Regal Angel in an all SPS system?

[childress5tyler]

I love the regal angel but naturally I'm afraid to throw it in the reef. Has anybody had luck with one in an all sps system? Thanks

 

[FishLipz]

I've seen many of them kept successfully in SPS systems. Most people note problems with zoas or fleshy LPS if any problems at all.

 

[childress5tyler]

I really wanna get one for my sps 80 rimless. Of course I'll start it small

 

[FishLipz]

I would suggest a quality Red Sea sourced one. The Indo collected ones don't fare as well in captivity. Just remember this is a fish that doesn't adapt easily to captivity so make sure it's eating captive food before you buy.

 

[childress5tyler]

I would suggest a quality Red Sea sourced one. The Indo collected ones don't fare as well in captivity. Just remember this is a fish that doesn't adapt easily to captivity so make sure it's eating captive food before you buy.

Definitely. There was an indo one today at premium but I'm gonna order a Red Sea one instead

 

[Saltgator]

Not all sps, but some with lps, softies (Xenia, gsp, button polyps), and 2 good size clams. No issues at all. My newly acquired foxface is more trouble, eating Xenia, but I'm not concerned with that. I intended to build my system around my regal, no matter what if needed.

 

[childress5tyler]

How big is your regal? And what size tank?

 

[Saltgator]

240g,link is below my reply. My regal is about 5 inches

 

[childress5tyler]

Sweet! How fast did it grow?

 

[Saltgator]

Not fast,imo. He eats like a champ though. He was probably about 4 inches or so when received him last year.

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[kes]

These fish are so gorgeous and so tempting to add to reef tanks. I may get one just for my frag tank to see what happens.
if you know you can catch the fish in trap, then you can give it a shot.

 

[childress5tyler]

What's the minimum tank size for the regal?