The Angel Lovers Thread

In a previous incarnation of my tank this was my pair of Regal Angels

regal pair1.jpg
regal pair2.jpg
regal pair3.jpg


I sadly lost the smaller one after 5 years. The large one I had in my tank for 12 years
 
Last edited:
BabyRegal2017031501.jpg

Tiny baby regal in my QT tank. The clowns, much bigger, acts as dither fish to get the regal to eat. That female clown is farther away from the cameras, and still looks bigger than the angel. This particular angel was about 1.25 inch.

How did you get it eating?

Thanks
 
Mine really loves flakes and pellets. From the beginning they prefer flakes over frozen. I keep them by themselves first, get them to eat well before add them to DT.
If they are eating just give them what they want but make sure you offer them flakes. Often reefer go for these esoteric and expensive food when a good flake will do as main food.

I will definitely get some decent flake food based on that recommendation.

I tried angel formula and it did eat a bit but today I feed mysis and wouldn’t you know it, the little guy started eating with some vigor!
Let’s just hope that it keeps it up.
It seems that it’s growing a bit more assertive and bold, out in the open more and yesterday it gave an annoying cleaner shrimp a good whack.

Let’s just hope it keeps on keeping on!
 
How did you get it eating?

Thanks
I often keep newly import hard to keep, shy fish (and expensive fish) with small docile fish that are aggressive eaters. Seeing other fish aggressively eat food will stimulate the new fish to eat. This is a successful way for me to get new fish to eat many times. Clowns, the more docile species are perfect for this function.
 
One more addition...
125efca0ab5817bdd2bfa8db9c7d42ee.jpg
Awesome! This is my stock in my wall-tank as well, everything except the sweetlips. That orange collar wrasse is neat, mine is not as beautiful yet!
 
I want to do all angels in my 75 gallon (4 feet long). How many can I get and which types would you suggest?? THANKS!
 
I want to do all angels in my 75 gallon (4 feet long). How many can I get and which types would you suggest?? THANKS!
I am Sorry but You can only keep one dwarf angel in a 75.
 
Mine really loves flakes and pellets. From the beginning they prefer flakes over frozen. I keep them by themselves first, get them to eat well before add them to DT.
If they are eating just give them what they want but make sure you offer them flakes. Often reefer go for these esoteric and expensive food when a good flake will do as main food.

I picked up some flakes yesterday and it worked like a charm!
It’s now plowing down clams, masstick, flakes, mysis and angel formula :)
 
I picked up some flakes yesterday and it worked like a charm!
It’s now plowing down clams, masstick, flakes, mysis and angel formula :)
I am so glad that he eats well for you. Pictures?
 
I want to do all angels in my 75 gallon (4 feet long). How many can I get and which types would you suggest?? THANKS!
You can keep a pair of SMALL Centropyge angels in a 75 gal tank. IMO, even the smallest of the Genicanthus, G. watanabei, get too large for a 75.
 
I am so glad that he eats well for you. Pictures?

As am I! He was fairly skinny when I got him so it’s a relief that he’s seemingly doing well.

No real good pics but here’s one when him, my CBB and purple tang are ripping in to a clam.

9ada3636d958ac9dbb7c1ed56c6d8b82.jpg


I have a video of him and the whole tank I’m my tank-thread :)
 

IF YOU HAD TO TAKE A REEFING EXAM, WOULD YOU PASS?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 32 45.7%
  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

    Votes: 9 12.9%
  • No.

    Votes: 26 37.1%
  • Other (please explain).

    Votes: 3 4.3%
Back
Top