Wild Angels - Aquarium Advice

Mopedman · 05-12-2008, 01:04 AM

I have recently been looking at angels and I am wanting somebody to explain to me what the wild blood thing is all about? Pretty much what ever you could tell me about angels would be great. I plant to replace my Jack Dempseys in my 55gal. with maybe 6 angels. thanks

mitcore · 05-12-2008, 03:50 AM

angels are egg layers and great parents, they protect the eggs and fry for up to 10 weeks
they are an easy care breed that just is a stunning fish, i breed them, they eat flake and at night when the light is out they sleep slightly on their side

if i can give you a hand give me a shout

Mopedman · 05-12-2008, 09:24 PM

I am looking to get a breed that isn't so common as to be found in most pet shops but something that isn't going to be $100 for two fish either, any suggestions?

mitcore · 05-12-2008, 09:46 PM

true altums are they way to go, i am in Australia and they are rare here, they have what looks like a beak, for a mouth, they are silver with black lines and can lose colour when they like, i currently have 6 and am pairing them up to breed here, if you are looking for an angel to breed they are the way to go

Skyrmir · 05-13-2008, 02:27 PM

Breeders bring in wild caught fish to keep their mutant fish offspring healthy. The weirder the changes from line breeding (Like koi or long fins) the more often you get fish that are weak, sterile or just plain dumb. So they bring in a generation of wild caught fish to breed with the mutants, producing stronger mutants.

Mopedman · 05-13-2008, 03:04 PM

Ok, that makes sense now.

CatatonicBug · 05-13-2008, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skyrmir

they bring in a generation of wild caught fish to breed with the mutants, producing stronger mutants.

X-Fish, the last swim....

Skyrmir · 05-13-2008, 03:43 PM

LOL, that's better than the off color royalty jokes I was thinking of.

05-12-2008, 01:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mopedman Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 38	Wild Angels I have recently been looking at angels and I am wanting somebody to explain to me what the wild blood thing is all about? Pretty much what ever you could tell me about angels would be great. I plant to replace my Jack Dempseys in my 55gal. with maybe 6 angels. thanks

05-12-2008, 03:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
mitcore Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 23	angels are egg layers and great parents, they protect the eggs and fry for up to 10 weeks they are an easy care breed that just is a stunning fish, i breed them, they eat flake and at night when the light is out they sleep slightly on their side if i can give you a hand give me a shout __________________ I own 5 tanks 2 of them are breeders and 2 are com tanks and the other one is for my sons

05-12-2008, 09:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
mitcore Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 23	true altums are they way to go, i am in Australia and they are rare here, they have what looks like a beak, for a mouth, they are silver with black lines and can lose colour when they like, i currently have 6 and am pairing them up to breed here, if you are looking for an angel to breed they are the way to go __________________ I own 5 tanks 2 of them are breeders and 2 are com tanks and the other one is for my sons

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05-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mopedman Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 38	I am looking to get a breed that isn't so common as to be found in most pet shops but something that isn't going to be $100 for two fish either, any suggestions?

05-13-2008, 02:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Skyrmir Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 509 Images: 9	Breeders bring in wild caught fish to keep their mutant fish offspring healthy. The weirder the changes from line breeding (Like koi or long fins) the more often you get fish that are weak, sterile or just plain dumb. So they bring in a generation of wild caught fish to breed with the mutants, producing stronger mutants.

05-13-2008, 03:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mopedman Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 38	Ok, that makes sense now.

05-13-2008, 03:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Skyrmir Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 509 Images: 9	LOL, that's better than the off color royalty jokes I was thinking of.