Regal angel help needed

[Booker301]

Just added this fish to my tank and am not seeing him/ her come out during feeding time. I have tried spot feed with clams and mussels in the shell and have still not witnessed any feeding. Can anyone please give some recommendations?

 

[duromega]

go to petland discount and get live black worms until you get him to eat prepared frozen foods

good luck

 

[Booker301]

Thanks. I will try it tomorrow. Quick question do you poor in some of the water they are stored in, or should I remove them before adding to my tank? I know being fresh water they won't last long in there.

 

[Serega]

I use forceps to grab some from the container and drop them in the tank, they wiggle for few seconds and then drop to the bottom. A little goes a long way.
Petland will give it to you in a small container, you should transfer them in a bigger container or cup, keep in the fridge and rinse with RO water everyday, water gets nasty quik. Keep some RO water in the refrigerator to rinse the worms. Good luck.

 

[mrdobie]

I rinse in a fine white net before feeding. the water is nasty and I don't want it in my tank.

 

[Geraud]

Same here, I scoop a bit then put them inside one of these little sieves they sell for brine shrimp nauplies, then rinse before feeding.

 

[pecan2phat]

They are a pretty difficult fish to acclimate into captivity IME. I've had success once in the past by letting him/her go at some zoas in the tank and eventually start eating frozen & pellets along with it's tank mates. Very recently I tried another one and it lasted 2 days shy of a month and never ate even with zoas and sponges in the tank.

Hopefully you will fare better with your Regal!

 

[BioMan]

This is another good reason people have quarantine tanks. 1-to make sure there arent any diseases and 2-getting them to eat regularly.

 

[pecan2phat]

There are a number of people including myself that feel the Regal angels and Leopard wrasses do not fare as well in QT tanks.

 

[phk36]

Hi ,mine eats Ocean Nutrition small pellet (I picked him up from Kenny) he now takes mysis and that only . I did not QT him as I had no luck with the other three yellow bellys I had before . The one I have is a Red sea and I have him about a year and a half , good luck , Pete

 

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[phk36]