ANGELFIsh INFO PLEASE!?

Question

okay I need to learn stuff fast!!!!!! anyone know about them!?
what i need to know!!!

Characteristics ( weight?)
Habitat
Food- what it eats
young- hom many babies it has, how often, both parents raise it or no?
if its endangered?

Answer 1

Here's some good quality sites that should answer all your questions about angels.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/cichlids_neotropical/angels_assorted.htm
http://www.tropicalfishdata.com/angelfish/index.html
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/fwangelfishes.htm

Hope that helps!

MM

Answer 2

A gentle fish that will breed easy, a 3ft tank with a pair will clean an area on the filter or a piece of slate, I have a plastic plant mine use. they clean it and lay their eggs, some times it takes a couple goes as they will eat their eggs. As for how many babies, my last lot popped out approx, 200. So make sure you have a spare tank set up and cycled already with a sponge filter. They grow fast. Fry will eat their egg sac then yoiu feed them fresh hatched brineshrimp. You can remove the eggs to the cycled tank or let parents raise them. feed parents good food to get good fry, flake, brineshrimp, bloodworm, they love it all.

Answer 3

Angelfish are part of the Cichlid family and they are not difficult to keep.
They like to live in live planted aquariums of atleast 30 gallon size.

They can eat many things like most other cichlids. they should be fed a diet of pellets, shrimp, goldfish, and bloodworms.

They lay eggs and often when they spawn over 500 babies can be made, however most dont survive.

No it is not endangered, many many exist

Answer 4

There are two types of angelfish cichlids.

Scalare angels and Altum angels

They grow to about 18cm for altums and 15cm for scalare.

Altums are all wild caught fish, no matter where you buy them from.Scalare are in contrast, mostly commercially bred.

They both feed on live, frozen, flake and green foods.(Omnivorous)

They are both from north american basins.The parents do tend to the brood of young unlike what the above guy said about fish not caring for their young, which is utter nonsense.

They spawn on clean leaves and rocks but amount of babies varies in individuals.

Nope, they are not endangered and hopefully not anytime soon because they are such magnificent creatures.

Answer 5

Characteristics: Semi-Aggressive

Adult Size: 6 inches

Origin: Amazon region of South America

It will eat anything.

Fish don't really raise their kids.

Answer 6

General: Angels are members of the Cichlid family. They are native to South America. Most angels offered for sale are domestically bred, and Elmer's buys most of our angels from local breeders.
Compatibility/Behavior: They are slow moving and compatible with similar sized fish. They are graceful swimmers and look good in groups of 4 or more. For best results, get a group of 6 or more angels and make them the primary fish in the tank. Just mix a few other fish with them. An "angelfish oriented tank" can be planted with some tall plants, and decorated with shale rocks.

Two Marble Angelfish at Elmer's


If you prefer to keep angels as part of a community tank here are some suggestions: gouramis, sharks, silver dollars, active tetras, swordtails, moons. Do not mix medium sized angels with guppies or neons. If an angel gets too big it may have to be separated. Angels are less likely to pick on other fish if they are in groups of 3 or more. Make sure all angels are of similar size. (Community #3, Community #4)

Tank Conditions: Standard tank conditions are suitable. For a very impressive tank keep a group of 6 or more with some tall plants such as Saggitaria, Brazilian Swords, or Sandriana.

Feeding: Feed standard foods at least twice a day. For extra growth and color feed a variety of foods.

Breeding: Angels are very difficult to sex. The best way to obtain pairs is to purchase 6 or more young ones. They will choose their own mates. Breeding often occurs in standard community tanks. Once a pair mates the same pair can be used again. They can breed as often as 5 times a year. They are open spawners and will often lay eggs on rocks or plants. If you notice eggs you can either separate the eggs or let them hatch on their own. If you separate the eggs provide a small tank with bare bottom, sponge filter, heater, airstone, and some methylene blue solution. If you decide to leave the eggs in the tank remove all other fish, and keep only the breeding pair. Eggs will hatch in 3 days. They will require live baby brine shrimp within 6 days of being laid. Refer to literature for more information. Additional information on breeding angels

Varieties: There are many aquarium bred color forms and fin types. These include Marble Angels, Gold Angels, Half Black Angels, Black Angels, Veiltail Angels, as well as many new varieties.

freinds:Angels: Angelfish
Barbs: Cherry Barb, Rosy Barb
Catfish: Banjo Catfish, Corydoras Catfish, Small Plecostomus Catfish, Farlowella Catfish, Oticinclus Catfish, Upside Down Catfish, Synodontis Catfish
Danios: Giant Danios, Zebra Danio, Pearl Danios, Leopard Danios, Gold Danios
Cichlids: Orange Chromide
Loach: Small Clown Loach, Kuhlii Loach, Yoyo Loach, Dojo Loach, Weather Loach
Livebearers: Variatus, Moons, Swordtails, Mollies
Glass Fish: Painted Glass Fish
Gouramis: Chocolate Gouramis, Croaking Gouramis, Dwarf Gouramis, Honey Gouramis, Moonlight Gouramis, Pearl Gouramis, Fire Gouramis (Small Blue Gouramis, Small Gold Gouramis)
Rainbowfish: Celebes Rainbowfish
Rasboras: Harlequin Rasbora, Red Lined Rasbora

Sharks: Small Irridescent Shark, Red Tail Shark, Red Rainbow Shark, Tri Color Shark

Tetras: Black Tetra, Black Neon Tetra, Bleeding Heart Tetra, Bloodfin Tetra, Congo Tetra, Diamond Tetra, Emperor Tetra, Flame Tetra, Head & Tail Lite Tetra, Lemon Tetra, Pristella Tetra, Red Eye Tetra, Red Phantom Tetra, Serpae Tetra, Silvertip Tetra

Other Fish: Butterfly fish, Hemiodus, Penguin, Silver Dollar

Non-Fish: African Frog, Snail

Answer 7

Habitat-Planted tank with plenty of space
Food-Food may be flaked, frozen, dried or live. Feed a variety of food to ensure complete nutrition. Occasional treats of bloodworms or brine shrimp are greatly appreciated.
Young-I do not know.

Answer 8

Try these links out and I also suggest you pick up a copy of a book called "Angelfish (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)"

http://www.bbayaquariums.com/angelfish.html
http://www.bbayaquariums.com/select-action.cfm?ID=29

Answer 9

you realy need to do alot of consideration before keeping angles, their not hard to keep but they are fragil. I thought i was prepared and when i put two angles in my planted tank the instanly conracted finrot. i lost one due to delayd action and barley cured the other.

anglefish need a wel planted tank and a stable water pH. they also need an aged aquarium or one with a well developed nitrogen cycle. they prefer soft acidic water. As I said before they are not difficult to keep as long a you maintain the tank well. please consider carefully before you buy.