More Angel Fish Questions.

Deanasue said:

OK. So the plan at the moment is to set my 29G back up and get it cycled. Then I will add about 5 juvenile angel fish and see how they develop. Once I determine which 2 will do best together, I will take the others to LFS. Does anyone see problems with this plan? Still have to get stuff out of storage so won’t happen tomorrow.

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Back in the fold said:

That's a great plan. This is going to take a long time anyway. The fish will take 6 months to a year to grow and pair off depending on conditions. Any LFS is tickled pink to get mature angels to sell so you win twice on this deal. Go get your fish !

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Byron said:

Assuming the 55g is 4 feet in length, a group of five. But, when a pair forms, you may then be faced with having to remove the others, or the pair, and that leads to more trouble as the others may not work without the pair in that small a tank.



No. As Colin noted, the fish must select their own mates and this means there has to be a group so they have a choice. Mind you, none of them may pair as a bond, but it is more likely to result in success if there are several to choose from.




No to the males only question; as soon as you have more than one male, there will be individual territory issues. It is not just the male/female pairing issue, it is the fish's inherent behaviours we are dealing with here.

Females only might be more peaceful, I've never done this or heard of others who have. But something tells me it is not going to work. And, discerning male/female in juvenile fish is next to impossible.

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cliffstips said:

A pair will do great in a 29g and raise lots of babies.

My 65g currently has 6 angle's in it and only the younger gold pair lay eggs regularly.
I don't try and save the fry as I currently have no room for them.

The 2nd pair (marble) are the parents of the Gold ones. And the other 2 are marble and have never bonded or layed eggs.

This tank also contains 4 boesmani rainbows a clown loach and a albino bristle nose. Along with 3 German blue Rams (was 2 pair).

When the gold pair are spawning the male is very aggressive, but has never killed anyone. He mostly just keeps the other angle's and the rainbows away from the eggs.

how do you have so many angels in one tank! I have a 55, bought 12 amazing beauties and within 6 months they were breeding and fighting like crazy. had to split them all up, now have 5 tanks! love your tanks, this was what I wanted...1 large tank with a happy school of angels.... I have been able to put 4 of my girls back together in the 55, but no chance of reacclimating my male marble, or my 2 other females (pretty sure the others will not tolerate them and they will be hurt.)

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Deanasue said:

Thanks, guys. Your angel fish are all beautiful! My bff who also is a research analyst in aquatic studies is trying to discourage me from getting into angel fish. She says they get sick easily and are a pain to care for. Have ya’ll ( excuse my Texas Southern English) had any big issues I need to consider before making the decision to go forward on this? I’ll be on my own in this project as I won’t be able to admit failure to my bff. Lol!

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cliffstips said:

Here's the tank in my office
Electric Blue Acura with 2 week old fry

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grayRavenn said:

I love my angels. always have, and always will. I think with your savvy as a fish lover, you'll do just fine with them. as with anything, start with a good crop of healthy youngins, and take care as you would any of your other fish. now, that being said, I wanted to get koi angels, but this was when they were really just coming out and while they are BEAUTIFUL, to me they were a new strain, so I stuck with just kinda mutts and old standby strains, more hardy. am also on a facebook sight of angels and discus, and saw school of amazing looking angels. can't find it now probably should just leave it at that

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Deanasue said:

Thanks so much! One more question if I may... Would you recommend buying a group from a breeder? Problem with breeders is I would have to have them shipped, which I have done many times successfully. If I buy from a breeder should I buy a group or buy individually for different colors? Have you had success in buying from Lfs? Finally, (I know this turned into more than one question and apologize) do you have any recommendations of breeders or Goid places to purchase them? I appreciate all of the information and thanks!

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Back in the fold said:

grayRavenn, your angelfish are great. What fantastic pictures. And Deanasue, if you want to mail order fish, now's the time while the weather is nice. There are some specialty breeders that sell A1 top quality angelfish. This whole discussion in this thread is giving me the Angelfish bug. The pictures posted here are awesome! Truly, the Angelfish is both the King and Queen of aquarium fishes. The Angelfish is the iconic symbol of our hobby recognized by everyone. Don't let anyone discourage you from this great undertaking you are considering. Did I forget to mention that the Angelfish is the most beautiful of all aquarium fish?

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