Angelfish changing colors

Is it normal for an angelfish to get more vibrant colors as it grows bigger? Mine now has orangish lines on its body and neon blue dots all over its dorsal fin.
Tom

 

Yes and especially when it gets to spawning age.
Carol

 

Luckly I only have 1. How do you tell the difference between male and female?
Tom

 

When they get ready to spawn their breeding tubes will drop. A female has a breeding tube that looks like a pencil lead, the male looks like a very thin pin. You can't tell when their not spawning what genger they are.
Carol

 

Thanks.
Tom

 

And do they stay that way for the rest of their lives?
Tom

 

Mine did
Carol

 

Neat. Thanks.
Tom

 

These are koi angels, top is a female and the bottom is a male.
Carol

 

Now that is beauty. Beautiful fish.
Tom

 

Thank you, I still have some of their young.
Carol

 

Ahh ... I love Koi Angels Carol has truly beautiful Angels!

 

Thank you Isabella
Carol

 

I have a pic of mine on my camera but I'm waiting till I put it on the computer.
Tom

 

I have a black and white (marble) angel that has developed some blue in his fins and on his body. Its a beautiful blue but is that normal

 

Yes perfectly normal My silvers developed blue on their pectorals. Makes for a very pretty fish.
Carol

 

Oh yes...very normal now that they are crossing with the Blue Angels...a Kennedy newish strain.

 

I don't think mine are lated to the Kennedy Pinoy angels but he has a definite blue to his pectorals
Aren't the Kennedy blue pinoy beautiful(and expensive )
Carol

 

It is definitely beautiful, just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong.

Thanks much

 

Don't worry. My marble has done the same thing over the last few months. He looks absolutely stunning, and is perfectly happy! (if a little lonely, but that's a discussion for another topic!)

 

Oh man, he sounds gorgeous! I hope you can post pics soon. We'd love to see him.

 

Right now the tank is undergoing retreatment for the camallanus worms so he's hiding. I am the worst at pictures but I will try. He is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!

 

Please help I have a 29 gallon aquarium with 3 angelfish in it and one is striped. I noticed that when i first go him his stripes faded and today they are much darker. i got him 3 weeks ago. His eyes also are slowly becoming red. Help!

 

Stress probably. What are your water parameters? Did you quarantine him before adding him? Are the other 2 bullying him?

 

Angelfish colors fade when they are stressed. Probably a challenge for three angelfish to live in a 29g, no matter what you do. There is limited space for tall plants to break sightlines or offer adequate hiding spaces, but you can try. If two pair up the third will not last long. And if only one becomes dominant the other two will be outcompeted for food. Wish I had better advice. Angelfish are usually better with one or six or so. Beautiful but unpredictable.

 

Stress probably. What are your water parameters? Did you quarantine him before adding him? Are the other 2 bullying him?

They all lived together when I got them. they all have developed their own terrotory he is the largest and so the other angelfish never mess with him. ph: 7.6.

Angelfish colors fade when they are stressed. Probably a challenge for three angelfish to live in a 29g, no matter what you do. There is limited space for tall plants to break sightlines or offer adequate hiding spaces, but you can try. If two pair up the third will not last long. And if only one becomes dominant the other two will be outcompeted for food. Wish I had better advice. Angelfish are usually better with one or six or so. Beautiful but unpredictable.

Ok he is bigger then the rest and they do not fight. I bought them together. Do you think he is less stressed now that his colors are back? I can put this one in a seprate 20 gallon with mollies, if that will help him.

 

ph: 7.6.

Yes but what are your other water parameters? Ammonia? Nitrites? Nitrates?

 

Yes but what are your other water parameters? Ammonia? Nitrites? Nitrates?

Ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 25

 

As has been pointed out it may be difficult in the long term to keep those three together in that tank. however, for the moment unless the behavior has changed, its not eating, or its becoming aggressive or anything like that, I would not worry too much. I have 6 angelfish, 2 are striped ones and they quite regularly change from being plain, slightly striped or very dark stripes, I guess according to their mood although I haven't worked out which color goes with any particular situation. .

 

Ok good, I just wanted ammonia or nitrite poisoning ruled out.
20g is going to be too small in the long run, are you planning on upgrading eventually?

 

As has been pointed out it may be difficult in the long term to keep those three together in that tank. however, for the moment unless the behavior has changed, its not eating, or its becoming aggressive or anything like that, I would not worry too much. I have 6 angelfish, 2 are striped ones and they quite regularly change from being plain, slightly striped or very dark stripes, I guess according to their mood although I haven't worked out which color goes with any particular situation. .

Ok, I am planning to upgrade soon too.

Ok good, I just wanted ammonia or nitrite poisoning ruled out.
20g is going to be too small in the long run, are you planning on upgrading eventually?

It is a 29. yes I will they will be upgrading to a 60 edventually and I may start the cycling proccess this week.