Angels

[em_witt]

Also what is the other angel?? I see the wild strain but is there another?

 

[mohican]

The other looks the same. I only like the zebra / 3-4 band scalar type. Looks more natural like altums. Typically, one will stay near the eggs and fan them to keep them clean from algae while the other goes into "attack" mode and chases the others away. They get nasty too. They breed in my tank like 2-4 times a month. Usually the eggs get eaten by morning. Ive found their parenting skills are better than mine, as far as taking the eggs out and trying to hatch them on my own.

 

[em_witt]

Cool!!!

 

[em_witt]

Can any one even guess male or female?? These 2 have been "showing off" to each other for awhile now... Not sure if they r breeding or if they r 2 males fighting 4 the female?

 

[em_witt]

And #3 the bystander although he some times try's to show off to the marble koi!!

 

[em_witt]

Any ideas??

 

[mohican]

Angels are hard to sex. You have to wait until they start breeding to determine which is which.

 

[em_witt]

Oooh!!

 

[bob mccoy]

sometimes the male will have a dominat hump above his eyes and the female will be smoother forhead

 

[bob mccoy]

if i was to guess i would say first ones male other 2 are female

 

[em_witt]

Cool!!

 

[em_witt]

So now the marble angel is being quite aggressive towards the mollies and was never like this before!

 

[bob mccoy]

when angels pick a mate they will become agressive to any fish that will eat there eggs or fry. better to have angels breed by them self. plecos and snails will also eat them. cory doras will work fine with them and help clean the bottom.

 

[em_witt]

So I should get some cories? Albino ones?

 

[em_witt]

My friend has a emerald green one! Thats a cool 1!

 

[bob mccoy]

i wouldi have 6 in my angel 55 gall. tank

 

[em_witt]

How many for a 37 gal?? 4? It only 3?

 

[bob mccoy]

at least 5 they like to be with others

 

[em_witt]

So can I mix the Corys or do I have to keep 1 kind only?

 

[em_witt]

Back to the angels I've heard of the cases where 2 females and 1 male pair up and u get like twice as mush eggs! This might be my case bc all of the angels are showing off to all the other angels!