Yellow belly regal?

[jhorrocks]

LFS has a beautiful yellow belly regal for sale. Anyone have luck with these guys? I believe they have him priced as a regular grey belly regal, so I might jump on it.

Thanks

 

[mta_morrow]

@SPR1968

Hey Shaun, I believe you have one of these? Sorry if I am mistaken.

 

[norfolkgarden]

Beautiful fish!

Is it eating anything at all yet?

 

[jhorrocks]

No not yet. My guy at LFS is working on it for me...

 

[Fishnut]

Wait until you see it eating before buying. The larger size Regals have a poor survival rate. Best ones are 1.5-3”size. Which should start coming in around the end of February.

 

[Highgrade]

Wait until you see it eating before buying. The larger size Regals have a poor survival rate. Best ones are 1.5-3”size. Which should start coming in around the end of February.

+1 Make sure it is eating. Try to find one under 3" with the tail spot still. Also the larger angels may pick at coral since they've been in the wild longer.

 

[medicw131]

Yeah, make sure it will eat! Mine is a pig, but took probably a week to be willing to eat. Quiet places and a large variety of foods seemed to help. Live food really helped along with an angelfish blend. Now mine eats anything!

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

How much is your LFS asking? When Liveaquaria has the grey belly ones they go for $99. Been waiting to get one myself.

 

[jhorrocks]

$175 in store for this guy...

 

[jhorrocks]

$175 in store for this guy...

 

[Highgrade]

$175 in store for this guy...

Personally I'm all for supporting local businesses but Divers Den/LA has them often from $99-249 and there are frequent 20% off coupons. They have the best guarantee in the business. I picked mine up from Divers den and it was eating right off the bat and only paid around $150 with a coupon.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

$175 is a good deal, especially when you can see it in person eating. You don’t get that with Liveaquaria.

 

[tehmadreefer]

$175 is a good deal, especially when you can see it in person eating. You don’t get that with Liveaquaria.

But you get. 14 day guarantee. Most lfs’s have no quarantee at all.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

A large Orange Red Sea is $399.

 

[Highgrade]

Div

$175 is a good deal, especially when you can see it in person eating. You don’t get that with Liveaquaria.

With divers den you do see a pic of the fish and they guarantee the fish is eating. Along with start prophylactic treatment.

 

[User1]

I think it was New York Aquatics that has some in also at around $219. Already eating. Only issue is no guarantee...

 

[Pbh-reef]

I think 175 is a fair price and if you see it eating you should get it. It’s also more fun (in my experience) to choose a fish from an LFS than order online but maybe that’s just me

 

[jsvand5]

If you know the store well bring in a clam from the grocery store and split it open. If they won’t eat fresh clam they won’t eat anything IME. That one looks pretty fat and healthy though. Definitely do a FW dip if you buy it. Many have flukes.

 

[jhorrocks]

If you know the store well bring in a clam from the grocery store and split it open. If they won’t eat fresh clam they won’t eat anything IME. That one looks pretty fat and healthy though. Definitely do a FW dip if you buy it. Many have flukes.

All he is eating so far is clam in half shell. But as of now how’s good size to him...

 

[jsvand5]

All he is eating so far is clam in half shell. But as of now how’s good size to him...

As long as it’s eating something it will come around. You can try rubbing masstick on the edges of the clam shell. That usually gets them other stuff besides just clam. I usually press NLS pellets in the masstick as well

 

[OrionN]

Once eaten they will do well. My two Regal prefer pellets and flakes over frozen food.
I have two small yellow chest Regal angels in my 320 DT. Both just about 2 inches still.