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	Pair Of Angels
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	i have a set of stripped angels and throughout the course of a normal day one of them will change shades of color(get lighter and darker)and it seems as the one gets darker they tend to be more aggressive ...im trying to find out if its a mating signal or if it is just one oddball angel????
Posted 02-Feb-2006 23:05
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	it doesn't sound like a mating ritual, but an aggression thing.
Posted 02-Feb-2006 23:49
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	but why the color change?
Posted 03-Feb-2006 03:16
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	just my 2 cents, but often the more aggressive or dominate fish will force the other into submission, and thats why the color change, but who knows, thats just my guess.
Posted 03-Feb-2006 03:33
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I also don't think it's a mating signal, but i don't know why they do it. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 03-Feb-2006 08:53
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	well now i see they arte both getting lighter and darker???what would i need to do to entice them to breed there quite large and havent even attempted yet?
Posted 03-Feb-2006 10:50
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	Just because you have two angels, even if those angels are male and female, does not mean they will breed. They may not like each other or one may not be up to the other's standards of angelic ideal health and beauty. Who knows what angelfish find attractive in a mate... The best way to get a pair is to buy several (at least 4 or more) and wait for them to pair off, then return the other to your LFS or to soemone else who wants them and can care for them properly. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 03-Feb-2006 17:45
GirlieGirl8519 Fish Master Malawi Planter Posts: 1468 Kudos: 1029 Votes: 35 Registered: 25-Mar-2005	Edited by GirlieGirl8519 I have one striped angel in my 55g and she changes color also. She has no one to mate with so I don't think its a mating ritual. I think it may be a stress issue or maybe just her personality, maybe. If you startle her by moving towards the tank too fast, she will lighten up. Sometimes her stripes are really dark though. Like illustrae said, angels pair off before they breed. You can't force them. *Kristin*
Posted 03-Feb-2006 21:56
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	well i have 8 angels 4 about silver dollar size and then 4 half dollar size and nobody has seemed to really pair off so where would i start with finding a breeding pair...
Posted 04-Feb-2006 06:57
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	They're still a bit small to be pairing... when their bodies are about 2 inches across, then they're closer to breeding size and you will notice them starting to get a bit aggressive and territorial. Out of curiosity, how large is your tank that you have 8 angels in it? When they start staking out territories, a tank smaller than 4 ft. long might start feeling a little cramped to them. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 05-Feb-2006 03:47
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	right now i have a 60 gall. i am going to be moving to a 120 in the next few months
Posted 05-Feb-2006 23:46
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	That sounds good for that many angels, YOu are pretty much garanteed to end up with at least one pair in a couple of months. When you move them to the larger tank, use lots of plants and tall driftwood to help break up territories. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 06-Feb-2006 17:35
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	the tank is pretty well planted as it stands never much fighting just wondering if maybe the water conditions arent right? what are the best water conditions for breeding?
Posted 07-Feb-2006 07:13
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	You have to wait for them to pair off before they'll even think about breeding. You have a few months before that will happen. Good water parameters are very clean slightly acidic water, and temps around 80F. They might be induced to spawn after a large water change, or by conditioning with live foods such as brine shrimp, blackworms, bloodworms, etc. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 07-Feb-2006 16:55
bknygurly1 Fingerling Posts: 21 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2005	i just noticed one of the angels in question has a slight pouch near her belly,i was wondering if this is just them getting a lil older or a sign that someone has been gettin lucky in my tank?
Posted 11-Feb-2006 02:18
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	They are probably just fattening up. I noticed something similar in my one surviving angel as he finally started putting on weight and going through growth spurts. Like an opaque oval-shaped area in the lower abdomen... Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 14-Feb-2006 18:16


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