| Angelfish have been popular for a long
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| | and brine shrimp, and so on. Avoid too
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| time, and new strains are still being
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| | fatty meat to protect the liver from
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| developed. Wild-caught fish are also
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| | getting cirrhosis. It is a good habit to
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| widely available. Angelfish are cichlids,
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| | feed Angelfish two or three times a day a
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| which mean they can be aggressive,
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| | with small amount instead of single large
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| territorial, and predatory. They also
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| | meal. This will prevent digestive
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| have some demanding requirements for
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| | problems.
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| space, water conditions, and diet.
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| | Angelfish can be good community fish.
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| Angelfish require space to establish and
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| | They do need to have appropriate tank
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| hold a territory. You can keep one
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| | mates for everything to work out. Some
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| Angelfish in a relatively small aquarium,
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| | small fish may end up on the menu, like
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| but they will do a lot better in a group
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| | Neon Tetras, and slower fish may have
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| of five or more in bigger tank. You
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| | difficulty to get enough food. Avoid very
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| should provide 10 gallons of water for
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| | small fish and choose tank mates with
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| one adult Angelfish. If you consider
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| | similar temperament, and water condition
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| keeping Angelfish, locally bred fish are
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| | requirements. Some Angel fish strains
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| a good choice. They are usually already
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| | have very long fins and tails, which some
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| acclimated to your tap water, and
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| | other species keep nipping.
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| probably are available at your local fish
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| | If you are interested in breeding
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| store.
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| | Angelfish, you will need a second tank to
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| There is a growing number of "basement
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| | separate the breeding pair from the rest
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| breeders" all over the country, who bring
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| | of the community, or to rear the fry. It
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| their fish to the store for sale. This
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| | would be best to get at least 3 to 5
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| will save you a lot of time and money if
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| | Angels to be sure you get one female and
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| you are just starting with Angelfish.
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| | one male. Sometimes you may find a pair
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| Wild-caught fish are harder to get
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| | of adults for sale, which have already
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| acclimated to different water conditions.
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| | spawned. Angels will form a pair after
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| It has to happen very slowly, and at
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| | courtship display, and will aggressively
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| first the conditions should be close to
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| | guard the chosen spawning spot. This is
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| their natural water conditions; slightly
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| | usually some kind of vertical surface, a
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| acidic, and relatively soft. Water
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| | big leaf or tubing for example. Spawning
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| temperature must be maintained between 78
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| | takes about an hour. Both parents keep
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| and 84 degrees Fahrenheit for all
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| | fanning the eggs for three days until
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| Angelfish regardless of their origin.
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| | they hatch. The fry will stay attached to
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| They don't like to get "chilled"; they
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| | the surface for about five days and then
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| will suffer and get sick in too cool
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| | start swimming on their own. By this time
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| water.
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| | the fry has used most of its yolk, and
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| There are no special requirements for
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| | needs to be fed for the first time. You
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| filters, as long as the water stays
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| | can offer newly hatched brine shrimp.
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| clean. The only thing to think about is
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| | It's wiggling will stimulate the fry to
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| that the water is not flowing too fast.
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| | eat better than flake food will, which
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| Angelfish are not happy where salmon
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| | can be offered crushed.
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| would be. Thirty percent of the water
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| | Parents will take care of the fry, but if
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| should be changed at least every two
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| | any wander away; they will get on the
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| weeks. Also vacuum the bottom to keep it
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| | menu of the other fish. This can be
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| clean and aerated, since Angelfish will
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| | prevented by moving the fry to a separate
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| not mix the substrate. One option is to
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| | tank. If the fry is well fed and the tank
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| keep some bottom dwellers with Angels.
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| | is kept clean, the fry will grow very
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| Angelfish generally accept all kinds of
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| | fast. Then you can start asking from your
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| food. They are omnivorous, which means
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| | local fish stores if they would be
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| they eat meat and plant food. You can
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| | interested in having your little Angels
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| offer pellets, flakes, frozen blood worms
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| | for sale. Happy fish keeping.
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