Ok, so originally I was thinking of finishing off my tank with a small school of Boesemani rainbows but since then I have come upon a couple new considerations:
First, I have fallen madly in love with my baby, veiltail angelfish, Leopold (Poldy). We got him a little over a month ago when he was a little bigger than a nickel (not counting fins) and now he's a slightly smaller than a half-dollar and the most intelligent, interactive fish I have ever owned. He's more like a dog than a fish.
Secondly, I was greatly inspired by this recent post by donttaptheglass (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=75176) in which he introduces a new angelfish to his tank and she pairs up happily with his original angelfish.
I want to make Poldy the happiest angelfish he can be and have since become less excited about the Boesemani rainbows, because they take up quite a bit of space in the tank and I know I will find them less interesting than angelfish. I want to get Poldy an angelfish partner, (and possibly get a small school Praecox instead of Boesemani) but have a lot of questions about how I should go about doing this.
First of all, I do not know if Poldy is actually a male. He (or she, although I think he will always be Poldy even if it turns out he's a she) is obviously not yet sexually mature, so I'm wondering if he will respond to the other angelfish I add to his tank (I was thinking of trying out two, like donttaptheglass) in any way that will predict his future behavior towards them. For instance, is it possible that he will be all hunky dory with them until the day when he reaches sexual maturity when BAM--murdered angelfish? If he got hurt because of this I would have a hard time forgiving myself. Will there be any indications about which angelfish he would favor or want to partner with if I add them at this size? Should I add three more angelfish instead of two so there's an even number? Should I wait until he gets a little bigger, when it'll be more likely that we will be able to tell his sex and the sexes of the other angelfish?
Also, I remember reading a post on here about an angelfish pair in which the male turned on the female and killed her after they lived together happily for a long time. Does anyone else have stories like this/ know how common this is? Does it make a difference in aggression levels if there is only one pair of angelfish in the tank? How aggressive does a pair get towards other fish in the tank when they are mating?
Finally, I would like to post a picture of Poldy on here because I can still not figure out exactly what type of angel he is. I think he is a silver veil, but his stripes are very faded and faint at points, and sometimes I think he may have some other type in him. My camera, however, is out of batteries, but I will get more later today or tomorrow and post a picture of him in this thread in case those of you with angel expertise can tell me what kind he is. So pictures soon!
Thanks so much in advance!
First, I have fallen madly in love with my baby, veiltail angelfish, Leopold (Poldy). We got him a little over a month ago when he was a little bigger than a nickel (not counting fins) and now he's a slightly smaller than a half-dollar and the most intelligent, interactive fish I have ever owned. He's more like a dog than a fish.
Secondly, I was greatly inspired by this recent post by donttaptheglass (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=75176) in which he introduces a new angelfish to his tank and she pairs up happily with his original angelfish.
I want to make Poldy the happiest angelfish he can be and have since become less excited about the Boesemani rainbows, because they take up quite a bit of space in the tank and I know I will find them less interesting than angelfish. I want to get Poldy an angelfish partner, (and possibly get a small school Praecox instead of Boesemani) but have a lot of questions about how I should go about doing this.
First of all, I do not know if Poldy is actually a male. He (or she, although I think he will always be Poldy even if it turns out he's a she) is obviously not yet sexually mature, so I'm wondering if he will respond to the other angelfish I add to his tank (I was thinking of trying out two, like donttaptheglass) in any way that will predict his future behavior towards them. For instance, is it possible that he will be all hunky dory with them until the day when he reaches sexual maturity when BAM--murdered angelfish? If he got hurt because of this I would have a hard time forgiving myself. Will there be any indications about which angelfish he would favor or want to partner with if I add them at this size? Should I add three more angelfish instead of two so there's an even number? Should I wait until he gets a little bigger, when it'll be more likely that we will be able to tell his sex and the sexes of the other angelfish?
Also, I remember reading a post on here about an angelfish pair in which the male turned on the female and killed her after they lived together happily for a long time. Does anyone else have stories like this/ know how common this is? Does it make a difference in aggression levels if there is only one pair of angelfish in the tank? How aggressive does a pair get towards other fish in the tank when they are mating?
Finally, I would like to post a picture of Poldy on here because I can still not figure out exactly what type of angel he is. I think he is a silver veil, but his stripes are very faded and faint at points, and sometimes I think he may have some other type in him. My camera, however, is out of batteries, but I will get more later today or tomorrow and post a picture of him in this thread in case those of you with angel expertise can tell me what kind he is. So pictures soon!
Thanks so much in advance!