Angelfish Locking Jaws

[snakequeen]

Hi there
I have a large Angelfish and bought another one today.
Im not sure what sex they are but when i released the new one into the tank they started to lock jaws and now they are inseperable.
They are always together.
At first i thought they were fighting but now im not so sure.
One of them is bigger than the other.
Thanks
Eve

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Hi there
I have a large Angelfish and bought another one today.
Im not sure what sex they are but when i released the new one into the tank they started to lock jaws and now they are inseperable.
They are always together.
At first i thought they were fighting but now im not so sure.
One of them is bigger than the other.
Thanks
Eve

Lock jaws? You mean like kissing? Sometimes the fish will lip lock, but shouldn't stay like that forever. If they are paired up they will probably keep close to each other, which might be what your seeing.

 

[snakequeen]

Yer i mean like kissing.
I dont mean they have stayed that way i mean they are constantly together where ever they are in the tank.
Can they pair up that quickly?
Im not even sure of their sexes.
They started the kissing thing as soon as we released the new one to the tank.
They have never met before, i got them from different LFS

 

[rocknurworld2006]

Yer i mean like kissing.
I dont mean they have stayed that way i mean they are constantly together where ever they are in the tank.
Can they pair up that quickly?
Im not even sure of their sexes.
They started the kissing thing as soon as we released the new one to the tank.
They have never met before, i got them from different LFS

its a breeding sign of possibly a pair

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Their either cordinating dominance in the hierarchy, or pairing up.