How do you measure your angels?

[Guest]

How do you measure the angelfish? I attached a picture, when you say 3" or 6" are you measuring with the red line (including finnage) or the blue line(body only)?

 

[Fluff]

When I measure mine, I go by body size (blue line) dime, nickle, quarter, half dollar, etc.

 

[Guest]

Thats what i thought, mine are only about 2-3" in the body right now (That was an old picture) but when they say they can get UP to 6".. are they talking about just the body?

 

[greenmaji]

most measurements are, from what Im aware of, are from mouth to tail fin (not including the tailfin)

 

[Fluff]

Yeah, I believe they are talking body length, not height, without finnage.


*edited to correct spelling error* I really need to quit posting so late. lol

 

[Guest]

ooooh, that makes so much more sense.. so mouth to tail, not including the tail fin... ok, well, they are about the same around as they are long.. LOL.

 

[Toirtis]

With mature angels, often two measurements are quoted, the standard tip of mouth to caudal peduncle measurement, and the dorsal-anal fin tip-to tip measurement....in the case of a single quoted measurement, assume the former.

 

[Guest]

With mature angels, often two measurements are quoted, the standard tip of mouth to caudal peduncle measurement, and the dorsal-anal fin tip-to tip measurement....in the case of a single quoted measurement, assume the former.

nice to see someone using correct anatomical landmarks... gues thats why your an advisor huh Thanks everyone.