Regal Tang Question

[naesco]

Originally Posted by NanoReef

hello everyone. I have a regal tang in my 120 gallon reef. the last few weeks he has started picking at some of my zoas... is this normal for regals? I have actually watched him pick off a single zoa and swallow it... why would he start this? will it stop?
anything will help. thanks!

Unlike all the other tangs the regal is a meat eater. If you have been feeding her pretty much only algae it is normal that she will go for something else.
Because she has just started to take a liking to your zoas overfeed her ((often) mysis and some meaty quality pellets to see if she weans off the zoas

[pirate]

What are you feeding? My regal started to eat the GSP that I have in my tank, so I started to feed more algae based food and suplement it with brine and mysis frozen food. As well I feed nori everyday for all the tangs in my tank. Since I started he has left the corals alone now.