Badger's 150g Rio Negro/Orinoco Flooded Rain Forest

[anewbie]

I find domestic angelfishes tend to not live that long - 4 or 5 years seem old for them; probably all the inbreeding screw up their zest for life.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I find domestic angelfishes tend to not live that long - 4 or 5 years seem old for them; probably all the inbreeding screw up their zest for life.

Maybe so. These were blue angels, so probably even more so. My new ones are natural color, so hopefully they're from the deeper end of the gene pool.

 

[Naughts]

Was he in the same tank as any other male angels?

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Was he in the same tank as any other male angels?

Yes. But they’ve lived together for years in a big group. And his body didn’t show any torn fins or anything (beyond appearing to have been chewed on by snails a bit). So I don’t think it was aggression or fighting. Looked like something internal did him in.

 

[anewbie]

males generally don't kill other male angelfish; they will bully and threat and chase - females will kill and they usually do it either by attacking the gill area or keep them penned up until they die of stress.

 

[Magnum Man]

probably death by stress, especially if others in the same tank are breeding

 

[WhistlingBadger]

probably death by stress, especially if others in the same tank are breeding

It's possible, but I don't think so. Other than the usual posturing at each other, I haven't seen any real aggression in this tank, even during breeding spells. It's a really big tank, with lots of plants and structure, so they can get away from each other when they need to. They'll take a poke at each other occasionally, but one ends up moving away and there's no chasing or crowding that I've ever seen.

The gal that works the desk at the office said one of them fish was looking pale but otherwise none of them were acting strangely.

 

[Lanpenn]

Seachem Flourish Glue seems to be a very interesting glue. I have never used any glue to attach anything to the aquarium; I have always used simply some weight over the rock and wood, and, in the case of the moss, I used fishing line, rubber band, or Elastricot.

My dentist recently bought a small aquarium for Paracheirodon axelrodi for his office. It is interesting, but it seems that the fish are stressed and so timid.

 

[anewbie]

My dentist recently bought a small aquarium for Paracheirodon axelrodi for his office. It is interesting, but it seems that the fish are stressed and so timid.

Cardinals prefer a larger aquarium with places they can feel safe. I have 25 in a 100 and i feed on both sides of the aquarium and those annoying tetra follow me around when i try to feed the other fishes. Worse when i do water changes i have to push them out of the way when manuvering the python. They just don't know how to go into a back corner and leave me alone