I have not had angelfish in many years, but my girlfriend is fascinated by them, so I thought I'd give it a try again. She also drooled over the discus until I pointed out the price tags :smile:.
I'm old enough such that the only angels available then were the regular wild type, golden angels, bleeding-hearts, and black veil-tails. Even then there was lots of variation in ultimate size and durability of the fish, with the black veil-tails being at the bottom of each attribute.
But now, there is a bewildering array of different colors, scale shapes, and suppliers and I have no idea about which might be considered the "best." I realize that color and scale shapes and such is very subjective, but I am mainly interested in durability and longevity, then decide from there.
Any suggestions or experiences from any of you about the various varieties of these fish and which you might recommend? The intended tank is a 220 that currently is where I currently house my daphnia culture. I want to make the tank well-planted before adding any angels, so I have time as the donor plants will come from my 150 gallon. It will be a high-light system with CO2. I am considering perhaps 6-8 specimens, but want to keep only one type to avoid crossing genetic lines.
Of course, my girlfriend with have the final say, as if there were any doubt :tongue:.
Thanks!
Mike
I'm old enough such that the only angels available then were the regular wild type, golden angels, bleeding-hearts, and black veil-tails. Even then there was lots of variation in ultimate size and durability of the fish, with the black veil-tails being at the bottom of each attribute.
But now, there is a bewildering array of different colors, scale shapes, and suppliers and I have no idea about which might be considered the "best." I realize that color and scale shapes and such is very subjective, but I am mainly interested in durability and longevity, then decide from there.
Any suggestions or experiences from any of you about the various varieties of these fish and which you might recommend? The intended tank is a 220 that currently is where I currently house my daphnia culture. I want to make the tank well-planted before adding any angels, so I have time as the donor plants will come from my 150 gallon. It will be a high-light system with CO2. I am considering perhaps 6-8 specimens, but want to keep only one type to avoid crossing genetic lines.
Of course, my girlfriend with have the final say, as if there were any doubt :tongue:.
Thanks!
Mike
