extra large angelfish age?

[svt28103]

i went to a local fish store and bought another angelfish.i had to have because it looked cool.i brought it home and i was studying it,checking it out lol,and its one of the biggest angels ive ever seen.it has regular fins,there not long like veil.its silver with black stripes,almost like a wild type.anyway,the body not including the fins is almost 5 inches all the way around,like from nose to where the body meets the tail is about 5 inches.i woke up this morning to feed my fish and turned on the lights and forgot that i bought it and kinda freaked me out for a second lol.im going to try to get a picture up today or tomorow,but based on what i said here,wouldnt you assume that my new fish has to be full grown,i dont even know how old it is.when i post a pic here soon,youll be like wow!

[svt28103]

and it eats just fine,ive fed it bloodworms and flakes and it eats it no problem.it gets along with all the other angels i have.as soon as i find my phone charger ill take a pic with my phone and upload it here...

[BettaFishMommy]

congrats on the new fish! but for future, you should always quarantine new fish for at least 4 weeks in a separate tank before adding them to your main tank. fish can look healthy but can carry parasites and other diseases, and you need those 4 weeks minimum to see if there are any problems. problems you wouldn't want in your main tank.

sounds about full grown. angels can get pretty darn big body wise if you take care of them right. i currently have a koi angel with a body diameter of about 5 inches, and had a silver ghost who's body was over 6 inches, with fins that were much longer than his body diameter (RIP Devlin :-( )

[Star_Rider]

yup they can actually live a long time if properly cared for.
they pretty much will grow nearly their entire life span..often filling out.

[GuppyGirl1230]

yup they can actually live a long time if properly cared for.
they pretty much will grow nearly their entire life span..often filling out.

I didn't know that--- so properly cared for, how many could live in a 100 gallon?

[Star_Rider]

I didn't know that--- so properly cared for, how many could live in a 100 gallon?
lol..that is a bit of a loaded Question...
if pairs form it drastically reduces tank size..I've seen 15-20 live well in a 200+G tank..they will tend to exhibit their ability to school when in large groups in large tanks.

again much depends on structure.. and if pairs form up.

when they do.. in large tanks they can find a space to do their thing.. in smaller tanks they will fight over territory

[RisiganL.]

I think you could safely house 10 angels. If any are agressive, you can remove them.