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i just got 2 black angels,, and i have a few questions.

how fast do they grow?

how big will they get? I have seen a few black angels before, and they all seem to have longer fins than a regular angel

thanks

Growth speed depends on different factors. Water temperature, water quality, diet, and genetics are all big. If you bought the quarter-sized angels, they should be at least four inches long within a year. Maximum size will be five or six inches standard length. That's not including the tail.

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Here is a site that has some angelfish info.

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/printview.php?t=9100&start=0

It also has an excellent picture of the most unusual beautiful angelfish I have ever seen anywhere!!

thanks.

also, I have one angel with really long and pointed fins, and the other has shorter and rounded fins.. why is that?

does it have to do with age?

Im pretty sure sex has nothing to do with fin shape

It could be how they (and their ancestors) were bred, or it's just differences in the individuals. Pretty much all angelfish for sale in stores are tank reared, and have been genetically altered from the original wild stock. Many longfin forms have been created, others have the "short" wild-type fins. Fin length depends on how the angels have been bred.

If you have two angels of the same type, then it is probably just an arbitrary difference. It's like one person being taller than another. One angel just happens to have longer fins.

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thanks, I have this fish in either a 29 gallon tank or a 20 long gallon tank.

how long should I wait until i transfer it to my big tank?

I don't want to do it yet, because they are tiny, and the tank size isn't affecting them yet

Hi there,
Angelfish will actually grow substantially
larger than suggested above.
An adult angel with standard fins will reach
8 inches from snout to base of tail,
and then 14 inches or so tall.
Veil tails and high fins will grow up to as
much as 16-18 inches tall from top of dorsal
to bottom of anal fin, with long pectorals.

Angels grow fast. If they are tiny, like dime
size or pea size, they need constant frequent feedings,
5-6 times a day minimum, and clean water regularly.
Example, I just got 3 new young juvi angels 1 month
ago. They were little bigger than pea size, maybe dime
size bodies.
I put them in my 10g tank, feeding them 5 times daily
on a widely varied diet and doing water changes 30%
twice weekly to keep nitrates below/around 5ppm.
Within 2 weeks time they were quarter size, and
1 week after they were squabbling so much I moved
them to my big tank (75g), where they are now reaching
50 cent peice size rapidly.

Angels can be expected to reach 4-6 inches
within 1 years time, and in the 2nd and 3rd years
will continue to grow rapidly in girth and finnage.
It wont be until the 5-7 year mark that they reach
full size of 8 inches or so.

They need a tank a minimum of 18 inches tall,
and for 2 if a non-breeding pair, Id suggest
35-40g minimum for them. If a breeding pair,
a 25g or 29g tall tank will suffice.


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Mine was about quarter size and I would say over 5" within a year. Heading into his 3rd year he was starting to look quite ridiculous in the little 29g. He took up a good portion of the tank and I was going to move him to my 90g. Then something must have scared him and he was too big to hide anywhere because 1 day I came home to find him nose first half buried in the gravel. I would say a 55g or bigger would be best for angelfish especially more than one unless you just want to watch them hover in place. They will probably need to be moved in a few months if you feed them well.