One month update of my angels 22/05/2012

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Last edited by Kastor48252 on Tue May 22, 2012 1:23 pm; edited 2 times in total

Taking pity on Adolf's rapidly deteriorating condition, I was compelled to put him down on Sunday, the 15th of April, 2012. Having decided to get rid of most things that would remind me of him, I gave away the large pleco and exchanged Memnoch at a Local Fish Store for 8 beautiful 2" Marble Angelfish and 3 little 3" plecostomi.

I had hoped to get some Silver Angelfish, but the LFS had only Pearlscale (Diamond) Golds and Marbles. I decided to buy the Marbles. Out of the 30 odd fish in the display tank, I handpicked 8 fish on the basis of wide colour and pattern differences, which would help me identify each fish individually. Quality was not a criterion for selection, simply because this is my first serious attempt at angelfishkeeping (I have kept angelfish earlier, but only as a part of overstocked community tanks) and if I fail, I don't want to waste good quality stock. If I succeed, I will buy a variety of different strains, unless of course, if they start breeding, in which case, I'll have to keep only the breeding pair. Only time shall reveal what's in store for me.

2 years back, I had a totally negative opinion about angelfish. But it all changed when I bought Silvers for my uncle. For the 2 odd weeks that they were under my care, I realized that they were cichlids through and through and deserved the same kind of love and respect that I have for any other cichlid. Moreover, they struck me as very elegant and graceful creatures and I really liked feeding them and watching them swim around the tank in a very regal manner. I was tempted to keep them for myself, but I neither had the space nor the permission to house another tank. But I had decided that one day, I would keep Angelfish and if all goes well, breed them. And that time is upon me now. I don't expect water parameters to trouble me much since I am used to carrying out daily water changes and barring the exception of the fiasco that lead to Adolf's demise, the quality of MCGM's water is topnotch. I plan to raise them in a barebottom, as always, with the exception of a few inverted pots and vases (to be added soon). Currently I am feeding them a variety of feeds including the remainder of Adolf's food, frozen bloodworms, Azoo micropellets and mysis shrimp.

So without further ado, let me introduce you to my new aquatic pals. I have given them some working names based on the colour and pattern on their body and fins, to help me identify each of them individually. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

NB: Pardon me for the bad quality of some pics. I had difficulty in focusing on them due to their tiny size and my lack of photography skills. Capturing their clear left profile was also tricky due to their fixed path of swimming.

Your angels are pretty.btw what are u naming the pleco? Chuckle

I am sure you will be thrilled to have their company. I have angels for a couple of years now...I have a breeding pair too...not been successful to raise the fry after free swimming stage Thumb Down

They connect well with the owner and are territorial to an extent...The fun begins when the established pair gaurds the eggs in shifts....I just love angels:)

Thanks for the replies.
Sticky, sucky and plecky are fine names and can be applied once I figure out how to tell them apart. Chuckle

These three are a lazy lot. Two of them spend the entire day laying upside down atop the filter-base circling it's stem while the third one hides in the pot peeping constantly from its window come door. Night time is work-time.
By the way, here's one.

thats a cool home

Nice home for angels.

hmmm
i tooo luv angle fish
but what is the size of your tank
i want to get a bigger tank ( A 3 FEETER )

Last edited by matnoh on Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:24 pm; edited 1 time in total

Congrats Kastor, you have beautiful angels. With proper care and full.dedication to them, from my personal experience in angelfish keeping, you can get at least 2 pairs. I you're lucky enough, 3 pair by end of this year. All you need to do, is to give them quality foods of various types. I would like to recommend you 3 feedings per day. Do WCs as regular as possible. If you could do 3 times a week abt 30% WC, would be better.

Angels are greedy. They wont stop eating when there are foods of their liking around. So be careful. Give them enough food per feeding. Do not overfeed them.

From my observation of your barefoot tank and the sponge filter, may I suggest you get a bigger sponge filter. Or alternatively, get another one making it 2 filters in the tank and alternate the cleaning of the filters.

I have raised some phillipines blue before but due to space constraints, I stopped.

adolf is the name he gave to a flowerhorn fish he had

I Dud i would suggest you too put white background to your tank....i will increase charm of your tank....

Nice Suggestion. I second it.

That's a whole bunch of missed replies. Thanks for following this thread.
I'll try to answer all your queries in short.

@ fronz
It's a 3 foot 50 Galloner (US). All the best for your new tank.

@ aquamann
Thanks for your concern.

@ matnoh
Thanks for your suggestions.
Current WC schedule: 33% daily.
Feeding: 3 times a day with the mixture that I mentioned above.
Filtration: 1 x 1.25 foot tall DIY composite sponge filter. Keeps the water crystal clear.

@ jabba
Thanks for answering his question for me dude.

@ bunny
Thanks for your suggestion.
This tank has always had a white background. I had to strip it off a few weeks back, when I scrubbed, treated and sun-dried the tank.
Will reinstate a new white background in June, once my exams are over.

@ Hsif
Thanks bro.

I have a lot to write, many new developments to report, but am short of time. So it will have to wait for a later date. Sorry for keeping you guys waiting. Stay tuned. Smile