Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Gold Cap or Red if there might be such a thing. The red color looks blood red really dark. I wonder about if it might pair with a Koi Angel and whether or not their kind would darken the Koi color. The other fish in the group had some marble in them mine was the only one w/o black on it.
Anyone know if this new one in the pic is male or female?
First, NICE FISH!!!!
Second, I need a better profile pic for sexing BUT if the fish is less than 8 months old, the guess ratio goes up.
Third: Back in the 80s, I had a pair of fish which were called "Red cap" Angels. These fish were identical to the red cap oranda goldfish in that they were white bodied with a red patch on their heads. Their offspring came out as ghost blushing Angels until they were about a year old when they would change color to look like their parents. ( Unfortunately, I didn;t find this out until after I had sold off the babies
) When I started doing some research on the development of the KOI Angel, it turned out that these "Red Caps" were one of the 9 lines it took to develop the Koi strain. So dark red is in their lineage and can show up at any time.
As for if the fish would choose a particular variety as a mate, these are all Angelfish. They are all variations of P. scalare. They don;t pick colors to mate with. They mate with the best fish available. If they didn;t, all we would have would be Silver Angelfish.
If you want this fish to mate with a particular fish, set the 2 fish up in a tank by themselves and give them the right environment to breed in. Make sure of course that one is a male and the other a female.
Rarely, and I mean RARELY, will an Angelfish reject a suitable mate when given the correct parameters for breeding. This is why a skilled breeder can "make" pairs not just wait for them to happen.
Hope this helps
