Black Angelfish Genetics?

Kalyke
  • #1
Hi, I am fairly new to angelfish. I have 2 right now, a regular silver, and a koi-- both are adult or near adults.

I wanted to get a pinoy, but don't really have the money at this time. But I decided that I really loved the black angelfish, especially the very dark kinds that have nearly velvety looking skin. So I was at a local shop, and saw 2 baby black angelfish. I have had them for about a month now. They have shown a real difference in their genetics, and I am wondering if anyone can ID their type (or genetics).

I believe one is a "hybrid black." It has a bronzish underbelly, you can see the stripes, and it has spiky top and bottom fin. It was sold as a long fin, and the tail seems a bit longer than usual. It has just gotten out of a "fin growing" stage, where the fin seems to be a solid "tube" or spike.
Here is a picture of it. (The strange white stripes on its top fin are not a disease, I think he has some Koi genetics in him). Please pardon the lack of sharp focus, they are very small nickel to quarter size.

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This one is double dark, I think and has the velvety skin and has much larger fins as well as a flopped over top fin. I am thinking he is a long fin/wide fin. He also has blue gill covers. This is the better looking of the two. I personally think I hit the jackpot with this guy. He is really beautiful.


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AngelsAbove
  • #2
I'm a big fan of angels myself. Can't help with genetics because the photos aren't adequate.

I mostly came to say the double dark is beautiful.
 
Kalyke
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
I suppose since they are so tiny, I will not be able to get better photos till later on. Maybe 6 months? Yes, that DD (if that is what he/she is) long fin is absolutely perfect. His friend will be just one of the guys but DD's the show-stopper.
 
Smalltownfishfriend
  • #4
bizaliz3 Mcasella here is something for you guys expertise!!
 
Mcasella
  • #5
Neither look to be veil finned angels, or wide fin. The second looks to be a DD black (double dose of dark gene, this often makes for weaker fish), the top is a hybrid black (meaning single dose dark gene, if it is showing stripes it could be a zebra or a silver, depending on stripe count, if it has marbling it has at least one marble gene, since it is high coverage I would say only one). Unless you get them to breed you won't honestly know what they have going on, but it is pretty safe to say that neither have a stripeless gene.
 

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