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November 2nd, 2007
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ID master
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What does the 'kissing' mean for angels?
Angel and Stanley were locking mouths tonight and I don't know if that is a sign of them both being the same gender or if that means that they are just proving to be a good mate to the other one. Please help, I don't want to end up with dead angelfish on my hands.
Tom
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November 3rd, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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If i remember correctly Jim said that before is 2 angels became a pair they did "lock mouths and danced", so maybe they are a pair. Anyway i'm just guessing someone will come up with an answer. Its interesting though, mine never did this.
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November 3rd, 2007
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ID master
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I was just terrified last night to see them doing that. My rams do that sometimes but that is to show where each of their territory, so it makes sense.
Tom
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November 3rd, 2007
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Fish Master
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My Angel did that with Sunny RIP they paired off too. They also ruled the tank.
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November 3rd, 2007
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LOL, it's interesting when they do that, isn't it. Mine don't really do that anymore, but I've seen them do that a few times in the past. I never knew what that meant either.
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November 3rd, 2007
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Angels will lip lock especially when they are pairing up to mate. this is a basic "are you man/woman to be father/mother of the fry" I guess just a trial to make sure the prospective parent will be a strong specimen, like survival of the fitest (sp).
Weak specimen probably don't last long in the wild. as far as I know this tends to be a cichlid characteristic.
Carol
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November 3rd, 2007
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ID master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
Angels will lip lock especially when they are pairing up to mate. this is a basic "are you man/woman to be father/mother of the fry" I guess just a trial to make sure the prospective parent will be a strong specimen, like survival of the fitest (sp).
Weak specimen probably don't last long in the wild. as far as I know this tends to be a cichlid characteristic.
Carol
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That's what I had thought but wanted to make sure first. Anyway, they have stopped doing it and seem fine now.
Tom
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November 3rd, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
That's what I had thought but wanted to make sure first. Anyway, they have stopped doing it and seem fine now.
Tom
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Yep evidently they've proven all they need to prove 
Carol
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November 3rd, 2007
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ID master
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And I forgot to add that Angel had the female breeding tube somewhat out and Stanley also had the male tubes(it looked like).
Tom
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November 3rd, 2007
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ooohhh bet they spawn in the next couple of days. Good luck!
Carol
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November 4th, 2007
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Fish Mentor
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Hey, thats great man! You are lucky!
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November 4th, 2007
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Fish Master
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The pairing off is the easy part...the hard part is getting them to keep the eggs long enough to become fry.
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November 4th, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie
The pairing off is the easy part...the hard part is getting them to keep the eggs long enough to become fry.
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Oh yes, that's very true!
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November 4th, 2007
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ID master
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Isabella or Jim, any comment on my question?
Tom
Last edited by Tom; November 4th, 2007 at 06:13 PM.
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November 4th, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
Isabella or Jim, any comment on my question?
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I'm sorry Tom, but which question? 
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November 4th, 2007
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ID master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Isabella
I'm sorry Tom, but which question? 
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About the 'kissing'.
Tom
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November 4th, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
About the 'kissing'.
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LOL ... hasn't it already been answered? 
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November 4th, 2007
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ID master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Isabella
LOL ... hasn't it already been answered? 
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Ya, but I want a few of other peoples experience with it. Someone that breeds fish for many of the stores here said that it could just be a way of showing territory between the sexes or a way of testing the potential mate.
Tom
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