angel aggression

[Tigroscr]

Yeah he's been passed around a lot it seems my friend that I got him from four months ago had him for about a year and she got him from a garage sale! She said she felt sorry for him and so she bought him from this lady that had him in a 40 gallon tub! Unbelievable! I don't give up on my animals or fish so I will keep him for life!

 

[tarpon]

How far away is the tank?

 

[Tigroscr]

Not sure what you're asking? how far away from cycling? Sorry

 

[Tigroscr]

Here's my plan the 75 g is brand new so I plan on removing all the gravel from my 55 g and decor etc first and then half the water and then all the fish but the Oscar and then the Oscar last after everything else is moved because I don't want him to get hurt and he's been known to beat himself up on rocks and things. Then I have 2 40 g plastic totes that have been filled with water for about 2 weeks so there should be no chlorine and I will add water to 75 g accordingly and then put him in and salvage the rest of the water from old tank.

 

[Tigroscr]

Just not sure how to get him out of old tank without freaking him out! I don't want to do it by hand because of his slime coat obviously and plus he could slip out of my hands so I will have to probably do it with a really big net is what I'm thinking but before I do it will post a thread on cichlid page and see if anyone has any advice.

 

[tarpon]

Ohh. Id just get the new tank completely ready and then net him over real fast. The water you were again still needs to be dechlorinated. But yeah that's for a dif. Thread

 

[Morgie]

Just not sure how to get him out of old tank without freaking him out! I don't want to do it by hand because of his slime coat obviously and plus he could slip out of my hands so I will have to probably do it with a really big net is what I'm thinking but before I do it will post a thread on cichlid page and see if anyone has any advice.

When I have to transfer my large fish I catch them in a large cup, jar, or bucket. That way their fins don't get damaged, it stresses them out less, and you can acclimate them better.

 

[Tigroscr]

Oh! Do I still need to add de chlorinator.? I thought chlorine evaporates after several days and I've had that water in those totes for 2 weeks and added the right amount of prime. In thought I would be ok, and I'm just going to use that water primarily for a little back up. I'm going to try and use as much water as possible from existing tank. I use this water in the totes after each partial water change and always sits for minimum a week and have never had any problems so far. I never add water straight from tap, ever on any of my tanks.

 

[Tigroscr]

When I have to transfer my large fish I catch them in a large cup, jar, or bucket. That way their fins don't get damaged, it stresses them out less, and you can acclimate them better.

I don't think I have a bucket that would measure big enough lengthwise he's about 10 inches if not more I would think that could be more damaging than a net and how would I get that large of a bucket in a 55 g tank?

 

[Tigroscr]

Yeah, I just measured my buckets and they measure about 11 inches across that wouldn't work too small.

 

[Tigroscr]

I just measured tiger Oscar through glass with measuring tape and he's real close to 11 inches from head to tail.

 

[Tigroscr]

I meant the width of the opening on the bucket was 11 inches, sorry.

 

[tarpon]

Please start your own thread. This one is about angels.

 

[Tigroscr]

Sorry tarpoon will do! Sometimes I just get to rambling. My apologies,!

 

[tarpon]

Haha its cool.

So I got em!
I didn't get the platinum tho. I just watched for which ones were getting along and these were hanging together and getting along. There were 4 in the tank. Two had white eyes and two had red eyes. And 3 of the angelfish kept chasing one of the others away.

I'm doing the bag in the water acclimation as I don't have an extra bucket. I hope theyll be okay. My ph is very close to the stores

 

[Tigroscr]

Yeah!! Well good luck! Can you send some pix?

 

[tarpon]

Here ya go:

Can anyone tell me what kind they are? (Marbled, etc.) The one on the left looks like its a mix between the kind on the right and somethin else