angel aggression

[Tigroscr]

Those are super cool! Jetajockey! Good pix! I'll try and download somebpix of mine here in a bit.

 

[tarpon]

What you should do is post this thread on the cichlid forum and ask about sexing Angels some one on there with a lot of experience might be
Able to tell you how to sex them.

Supposedly the female has a hump/more rounded head and males have redder eyes.
its easier if their breeding tubes are out but that's probably not gonna happen.
Theyre Just subtle things

 

[Tigroscr]

That makes sense my male definitely has darker red or orange eyes.

 

[jetajockey]

Thanks =). My males tend to have a small nuchal hump and during courting they defend the female from other angelfish. I can usually sex them by looking at them, but their behavior is very telling.

 

[tarpon]

So is it the male or the female that has the bigger hump/more rounded head?

 

[jetajockey]

My males tend to have the nuchal hump but I've heard that females can have it also, I've not seen it, but that's what people have said.

 

[tarpon]

Oh well I don't even know if I'm gonna go for a pair. I just want them to get along.

What happens if you take an angel away from the one its paired with?

 

[Tigroscr]

My Angel fish

Here are some pix of my Angels

 

[jetajockey]

They get over it, they don't mate for life.

 

[tarpon]

Haha okay.
Id hate for the fish to be devastated lol

 

[Tigroscr]

Btw the black lace is the male. Hope this helps

 

[Tigroscr]

I wouldn't split them up if they r paired. Just my opinion.

 

[Tigroscr]

Sorry I know my tank isn't very pretty I can't have any plants except for Japanese moss balls my tiger Oscar will destroy them even fake ones and he hates any kind of new decor!

 

[tarpon]

You have a tiger oscar and angels together?

 

[Tigroscr]

Yes, he's about a 10 inch haven't measured him in awhile though he might be bigger than that. Oscars get a bad rap he does great with them!

 

[tarpon]

Ohh cool. I love oscars

 

[Tigroscr]

Yeah he's super cool! Believe it or not his favorite tank mate is a red blood parrot they hang around together all the time! I have a pink kissing gourami that picks on my little parrot so the parrot hangs with the tiger Oscar! It's really funny will send a pic!

 

[Tigroscr]

Tiger Oscar and friend

I got the Tiger Oscar about 4 mths ago from a friend, she didn't keep the tank very clean so I've had to treat him for HITH but he seems to be recovering nicely. But here he is with his friend the red blood parrot cichlid.

 

[tarpon]

Haha that's a big fish. How big is the tank?

 

[Tigroscr]

It's a 55 g but I'm transporting him over this coming weekend to a 75 g, wish me luck I have no idea how I'm gonna move him! Any ideas?