Experienced angelfish breeders

[Indyhobby]

So I have a pair of angle fish that attack each other a lot and I was wandering what's the likelihood that the female will breed with this other male that I have in a different tank?

 

[Sgooosh]

So I have a pair of angle fish that attack each other a lot and I was wandering what's the likelihood that the female will breed with this other male that I have in a different tank?

i am not sure what you are talking about
the pair that are attacking each other will breed but i dont think you can re-pair them

 

[Indyhobby]

They do breed

 

[Sgooosh]

i am not sure what you are talking about
the pair that are attacking each other will breed but i dont think you can re-pair them

They do breed

what do you mean by

what's the likelihood that the female will breed with this other male that I have in a different tank?

 

[Colin_T]

If they are fighting they are not happy together. Try them with other partners and see if they do better.

 

[itiwhetu]

Be careful, Angels can turn really nasty in a flash. I had a pair that loved each other, I raised dozens of young off them, put them in another tank he killed her in 24 hours. Just take care.

 

[kribensis12]

Angelfish, like many cichlids, form long-term relationships with a partner and not just any partner.

Typically the best way to get a guaranteed pair is to start of with 6-8 young ones and allow them to grow together. Cichlids will pick only accept what is in their find, the best mate. I'm sure coloration has something to do with it, but it's apparent that physical fitness seems to be the most important characteristic.

They will test each others strength and may end up pairing up. If they do not pair off and are not part of an established hierarchy (that 6-8 in a group), the adult angelfish will very likely kill the other angel in the tank. Angels are far from Angels - they're cichlids.

Recommendation: If it's a fully grown angelfish, you could attempt it with the angel in another tank. Keep a VERY close eye or, as @itiwhetu mentioned, it could be dead in less than 24 hours. If that does not work, it may be best kept in a community tank. Angelfish are not solitary creatures by nature but they are not designed to be tossed into an established hierarchy either.

 

[Indyhobby]

Has anyone repaired there angle fish?

 

[Colin_T]

what do you mean by repaired?

 

[Essjay]

Maybe re-paired, as in getting them to form new pairs?

 

[Colin_T]

Maybe re-paired, as in getting them to form new pairs?

ok got it.

Angelfish regularly find new partners in captivity. Just offer them different mates and see if 2 like each other.

 

[nik_n]

I heard that the "angelfish pair up for life" is a myth. Breeders often mix up the pairs to get more genetic variations of their fish. I never bred any angelfish, so I don't have a lot of experience. I do however have a pair of angelfish, which I'm relatively sure are a male and a female. I have a koi and a blue diamond, koi is the male and blue diamond is a female (at least I think so) from physical characteristics. I used to have more angelfish in the tank (4) and the koi and another platinum angelfish often fought (I assumed was for picking order?). The koi won so I thought I will have a breeding pair, but nothing ever happened. Still don't know what the reason for that is.

 

[itiwhetu]

We used to set up about 15 pairs a year for breeding and we selected who bred with who about 90% of the time it was successful

 

[Indyhobby]

So by you selected who bred with who you mean you put two that you wanted to breed together and they usually did?

 

[itiwhetu]

So by you selected who bred with who you mean you put two that you wanted to breed together and they usually did?

Yep exactly. The most valuable Angels are pure Blacks. I spent years trying to line breed Black Angels, so I would select who I wanted with who.