February 7, 2010
Angelfish Information
Community Tank There are many differing opinions regardingthe compatibility of angelfish with other fish. Generally speaking they are compatible with gouramis, platies, tetras, danio, loaches, plecostomus, mollies and swordtails. Furthermore, the total gallons of the aquarium can establish how well your fish get along. Crowded fish are tense fish and by and large are more aggressive.
Preventing Angelfish Diseases One way of preventing sickness in your aquarium is to make sure that you look after your fish tank. Maintaining superior water quality is critical if you are to keep your angelfish happy and fit. Regular water changes will lessen the chance of any outbreak that may take place in your aquarium. Also, the most frequent cause why angelfish die is due to high levels of ammonia. The reason for high levels of ammonia is due to a crowded fish tank or from sporadic water changes. Make regular water changes and your angelfish ought to be healthy.
Fin rot, dropsy, worms, mouth rot, constipation and hole in the head are familiar angelfish diseases. All can be treated with appropriate medications. But maintaining high water quality will prevent most of these diseases from ever infecting your angelfish.
Breeding Angelfish Angelfish Breeding is not overly difficult and can be a truly rewarding experience. Ones success in breeding angelfish is dependent on numerous variables, including the fish themselves. Many angelfish have been so inbred that they have lost much of their rearing instincts. This often results in parents eating their young.
Angelfish can lay between 400 to 1100 eggs in a normal spawn. The total will fluctuate based on a number of circumstances. When fertilized you should see movement in the eggs at about day 3 and fry will develop in about 7 days.
There are numerous factors that ought to be well thought-out when attempting to breed angelfish including fish tank size, water temperature, water condition, environment and lighting. Fortunately, if the fish hobbyist wants immediate success in angelfish breeding there are many quality resources available to the fish hobbyist to ensure success in breeding angelfish.
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Filed under Tropical Fish by Jack Lemmon