Spotting a healthy Angelfish

[Dan White]

Another thought on these fish: I've noticed that my healthy angel always
had a very erect and "fanned out" top fin (dorsal fin?). When I look at
some larger angels in the fish store, very often this top fin is closed down
and is kind of laying down rather than sticking up like a shark fin. Does
this indicate that the fish is just stressed out, is outright sick, or mean
nothing at all? I'm trying to be careful about buying fish at the big
stores while I have no quarantine tank.

Thanks for any advice,
dwhite

[Mary Burns]

Dorsal fin should be upright, but in LFS they could be stressed, too many
fish in tank,tank too small etc. My 2 were in a very small tank at LFS with
about 12 others, sad looking but they changed overnight, more colour, fins
up and so healthy and always hungry. They were about 1.5" body size and are
now 2" or 7" counting their fins!! Caudal fins are at least 2.5" now. Mine
are in 260 litre (21" tall) and they need the space. They invariably swim
underneath each other when they dance with each other before spawning.
"Dan White" > wrote in message
. net...
> Another thought on these fish: I've noticed that my healthy angel always
> had a very erect and "fanned out" top fin (dorsal fin?). When I look at
> some larger angels in the fish store, very often this top fin is closed
> down
> and is kind of laying down rather than sticking up like a shark fin. Does
> this indicate that the fish is just stressed out, is outright sick, or
> mean
> nothing at all? I'm trying to be careful about buying fish at the big
> stores while I have no quarantine tank.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> dwhite
>
>

[Dan White]

"Mary Burns" > wrote in message
...
> Dorsal fin should be upright, but in LFS they could be stressed, too many
> fish in tank,tank too small etc. My 2 were in a very small tank at LFS
with
> about 12 others, sad looking but they changed overnight, more colour, fins
> up and so healthy and always hungry.

The fish do come with a 15 day guarantee, so I guess if the stress kills
them they can be returned. I was more concerned with the stress due to
illness, and possibly infecting the rest of the tank.

thanks,
dwhite

They were about 1.5" body size and are
> now 2" or 7" counting their fins!! Caudal fins are at least 2.5" now. Mine
> are in 260 litre (21" tall) and they need the space. They invariably swim
> underneath each other when they dance with each other before spawning.
> "Dan White" > wrote in message
> . net...
> > Another thought on these fish: I've noticed that my healthy angel
always
> > had a very erect and "fanned out" top fin (dorsal fin?). When I look at
> > some larger angels in the fish store, very often this top fin is closed
> > down
> > and is kind of laying down rather than sticking up like a shark fin.
Does
> > this indicate that the fish is just stressed out, is outright sick, or
> > mean
> > nothing at all? I'm trying to be careful about buying fish at the big
> > stores while I have no quarantine tank.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice,
> > dwhite
> >
> >
>
>