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Well, my juv Regal didn't last 24hrs. His fins were nipped up in the shipping bag and he was very thin. The wrasse in the order also expired, never fully recovering from what seemed like extreme shipping shock. He had almost an entire pectoral fin bitten off and his tail was chewed up as well. The third fish in the order was an Lyretail Anthias that came in perfect and is healthy and eating.
The damaged fins were evident in the bag, it's the first thing I noticed. I don't think it was fin rot, but looked more like aggression in the holding tanks, which would indicate stressed fish to begin with. Either way, it is what it is and that is the risk with ordering online. I have never had fish die so quickly, total bummer. I won't be trying another regal. I'm going to try a bluespotted angel and a flagfin. I'm just rounding out the final stock of my 125 for the long haul.
Those two, blue spotted and flagfin, are good angels to have. I've had them in the same tank and they are not aggressive and don't get too big.
Well, my juv Regal didn't last 24hrs. His fins were nipped up in the shipping bag and he was very thin. The wrasse in the order also expired, never fully recovering from what seemed like extreme shipping shock. He had almost an entire pectoral fin bitten off and his tail was chewed up as well. The third fish in the order was an Lyretail Anthias that came in perfect and is healthy and eating.
As promised ... Images of the new Indo regal, in QT for five minutes:
Twenty minutes later, he was pecking at something on the bottom glass. I have a pretty good feeling about this guy!
~Bruce
My new guy ( Majestic) in qt.... loves the Red Nori! Just got him this morning along with a Borbonius Anthia...(NYAquatic)
Nice looking Regal! The one I ordered never made to that level of coherency with swimming and pecking. He looks good and fat, definitely has been eating.
Thanks, ecrumpler - have you been in touch with the vendor about that order?
If you can get some sponge on live rock that it can graze.Does anyone have any tips for getting my new Flagfin eating? It's been 2 days and nothing so far. I've tried nori, mysis, cyclops, frozen angel formula, oyster on the half shell. I want to start Prazi treatment, but was hoping to see it eat first. Any advice?