick on newly inroduced clams, most meaty LPS also.

 

[reefman]

i have one that hasn't harm sps,hammer,frogsp,clams,gorg,mush,xenia,leather(occasional nips).
i have seen it attack: hydroids,sponges.
any angel is a risk, but i feel as precious as the RS regal is, it is worth it.
yours is quite a little beauty.

 

[DevIouS]

Update.......?

 

[NYPDFrogman]

Dave, I've had mine for about a year and a half, he's from sumatra the indian ocean side, yellow belly really nice color.
he's been a model citizen, he's picked at a leather coral every now and than.
he eats anything I feed the fish, frozen, dry, alage, lettuce etc.
my Asfur on the other hand devours zoos hasnt touched anything yet. when I finally do the switch to the new tank he's going he's growen to about 6"
regal is a solid 5" grew almost 2" in the year and a half I have him.
make sure you get him used to outside feeding before you put him in the tank

 

[reefman]

updated: i sold my regal due to clam nipping. just like many have said; changed her taste after about a year of being almost a perfect angel.
no regrets. i knew the risk n had a good year with it. i only wish i had another tank for it.

 

[Wes]

i would have kept the Angel and sold the clam...

I am trying out a Majestic right now but he is still settling in.

 

[reefman]

its more than 1 clam. plus once they start nippin, it usually will get worst. i also did it for the future sake for other corals.
gl with the majestic. i've seen success with it from some1 on rc on a huge tank.