tropical fish

[lovableangel]

hi there just wonderin if anyone new how to tell the sex of angel fish
and also i was wonderin what the brownish crap is thats growing on my plants and rocks ?

 

[Cali]

hi there just wonderin if anyone new how to tell the sex of angel fish

From what I am learning (I am a new angel fish owner), it's virtually impossible to tell a male angel from a female angel....unless you examine their "ovipositor" (sp) tubes. The male's is thinner and points at the end. The female's is wider will a dull end.

That's the best I can tell you.

 

[Jht]

that stuff that keeps growing on your plants etc is probably some form of algae

 

[AquaNut]

Hi lovable angel,

It's true that the only sure way of sexing angels is to observe them at spawning time. The female's ovipositor is much more visible, round and blunt. However, experienced angel owners soon become fairly able to spot a gravid female, even before she's in full breeding form. (gravid = full of eggs; her belly will become nice and round and full). You may hear other things about males having a rounder crown (forehead) and such, but those are not true ways of determining gender.

As for the brown crud, as was said, it's probably algae. Are your plants real or plastic? How much light does your tank get? Any idea what your phosphate levels are like?

 

[lovableangel]

phosphate levels? i have the freshwater master test kit which one am i supposed to test that with