Majestic angel

[b-ridge]

Does anyone or has anyone ever had success with them in a reef setting? I have some zoas. Mostly torches, frogspawn,hammer,duncan. Some Kenya trees and acans. Doing research they say they will/might nip at the more fleshy lps whatever that means.
I'm thinking the smaller I get him the best chance I may have at him not eating my corals or should it be the bigger would be better cause they have been eating prepared foods for awhile

 

[salpet]

i have one and i also was afraid that he was going to eat everything in sight but he has been excellent so far and he does not show any signs of even being interested in any of my corals i dont have any clams so i dont have to worry about that . he is a great looking fish, my favorite one, he is been in my mixed reef tank for over 6 months and he has doubled in size, i also have zoas kenia trees torch and frogpawns just to name a few

 

[b-ridge]

That is great news. How big was yours when you purchased? I've heard/read more success stories then failures so far. Is yours timid? Only asking cause I do have a 5-6 inch purple tang and a 3-4 inch sohal and we all know the temperaments of these 2. I would like a regal angel also but I would have to find a way for these 2 not to harass/bother it to death if possible. If not I may be getting rid of my sohal and purple real soon. Soon like today

 

[bigsink]

I tried one several times. My Genicanthus angels beat the snot out of him upon 5 different introductions.

 

[salpet]

when i bought mine he was about 21/2 inches and i also have a powder brown tang that was double his size and he beat him mercesly for a good month i thought that he was going to kill him but he took all the beatings and kept on ticking he finally gave up on torturing him if i had to do it again i would probably keep him in a trap iside the tank just to get the other fish to get use o him

 

[salpet]

you could also remove your tangs and reintroduce them after he has established in your tank if that is possible.good luck, definately worth having him in your tank

 

[b-ridge]

Cool. I just recently bought a acclimation box for that purpose. The one majestic I am considering is around the same size eventhough I have a chance at bigger ones if I choose. Sounds like a strong fish you have

 

[b-ridge]

So you would suggest removing my sohal, purple tang and maroon clownfish? I have a 75 gallon fuge and a 125 gallon sump I could place them in. How long would you suggest I put them on time out for? When placed back in they still wouldn't pick on the majestic or the regal for dominance?

 

[salpet]

i would keep them in there for at least a month you should have no problems by then (what size tank do you have)

 

[reefman]

i have one for over 5 yrs. zoas/dunan and acans r not safe.

 

[b-ridge]

My tank is a 240

 

[b-ridge]

Ok. I got my majestic today. He is approximately 3-4 inches. So far so good. I know he just scoping the joint for now

 

[salpet]

good morning so did you get him yet?

 

[salpet]

are the tangs leaving him alone?or did you move them

 

[b-ridge]

Beleive it or not there not bothering him at all. He is still a little skittish but he is out in the open where you can always see him. The purple has just totally ignored him. The sohal will go by him every so often. Nothing violent. Just to let him know he is the king of the tank I guess.

 

[salpet]

good job he is a great looking fish isnt he?

 

[b-ridge]

Lol. He is a great looking fish. But flash update. I just caught the little mofo snipping. I have to google what it was he was just nipping at

 

[b-ridge]

My wellso he was nipping at

 

[salpet]

is that the only thing is nipping at

 

[drej424]

I had one for 7 years with a yellow tang, a gold bar maroon and some other fish. They got along great. The only problem I had was with red dotty back that grew to about 12". It beat up everything as it got bigger so I had to move it to a different tank. My majestic never bothered any corals but I only kept softies in that tank. I kept a low bio load and fed heavily. The majestics are beautiful! Enjoy!