How 'Reef-Safe' is the Regal Angel ( Pygoplites Di

[AlfaRomeo]

Guys, Im comtemplating adding the above fish to my SPS dominated reef. In your opinion how 'reef-safe' is it?

Also, if you have personal experience with the species. Pls let us know your findings and how the fish is generally.

Thanks!

[happy]

I've one in my tank for quite some time.

It'll finished up 2 open brains, zoos and occasionally nip at clams too.

* I've ample feeding( 4 x auto feeder and 1 x henry's food daily) but it just like fleshy corals.

It doesn't touch sps though.

[Reefaholic]

Me too, waiting to find out from fellow reefers here. Does it eat cynarina? Bubbles? Frogspawn? and elegance?

[AlfaRomeo]

Happy, wow! Dats a bit dangerous. Any idea if it touches your blasto, mushrooms, other LPS?

[Dispar_Anthias]

Regals have very good record with sps... even lps.. just no softies

[Reefaholic]

Heard they like xenia and zoos. Do they eat sun corals?

[AlfaRomeo]

http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3679

Above is a link for more reefers experience with the Regal Angel.

[akahoshi]

Hi bro alfa,

Regal angels are totally safe with SPS. They may touch LPS if they are not well-fed enough though, however, they are not softies-safe. They whack mushrooms, zoos, xenia..

[Reefaholic]

What about rics?

[akahoshi]

Rics ah.. Since they are from the mushies family, i wouldn't take the risk..

esp. if your rics are florida rics.. too costly if the regal decides to sample it.

[happy]

Hi,

I've a ric yuma and florida corner in my tank (abt 1 feet sq. area), the regal does not touch them.

Bubbles are safe too, only open brain and zoos are goner with regal angel.

[madmac]

Go for it. I'm keeping one, IME, he leaves the blastos/mushies/leathes/toadstools & SPS alone. I find pygmy taking shots at the SPS/LPS more often. Zoos/people eaters/star polyps are a NO. Setup a connected refugium for your fleshy corals/zoos...?

[AlfaRomeo]

LPS like prata/blastos/hammers/bubbles/frogspawn is not at risk rite? Only softies like mushies/xenia?

[tineng]

how about acans??? anyone got those with a regal????