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February 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Angelfish Pair or No Pair?
Hi I dont know if my angel's are a pair so i was wondering how do you know if they are a pair? How do you know when they are about to lay eggs?
Thanks 
Last edited by NUMB3RS; February 5th, 2009 at 07:36 PM.
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February 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Generally if your angels defend the same part of the tank together and don't let anyone else around there they they've effectively paired up. as far as laying eggs, i'm not sure about that, but i know of a few members who have successfully bred angels so hopefully they can help | |
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February 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Like Alex said, they will act as a team..Right now I have two in my tank that are not paired up..I have a big bully..Shawnie had said there will be some aggression in pairs but if their is any fin damage or injuries then you'll know they are not a pair. My little one has fin damage and they are not on the same team...Before they lay eggs they will clean off a leaf or leaning rock like slate or some other smooth surface to lay their eggs on...So if you see them cleaning a certain place that would be a good sign. I hope you do have a pair, it stinks having two that don't get along..I'm going to have to rehome mine. | |
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February 4th, 2009
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| When our pair is getting ready to lay eggs, the first sign will be the bulge in our female, then we'll see them cleaning the area they picked and finally their breeding tubes will come out. | |
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February 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Here are my angel's one of them is a marbled angel and one is a sunset blushing. The sunset blushing seems to be more dominant than the marbled. S | |
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February 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I don't know which one is male or female either so... | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| A mated pair of angels are territorial. They will generally spend most of their time in one area of the tank. When they are about to lay eggs they will get more aggressive with the other angels in the tank, constantly chasing them out of “their” area. You will also be able to see their sex organ (I forget what they’re called) sticking out of the bottom of the fish. And you will know when you see it, it’s pretty obvious. This will go on for anywhere from a few hours to a day before they lay eggs. You will also see both male and female pecking at leaves, filter intake tubes, tank glass and even glass heaters. They are choosing the place where they will lay their eggs. When they pick a spot and it is clean enough for them the female will lay a row of eggs and the male will come along behind her and do his thing. This will go on for an hour or maybe two until you have a patch of eggs in perfect little rows. They will continue to chase away the other fish that are constantly trying to eat the eggs.
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| one on the left looks like a fem and a male on the right ..but seeing a side by side pic of both is best way to tell | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Here are some more pics I tried to get pics of them side by side but they kept moving everywhere so this is the best pic i could capture | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by NUMB3RS  Here are some more pics I tried to get pics of them side by side but they kept moving everywhere so this is the best pic i could capture | last pic looks the opposite LOL ...gotta love cameras....heres my pair..compare their face/mouth shapes and look at yours to see if you have a deffinate difference male angel.jpg see the rounded face/mouth with a slight bump? MALE female angel.jpg see the more pointed face/mouth without a bump? FEMALE
in your last pic, the marbe isnt as round as he was in the first pic...and your fem isnt as pointy in the last pic ...visually look at them and see if you can tell a shape difference | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Shawnie how big are your angels? There might be a size difference between your angels and my angels I can't tell from a picture which ones bigger... | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| mine are big kids...bout 5-6inches just the body size without finnage...but yours are good size unless the pics are deceiving | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I dont think mine are that size..lol | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| hmm they look good size..compared to the bottom of a soda can, are they that round and big? | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| They are a bit smaller than a soda can, but they are pretty big... | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| cool so keep an eye on them..in a few months it wil be easier..they look so much bigger in pics! | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| LOL i know pictures can be deceiving. Thanks for all your help | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| your welcome even tho I wasnt a bit of help LOL ...still you have some beautiful angels | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| Thanks | |
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Although not 100%, seems two females (pics of side view with fin fully extended will be better). Even two females are known to go thru same aggressive breeding behavior w/ eggs laid but no frys. Of course, ovipositor (sharp pointed tube on male and blunt tube on female) should be visible as soon as displaying spwning/breeding behavior.
Last edited by cerianthus; February 7th, 2009 at 04:39 PM.
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February 7th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Oh 2 females  I wanted a pair but that's okay | |
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