Bizaliz3’s Angelfish Breeding Journal :-)

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I don't really know what thread to share this news on....so I guess I will just do it on this thread.

I really really don't want to share this info, but I feel like I owe it to many of you guys who watched him grow up......But sadly Charming has passed. :-( He just turned one year old too!!! :-( YES! Its been a whole year already!! It is really heartbreaking.

Charming was a challenge from when he was very young. It seems like he was a weak angel or something because he spent his whole life battling...something!! It was never anything extreme, but he was just a challenge to keep 100% healthy. I haven't had that issue with any other angels. So I am not really sure what was up with Charming. He never EVER had behavioral issues EVER!! That was the odd thing! It was always just cosmetic!! But No matter how bad he would look cosmetically at times....he never stopped eating excitedly, he never stopped interacting, his poop was always normal and healthy looking. It was mostly just his body that never looked 100%. Like slime coat issues or something. I don't know. I was never able to figure it out with him. It has always been up and down with him!!!!!

But a month or two ago, he finally started to show actual behavior problems AND he was experiencing fin loss for the first time (no rot though) And he had a matte looking face (but the matte face wasn't really unusual for him). I fed him medicated flakes and gave him daily water changes and his fins grew back beautifully and his face and body were nice and shiny again. A few weeks ago was upgraded to the 30 gallon and seemed to be doing really well.

But then once again he started to backslide. He slowly stopped eating and then the last couple days he has been hanging out at the surface with his mouth by the surface of the water.

I told my daughter yesterday afternoon......"sometimes I just wish he would die and just go to a better place. I am tired of him always getting sick, this can't be a quality life for him" And then what happens.....I leave for a few hours, come home and he is stiff and dead on the bottom of the tank.

Did he hear me or something? I feel terrible for even saying that out loud!!!!

Anyway, I know it isn't my fault. I took excellent care of Charming his entire life. Sadly his life only lasted one year. It probably wouldn't have even been that long if it weren't for me. So I have to not be so hard on myself. But I do feel like a let down and a failure at the moment :-( So I am sorry everyone.

SIP CHARMING!!!! YOU WERE SUCH A SPECIAL FISH!!

OMG...My eyes just filled up with tears as I typed that last sentence. Wow, I am at work, I need to get a grip!!

 

I don't really know what thread to share this news on....so I guess I will just do it on this thread.

I really really don't want to share this info, but I feel like I owe it to many of you guys who watched him grow up......But sadly Charming has passed. :-( He just turned one year old too!!! :-( YES! Its been a whole year already!! It is really heartbreaking.

Charming was a challenge from when he was very young. It seems like he was a weak angel or something because he spent his whole life battling...something!! It was never anything extreme, but he was just a challenge to keep 100% healthy. I haven't had that issue with any other angels. So I am not really sure what was up with Charming. He never EVER had behavioral issues EVER!! That was the odd thing! It was always just cosmetic!! But No matter how bad he would look cosmetically at times....he never stopped eating excitedly, he never stopped interacting, his poop was always normal and healthy looking. It was mostly just his body that never looked 100%. Like slime coat issues or something. I don't know. I was never able to figure it out with him. It has always been up and down with him!!!!!

But a month or two ago, he finally started to show actual behavior problems AND he was experiencing fin loss for the first time (no rot though) And he had a matte looking face (but the matte face wasn't really unusual for him). I fed him medicated flakes and gave him daily water changes and his fins grew back beautifully and his face and body were nice and shiny again. A few weeks ago was upgraded to the 30 gallon and seemed to be doing really well.

But then once again he started to backslide. He slowly stopped eating and then the last couple days he has been hanging out at the surface with his mouth by the surface of the water.

I told my daughter yesterday afternoon......"sometimes I just wish he would die and just go to a better place. I am tired of him always getting sick, this can't be a quality life for him" And then what happens.....I leave for a few hours, come home and he is stiff and dead on the bottom of the tank.

Did he hear me or something? I feel terrible for even saying that out loud!!!!

Anyway, I know it isn't my fault. I took excellent care of Charming his entire life. Sadly his life only lasted one year. It probably wouldn't have even been that long if it weren't for me. So I have to not be so hard on myself. But I do feel like a let down and a failure at the moment :-( So I am sorry everyone.

SIP CHARMING!!!! YOU WERE SUCH A SPECIAL FISH!!

OMG...My eyes just filled up with tears as I typed that last sentence. Wow, I am at work, I need to get a grip!!

I'm sorry you lost him, you took very good care of him so it was nothing you did wrong - even in his short life he lived well and pampered.
SIP Charming

 

Aww I am so sorry! Charming was the most amazing fish and that's a fish's purpose: to be special and make you smile and want to continue the fishkeeping hobby (that seriously needs to be a movie though I would end up crying). I agree with what you told your daughter. Some things just weaken their life and they will be weak no matter what. But, to ease their unsteady life a good owner would be the thing the fishies wish for most. So big well done taking care of little Charming! He was charming! *eyes full with tears slightly* (I always get emotional over everything so this is normal )

 

Here's a little charming tribute

 

So sorry. He was a sweetie. You made his life wonderful.

 

He was definitely a fighter from day one; such a brave little angel ️




You never gave up on him despite all his health issues and I'm sure he appreciated all the love and care you have shown him in the past year. I'm so so sorry.

 

EDIT: Sorry for the double post :/

 

EDIT: Sorry for the double post :/

What double post? You only posted the photo once. Who cares if I posted it too! LOL I like your version of the photo better!!

 

I am sad to hear about Charming. It's these cases that hit the heart the hardest. You have him a good full life in the year he would not have had with someone else.
SIP Charming.

 

And I just found my angel dead this morning. No warning, no signs, no idea. And he was such a pretty marble...

 

So sorry, too, Soocold

 

And I just found my angel dead this morning. No warning, no signs, no idea. And he was such a pretty marble...

What's with all the sad stories today? Sorry too!

 

And I just found my angel dead this morning. No warning, no signs, no idea. And he was such a pretty marble...

Sorry for your loss Soocold

I don't mean to be rude but I'm sure bizaliz3 wants to use this time and space to grieve over her own loss...perhaps you can start a thread for your angel in the memorial section so you can give your angel a proper send off and allow others to pay their respects there instead on bizaliz3 's personal thread ?

Again, not trying to be rude; just want to be sensitive during this difficult time. This is about Charming after all and I feel like he deserves to be recognized here.

 

I wasn't trying to take anything away, it was just shocking to be the same day.

 

I wasn't trying to take anything away, it was just shocking to be the same day.

I understand that, but it may come off hurtful when you don't acknowledge the OP's loss and post about your own instead. I know you're not doing so with ill intentions, and I'm not trying to pick fights on such a sad day for both of you; just feel like something needed to be said.

 

I wasn't trying to take anything away, it was just shocking to be the same day.

I am very sorry for your loss Soocold!!!
But honestly...yes, it would have been nice if you had offered me some condolences before posting about your loss :-( This has been very tough on me.

But it is sad for everyone. Losses are never easy.

 

Hindsight is 20/20, sorry biz for my lack of timing, wording abilities, and most importantly charming.

 

Hindsight is 20/20, sorry biz for my lack of timing, wording abilities, and most importantly charming.

Thanks soocold, I really appreciate it. I have never truly cried over a fish before, but this one has brought out some real crocodile tears!!

 

That I understand and have also been there, especially when you have so much vested.

 

I love the pictures you posted together of him growing up. I am still getting used to seeing these cute little baby fish! So sweet.

 

SIP Charming

 

I'm so sorry you lost Charming He was truly a special fish and I really enjoyed watching him grow up.
SIP Charming

 

Wow, this is astonishing. Things have changed since I bred angelfish (by accident!). Keep up the good work, they're gorgeous!

RIP CHarmy!

 

Wow, this is astonishing. Things have changed since I bred angelfish (by accident!). Keep up the good work, they're gorgeous!

RIP CHarmy!

Thanks so much gamer!! So just out of curiosity, what all has changed since you bred angels? What jumps out at you the most?

 

I will never get sick of looking at little newborn baby angelfish! They are so darn cute! Enjoy

Edit I absolutely love when they look at the camera cuz you can see both of their eyeballs

 

What's changed here on this forum anyway is people are very successful breeding them, and have knowledge of it and genetics, etc. Like yourself! You know what you're doing!

Years ago onhere when mine bred and laid eggs that survived and produced fry, I was called lucky by ones who were actually trying. I guess I was trying to say that it's nice to see your breeding project going well. And your passion for it is positively refreshing.

In to follow and to enjoy your vids.

 

Sorry to hear. Try not to feel too bad, you gave him everything you could. Your love for your fish shines through in every post.

 

RIP Charming! Lost but not forgotten!

You did all you could biz

 

I'm sorry you lost him, you took very good care of him so it was nothing you did wrong - even in his short life he lived well and pampered.
SIP Charming

Aww I am so sorry! Charming was the most amazing fish and that's a fish's purpose: So big well done taking care of little Charming! He was charming!

So sorry. He was a sweetie. You made his life wonderful.

You never gave up on him despite all his health issues and I'm sure he appreciated all the love and care you have shown him in the past year. I'm so so sorry.

I am sad to hear about Charming. It's these cases that hit the heart the hardest. You have him a good full life in the year he would not have had with someone else.
SIP Charming.

I'm so sorry you lost Charming He was truly a special fish and I really enjoyed watching him grow up.
SIP Charming

Sorry to hear. Try not to feel too bad, you gave him everything you could. Your love for your fish shines through in every post.

RIP Charming! Lost but not forgotten!

You did all you could biz

I just want to thank you all so much for your kind words. It really does help at a time like this. And it means a lot to know that you all recognize how hard I've tried and how much of myself I give to my fish. It's almost a bit unhealthy (for myself) how much of my time I do give to my fish. But they do mean a lot to me, and I am very serious about my hobby and my breeding and This is one of those pills that really hard to swallow. So thank you all so much for the support!!!!!

I invite you all, if you haven't already, to watch the newest video I just posted of my pearlscale babies. There is no way I can watch that and not smile. No matter how sad I am feeling.

 

What's changed here on this forum anyway is people are very successful breeding them, and have knowledge of it and genetics, etc. Like yourself! You know what you're doing!

Years ago onhere when mine bred and laid eggs that survived and produced fry, I was called lucky by ones who were actually trying. I guess I was trying to say that it's nice to see your breeding project going well. And your passion for it is positively refreshing.

In to follow and to enjoy your vids.

The more and more people discover all the info available on the internet regarding things like breeding fish, the more and more successful people are becoming. If it weren't for the internet, I would not be breeding fish. I wouldn't have known the first thing to do! And I did learn a lot of what I know right here on fishlore. Along with a ton of googling and youtube videos and all that jazz.

And I am glad to hear you find my passion refreshing THANKS!! ....Some people in my life find it a little pathetic rather than refreshing. But that's what makes this community so great! It has made things so much more fun for me. Thank you for hopping on board and following along!! I appreciate it a ton!

 

My pearlscale babies are doing SO WELL!!!!! I am totally giddy about it. I wonder when the pearlscale trait will show itself. I swear they already have a different shimmer to them that my previous angel babies have not. But it could totally be in my head! LOL

I remember when stupid angelmania was trying to cover their butts by saying that the trait doesn't usually show up until they are like quarter sized. (because the NON pearlscales they sent me were dime sized....so they wanted me to just wait and the pearlscales will show up in time) No....they sent me NON pearlscales even though all 4 that I ordered were supposed to be pearlscale. And I specifally ordered online JUST TO GET pearlscales!!! I was really angry. As many of you already know!!

Anyway, I am willing to bet that every single baby will be an obvious pearlscale by the time they are dime sized! maybe sooner!

I am also very pumped about the variety of colors I may see! There is something so exciting about the unknown!!

 

Loved the video of them boppin' around. Oh, and btw, my husband loved the photo montage of sweet Charming. He was a handsome fellow.

 

Loved the video of them boppin' around. Oh, and btw, my husband loved the photo montage of sweet Charming. He was a handsome fellow.

Aww, tell your husband thank you for me

And I will have many more pics and videos to come too!! LOL People who do not follow my adventures may get a bit annoyed at all my posts!! hehe

 

The pearlscale should show up pretty quickly, you can tell when they don't have it showing even at dime size (they may carry but not show).

Nah, I love seeing the babies!

 

The pearlscale should show up pretty quickly, you can tell when they don't have it showing even at dime size (they may carry but not show).

Nah, I love seeing the babies!

Ya my first pearlscale was the same size as my harlequin rasboras when I got him. And it was very very clear. I am so excited to have my first batch of pearlscales. And the different colors will be so neat!

And thanks! I love seeing the babies too! LOL You'd think it would have gotten old by now. But....NO!!!

 

this pair is so gorgeous! I can't even!!!! Lol

 

I'm so sorry about your loss! SIP Charming.

 

Sorry to hear about charming, I know he was one of your favorites. It's always hard losing a pet… I've had some of my own loss lately and it sucks!

 

I am so sorry to read about your loss. TBH, I've never been a huge fan of angelfish, but I have been a fan of Charming. I think we all feel like we knew him, and certainly knew how much he was loved.
SIP, Charming!