My new friend

[Tdahl09]

This is phantom!

and my new 40gl that is still just getting started as far as decor


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[Gvilleguy]

Impressive color pattern.

 

[ricmcc]

Lovely fish, quite truly lovely. rick

 

[ClearEyes]

Cool! Great name, too!

 

[Aloeb1]

That's a beautiful fish

 

[Geoff]

Looks great! Beautiful fish!

 

[Dom90]

Yes I have to agree, that is a beautiful angelfish.

 

[BornThisWayBettas]

Gorgeous!

 

[Tdahl09]

Thanks guys! I really lucked out when I went to the store and he had just arrived


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[isacr]

Watch out as the tiger barbs may try to nip her fins.

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[bettamars]

So beautiful! Name suits him/her

 

[mammaguppy]

Congrats! I currently have a veiled marbled angelfish just like him. He is now three years old and still has never tried to eat my young guppies




Mine is named obsidian

 

[thefishdude277]

Whoah, he is BIGGGGGG

 

[Tdahl09]

Tiger barbs are afraid of him, he turns to face them anytime they come near him so I think he will be ok. Plus he is so much bigger then them the are intimidated. As soon as I put him in the Tigers started schooling which they never really did before.

He is about 6.5 inches tall!


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[Dom90]

Hmm, do you have him in the 20 gallon stated in your profile? That is way too small for a 6" angelfish.

 

[thefishdude277]

Hmm, do you have him in the 20 gallon stated in your profile? That is way too small for a 6" angelfish.

This is a 40 gal

 

[Dom90]

This is a 40 gal

Uhh then carry on.. Must've missed where the OP stated that in first post.

 

[Tdahl09]

Hasn't added this tank to my profile yet sry


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[LiterallyHydro]

That angelfish is beautiful.

It looks almost exactly like the one I just rehomed yesterday (I didn't have a good home for it anymore after my tank collapsed)

 

[Tdahl09]

So the tiger barbs are unfortunately starting to nip the angel, should I try upping the school of barbs or just return the angel?


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[Coradee]

I'd rehome the tiger barbs, even if you got more there's no guarantee they'd leave the angel alone & they may start on other fish, as nice as they are tiger barbs are hit & miss when it comes to nipping other fish even in large numbers

 

[Tdahl09]

I'm not getting rid of the barbs I like them but I will return the angel since I just got him. As much as I like him and he is pretty I like the activity of the barbs


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[Coradee]

That's a shame but probably for the best & you could still up the numbers of the barbs, they do look lovely in large schools

 

[Shortfuuzze]

I would totally keep the angel over the barbs.....but my opinion is weighted because I currently have a marble angel...not as much black as yours. Mine looks to be about the same size as yours but his fins have a bit more flow/length to them.

I am currently seeking to rehome my angel but am having ZERO luck....Def don't wanna return to store I got him as their tanks look unclean.

I have a sinking feeling I will be buying a new tank soon....not that I really have the room but I will have to figure it out because I'm not gonna leave mine in a small tank.

Long live the anfelfish! Haba

 

[Tdahl09]

So he went back to the store today however one of the people that works there is a friend of mine and as soon as I brought him in she fell in love and is taking him home. so at least I know he got a good home

I got 3 more tigers , one of each kind, so now I have a school of 9 but 3 of each variety.

I also decided on an albino rainbow shark so I will be making this a semi- aggressive tank.


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[BornThisWayBettas]

Sorry that you had to let him go. But at least you can rest at ease knowing you were being a good friend by not letting him get beat up.

 

[Tdahl09]

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[Gena]

Aww, bye Phantom.

Do you have any Glofish tiger barbs?

 

[Tdahl09]

No I don't like glofish because of the process used to make them that way, I have albinos( which they put in glo tanks) , regular tigers, and green moss


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[BornThisWayBettas]

What do you mean? Glofish are born that way!

 

[Gvilleguy]

No I don't like glofish because of the process used to make them that way

The jellyfish gene?

 

[Dom90]

The original glofish were genetically altered to cause them to glow that way.

 

[Tdahl09]

They are hard to get pics of since they swim so fast! I have 3 of each kind now


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Some are genetically modified and some are dyed


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[BornThisWayBettas]

Nope, don't think glofish are dyed.

 

[Gena]

Some are genetically modified and some are dyed


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Are you accusing the Glofish Company of dying fish?

 

[Bijou88]

No, glofish aren't dyed, they're just genetically modified.

 

[Tdahl09]

I'm not accusing anyone of anything, honestly I don't really care where or how they came to be. I'm not a fan if you like them then cool enjoy.


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[Gvilleguy]

Yeah - the only reason I asked is because some people don't understand the origin and think glofish are dyed when they are not. The originals are genetically altered, and then generations of fry are born normally after that. I actually accidentally bred a glofish and a zebra, and the resulting hybrid is my favorite fish!