Where to buy Regal Angelfish
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About Regal Angelfish
The Regal Angelfish displays striking vertical blue and yellow stripes running along its compressed body, with orange and white accents on the face and gill covers. It has a distinctive blue ringed eye and a rounded dorsal fin. This medium-sized pomacanthid is unmistakable due to its bold, contrasting color pattern.
Key facts
- Max Size
- 10
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 75-gallon tank; 100+ gallons preferred for long-term success • Water params: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, sg 1.023-1.025, stable nitrate <20ppm • Requires plenty of live rock for grazing and hiding; strong lighting (LED/halide) • Feed varied diet: quality flakes, small pellets, nori, frozen mysis shrimp daily • Moderate aggression; keep singly or with compatible tank mates; avoid triggers/emperors
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Common Health Issues
- Parasitic infections, bacterial infections, poor appetite, ich, lateral line erosion
- Care Level
- Hard
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Diet
- omnivore
- Difficulty Level
- The Regal Angelfish is notoriously difficult to acclimate and maintain in captivity, with a poor survival rate even in experienced hands. It requires pristine water conditions, excellent nutrition, and a well-established reef aquarium to thrive.
- Diet Details
- Feed a varied diet of high-quality flake food, pellets, and frozen foods including mysis shrimp, copepods, and spirulina-based foods. In the wild they feed on sponges, tunicates, and small crustaceans; captive specimens should receive at least once-daily feedings with quality marine omnivore formulas.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and Great Barrier Reef, typically found in coral reef environments at depths of 10–80 meters.
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