Overstocked?

[TomShootsPhoto]

I might be wrong here, since I don't know a lot about wild angelfish, but honestly and sincerely, that fish looks as domesticated as can be. It looks like a domesticated calico strain or sorts, and the only wild angelfishes I know of look similar to this

Hm.... Mine does look different. I have a picture of him when he was small, I'll look it up.

 

[ZoddyZod]

wow, amazing!

 

[onidrase]

wow, amazing!

 

[tribalbrit]

 

[coldcazzie]

Just a reminder to watch how you phrase things, this is a family forum. Play nice please guys, or I'll be forced to close this thread.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

wow, amazing!

Couldn't find a picture of him when young, so I took a higher res one right now.

Hi res link:

http/www.flickr.com/photos/tomshootsphoto/6691070973/in/photostream

 

[tribalbrit]

Gets my vote. Although I have found it a little amusing.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Gets my vote. Although I have found it a little amusing.

Thanks !

 

[onidrase]

He's very beautiful, and I'd be highly attached to him myself, in fact, looking at it made me want to get an angelfish, but to be totally honest, it just doesn't look wild caught. It looks like a domestic color strain.

 

[coldcazzie]

I have to agree, that's not a wild caught fish. Wilds don't look anything like that. It's also not 10 inches tall. Perhaps 6.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

He's very beautiful, and I'd be highly attached to him myself, in fact, looking at it made me want to get an angelfish, but to be totally honest, it just doesn't look wild caught. It looks like a domestic color strain.

Thanks!
I looked around online, found some threads stating that this is a very rare type of angelfish in wild, some stating domestic. I don't know, today was the first time I faced the fact that he might be domestic and I have been lied to, but to be honest, I don't care. I am really attached to him emotionally.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

I have to agree, that's not a wild caught fish. Wilds don't look anything like that. It's also not 10 inches tall. Perhaps 6.

This photo doesn't show, his fins are pulled back, and he is at an angle. I'll get a better shot of him if i can, he can reach almost the full tank if he wants- sadly.

 

[ZoddyZod]

it's a 100% domestic bred colour strain. That colour strain does not exist in the wild I'm afraid.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

it's a 100% domestic bred colour strain. That colour strain does not exist in the wild I'm afraid.

I was afraid of that... 600 dollars huh? A waste of money.
What do you about think of the fish alone?

 

[onidrase]

He's very beautiful, and I'd be highly attached to him myself, in fact, looking at it made me want to get an angelfish, but to be totally honest, it just doesn't look wild caught. It looks like a domestic color strain.

Thanks!
I looked around online, found some threads stating that this is a very rare type of angelfish in wild, some stating domestic. I don't know, today was the first time I faced the fact that he might be domestic and I have been lied to, but to be honest, I don't care. I am really attached to him emotionally.

My course of action in your situation would to be to start putting money toward a tank that is 30 inches long and 24 inches tall, that's all the angelfish itself really needs. However, if you still have the clown loaches, such a tank would still be unsuitable. Since clowns need such a huge tank size, I'd rehome them and wait until you're more financially well off, as they need a huge tank, 4 feet being minimum for juveniles, 6'x2'x2' for adults.

As your fish does not seem to be in a situation where it's dragging its anal fin along the gravel and unable to really swim up and down comfortably, this isn't an overly urgent situation, but I'd still get it done ASAP.