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Regal angel living and quarantine... sys. f'     8/16/12
Hey crew, hope everything is going well. I have a question about a regal angelfish that is presently at my lfs. It has a yellow belly and I believe is from the red sea (what I have been told)
<Or in the Indian Ocean>
 and I would like to purchase it for my aquarium. The size of my tank is 50 inch x 24 x 18, would this be a reasonable size for this fish to live happily?
<Not indefinitely, no>
 Also I have a small quarantine tank that is around 15 gallons (2x1.5x1ft) which I plan to put it in if you believe it can live in my main aquarium.
<How small is this fish? This isolation system is likely inadequate if the fish is four inches/ten cm.s or more in length>
Would this be an adequate size to use for the fish and if so how long?
Would the normal 2+ weeks be fine?
<...>
I also have in the tank already;. Zebra moray eel - 2ft+.Yellow tang - 4 inch.2x common clown fish - 2 inch. Jewel puffer - 2 inch. Blue damsel - 1.5 inch Would these fish be able to co-exist with the regal angel?
<Again, not forever... need more room>
The regal angel is around 3 inches at the store now and I am a bit worried that seems as they have near the same colouring and body shape the yellow tang and the angel may have a few issues with each other. Do you agree? Thanks for your time guys, keep up the good work! :)
<Cheers, Bob Fenner>

Red Sea Regal Dear Mr. Fenner (or whomever is answering this): <<Hi Charles, Craig here>> Love your web site. I check it almost every day. <<We love that!!>> I'm very interested in this beauty (the regal angel). I've successfully kept (>8 yrs) an emperor in the past, but since had to move, ran out of time and energy, and just now I am getting a FOWLR up and running. The tank is quite mature now, but fishless. There are several cleaner shrimp, and an assortment of snails, hermits and what not in the tank. Water parameters are spotless. I was contemplating ordering and waiting for (since I don't think that they have one now) a red sea regal angel from the marine center. They claim to quarantine their fish prior to shipping, and seem to have a good reputation. I've been underwhelmed with my LFS (Los Angeles area). Anyway, I wanted your thoughts on what is needed to be successful with this fish. My current tank is a 4x2x2 foot tank (?120?) with about 120 of LR all on one side of the tank. The other half is open for swimming. There is about a 4 inch sand bed on the open side, with a variable height on the rock side. Tons of circulation, EV-180 skimmer. Macroalgae in the tank, seems to be doing OK, but probably needs more feeding to the tank. I am adding a refugium to the system as well. So I think that I've got the environmental issues down ok. I'm curious as to what sort of tankmates and food and whatever else is important for long term success with this beauty. Future tankmates that are contemplated are a semilarvatus butterfly, four line wrasse (quadrilineatus), MAYBE a purple tang, and some green Chromis vs. some squamipinnis Anthias for a shoaling effect. Thanks in advance, Chuck Moon <<Please check out this excellent link, should provide all of your answers. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/angels/Pygoplites/index.htm Avoid similar body shapes with tank mates and perhaps introduce the smaller/less aggressive first. If your angel shows aggression to tankmates or vice-versa do remove them before it's too late. Check out this link http://www.wetwebmedia.com/stocking1.htm and those at the top of the page for more info on stocking. You can also search WWM for any of your stocking options and find all you need. Sounds like a nice system. Make sure your angel is eating at the dealer before you purchase. Enjoy, Craig>>

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