On Feb 15, 5:15?am, "Mariachi" wrote:
Thank you for your input.

The reason for my orginal question is why my angels have not paired
yet. I thought maybe they were too young...but from what I have read
2" body *can* be up to a year old - depending on conditions.....so
lets just say they are of breeding age.....what factors could be
causing them *not* to pair up...what can I do to help them
decide....providing of course I have male and female fish..(i have 4,
bought on 2 sepearte occations..)..

I am feeding frozen blood worms, beefheart and several types of flake
and pellet food





There are many factors that will dictate a fish's growth.
I have specialized in both Bettas and Angelfish for close to 30 yrs.
I've also had many batches of fry.
When we moved to the house we're in now I found out what hard water
will do to an Angelfish's growth.
STUNT it badly. I had year old fish that looks like dime to quater
sized babies.
They should have had a body size of close to a grapefruit by then.
They had lovely clean water, quality foods, a varied diet and lovely
warm water. Still, they didn't grow.
All because of hard water. Once a fish's growth is stunted, they don't
grow normally either if put into better conditions.
To say a fish is *this old* based only on it's size and without any
other information is irresponsible.
To do so *after* the appropriate info is gathered is giving a
"guesstimate".
When I spawn Angels I have to cut the water with RO water just to get
the fry to grow. Same with Bettas too.
However, the Angels that are born and raised in this hard water will
grow better than fry born into soft, acidic water.
I am not trying to confuse the original poster more, just adding
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Hi there.
Good choices on foods.....however, feed the beefheart sparingly. A
little bit is a good thing. I would also add frozen Brine Shrimp to
your feeding routine.
I prefer to feed a frozen food and a staple dry food every day. I feed
one of them in the morning and the other food gets fed at night.
I usually do the frozen in the evening, but that's just a habit of
mine.
As for why they are not pairing off....they may be too young still.
You haven't mentioned how long you have had these quarter to fifty
cent piece sized fish. It's also possible that you have all the same
sex. Yes...it does happen. Last year I bought a bunch of Pearlscale
youngsters and all but one were male!
You also have to know that Angelfish don't always care for the ones
you have picked out for them.
They simply may not fancy each other and not care to pair up. I've had
this happen many times over the years.
The tank may be too small for their liking, etc.
I know you're probably tired of hearing...too many vairables, but just
like growth...pairing off angels isn't always as simple as having
males and females in the same tank.
Don't forget to answer:
What size tank are they are in?
How long have you had them?