Angelfish Question

[MarcusTheGreat]

i went out last night and bought 4 Angelfish for my 30g tank

my question is are they still baby's or almost fully grown

and i have no idea if there female or male lol here are some pictures hope someone can help


http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349464992
http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349465001
http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349465007
http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349465012
http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349465019
http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349465025

[MarcusTheGreat]

oh and this is how my tank looks like

http://www.bettafish.com/attachment....1&d=1349465297

[LebronTheBetta]

I don't know, but I have to say a few things...

Your tank is overstocked, 55 Gallons minimum for Angels. It might make your tank have a mini-cycle, or even an ammonia spike.
Did you even QT them? You risk contamination from them to your current fish.

[MarcusTheGreat]

Originally Posted by LebronTheBetta

I don't know, but I have to say a few things...

Your tank is overstocked, 55 Gallons minimum for Angels. It might make your tank have a mini-cycle, or even an ammonia spike.
Did you even QT them? You risk contamination from them to your current fish.

this is not my first time doing this i have been doing this for over 10 years thanks for the concern tho

[LebronTheBetta]

Well, OK... I was just trying to do what's best for the fish. So you don't quarantine new arrivals?

[MarcusTheGreat]

Originally Posted by LebronTheBetta

Well, OK... I was just trying to do what's best for the fish. So you don't quarantine new arrivals?

i did not say that i don't my fish are fine thank you for your concern but its a simple question i asked are they baby's, juveniles, or almost adults and maybe if anyone knows a male or a female

[LebronTheBetta]

I know, but you got them yesterday and now they're in the main tank today.

[Oldfishlady]

I am not an expert on Angelfish-but my oldest (7ish months) is about the size of my hand-including fins and the youngest (5ish months) is about the size of the palm of my hand including fins-However, mine are mass fed lots of live food and my homemade food and being kept in a 55gal soil based heavy planted tank with a breeding pair of Albino longfin BN plecos and their offspring, several Betta juvies, lots of RCS and common snails. I don't think they are full grown or sexually mature-since they haven't paired off yet..still waiting....lol.....I plan to add Angelfish to the mix of everything else I am breeding....lol....

I am not sure you can tell the sex until they are sexually mature and spawning...the one that lays the eggs is the girl and the one that has the milt is the boy...lol...duh....lol..you don't know until you see them spawning from what I understand...At least that is what I have figured out from the research I have done. I have never successfully spawned this species and look forward to it....

Here is a link to pic of mine and on post #75 a link to some Angelfish articles I have found helpful.
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=84915&page=8

[MarcusTheGreat]

Originally Posted by Oldfishlady

I am not an expert on Angelfish-but my oldest (7ish months) is about the size of my hand-including fins and the youngest (5ish months) is about the size of the palm of my hand including fins-However, mine are mass fed lots of live food and my homemade food and being kept in a 55gal soil based heavy planted tank with a breeding pair of Albino longfin BN plecos and their offspring, several Betta juvies, lots of RCS and common snails. I don't think they are full grown or sexually mature-since they haven't paired off yet..still waiting....lol.....I plan to add Angelfish to the mix of everything else I am breeding....lol....

I am not sure you can tell the sex until they are sexually mature and spawning...the one that lays the eggs is the girl and the one that has the milt is the boy...lol...duh....lol..you don't know until you see them spawning from what I understand...At least that is what I have figured out from the research I have done. I have never successfully spawned this species and look forward to it....

Here is a link to pic of mine and on post #75 a link to some Angelfish articles I have found helpful.
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=84915&page=8

thank you very much bud for the help appreciate it so if your saying your 5 month old is about the size of your palm im guessing mine are probably 3-4 months old because they are half of my palm thanks again

[MarcusTheGreat]

they are the size of 25 cents Canadian