Mrs Frog Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Hi all I brought 2 angelfish today but I have no idea what type they are...I'm totally new to fish so can anyone help me out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 It is one of the many strains of Scalare - Angels have been cross/inter bred for so many generations now that they often appear very different even though they share a common genetic background. Most of the names people give them are simply convenient descriptions of how they look, e.g. 'marbled' or whatever, but they are the same species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I have no idea about angels either, but is it normal for the gill area to be red like that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 It isn't looking 100% but pale fish like that show up redder in areas than more coloured fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfin Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 It's also possible that these are the ones that are referred to as "blush" which are bred to have the redder gills like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 oh i hope its okay, why wouldn't it be looking so good?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Probably stress from being bagged and moved. It should colour up in a few days once it's gotten used to the new tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 i have 1lyk dat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Probably stress from being bagged and moved. It should colour up in a few days once it's gotten used to the new tank. oh thank you, yes that pic was taken while they were in the bag...now the red has almost gone away, *phew* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 It has a number of genes but the red gills is caused by the blusher gene. They can have one or two of each gene and this has two blusher genes which are actually a gene for "stripeless". This gene is recessive to a number of genes including striped (ordinary) and black. A white angel has double blusher and double gold. It may also have a single gene for veiltail but keep an eye on it in case it has damage to the tail which may result in fin rot. It is hard to see from the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 one fish does have bits of its tail missing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 one fish does have bits of its tail missing?? Dont worry too much about that, it will heal over time if the fish is healthy and the water conditions are good. Just keep an eye on it, if it gets a fluffy fungus or seems to be eaten away more then it has an infection that needs to be treated. Most times it will heal up fine though. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Hope you haven't put it in with the axolotl 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 It looks like the ones from suppliers that are called "Blue Blushing" and they do as said above have the redder gill plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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