Breeding Angels - Aquarium Advice

itafx · 02-23-2007, 02:57 PM

I have a 3.5 inch zebra angel and a 2.5 inch gold veil angel. The zebra was in the community tank for 3 months when I introduced the gold veil. They immediately began swimming everywhere together. I would like give them their own tank and breed them, if they happen to be opposite genders, but I'm not sure if fish this different in size and color would even mate. Does anyone have first hand experience with this kind of scenario?

rich311k · 02-23-2007, 03:20 PM

The color and finnage has nothing to do with it. They are all the same species. Only thing you need to have is a boy and a girl. Just a word of caution two females will go through the motions as well. If they are a couple they will let you know. I wouldn't worry about seperating them until they lay their first batch of eggs.

itafx · 02-23-2007, 06:40 PM

Wow! Thanks!! Does it matter that one is twice as large as the other?

Aquarium Freak · 02-23-2007, 06:56 PM

The size probably will matter the smaller one may not be mature enough to breed depends on the fish. There may be some aggression issues later on down the road also.

itafx · 02-24-2007, 12:13 AM

I can wait. Maybe they'll be compatible and breed some day.

fireflygirl · 02-26-2007, 04:35 PM

Hi. I am no expert at angels, but I have some pics you might enjoy. My friend has an angel tank. she has 6 in there, 2 paired up pretty quick and have been laying eggs for months now. she is pretty sure 2 more are a pair. anyway, the male is bigger than the female, and they are two different "types"(color and markings). they first laid eggs on filter, now they lay on a plant. she plans on using slate as soon as she sets up another tank and try to raise em.

itafx · 02-27-2007, 01:47 PM

Those are very nice pics. Is it eggs on the vertical tube?

fireflygirl · 02-28-2007, 01:46 AM

thank you, the pics are all I can take credit for. I actually have a couple short videos of the female laying and male spraying, lol. your more than welcome to check them out, (if I get this right)

itafx · 03-01-2007, 10:17 PM

I showed your vids to my family. They liked them.

itafx · 01-02-2008, 03:08 PM

The 2 angels never worked out. Eventually they fought and I had to separate them. This fall, i purchased 7 golden angels of about 25 cent piece size from the same cohort. I've raised them to silver dollar size in a heavily planted 55 gal and am hoping to breed them when they are big enough.

02-23-2007, 02:57 PM	#1
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	Breeding Angels I have a 3.5 inch zebra angel and a 2.5 inch gold veil angel. The zebra was in the community tank for 3 months when I introduced the gold veil. They immediately began swimming everywhere together. I would like give them their own tank and breed them, if they happen to be opposite genders, but I'm not sure if fish this different in size and color would even mate. Does anyone have first hand experience with this kind of scenario?

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02-23-2007, 03:20 PM	#2
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	The color and finnage has nothing to do with it. They are all the same species. Only thing you need to have is a boy and a girl. Just a word of caution two females will go through the motions as well. If they are a couple they will let you know. I wouldn't worry about seperating them until they lay their first batch of eggs.

02-23-2007, 06:40 PM	#3
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	Wow! Thanks!! Does it matter that one is twice as large as the other?

02-23-2007, 06:56 PM	#4
Aquarium Freak Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 238	The size probably will matter the smaller one may not be mature enough to breed depends on the fish. There may be some aggression issues later on down the road also.

02-24-2007, 12:13 AM	#5
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	I can wait. Maybe they'll be compatible and breed some day.

02-27-2007, 01:47 PM	#7
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	Those are very nice pics. Is it eggs on the vertical tube?

03-01-2007, 10:17 PM	#9
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	I showed your vids to my family. They liked them.

01-02-2008, 03:08 PM	#10
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	The 2 angels never worked out. Eventually they fought and I had to separate them. This fall, i purchased 7 golden angels of about 25 cent piece size from the same cohort. I've raised them to silver dollar size in a heavily planted 55 gal and am hoping to breed them when they are big enough.