Sure. I have a pair of them and they're both around 2", as well. Here's a pic of one of them that was just taken a few minutes ago. It's the only decent shot I could get.
My blue angelfish.
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Dang! Those are pretty! Years ago I thought "blue angels" were overdosed with methylene blue to make them so pretty. Now I know better but still so lovely!
Oh no, I'd never own a dyed fish. These babies are naturally blue through selective breeding. 
Mine have actually gotten bluer with age. They've only bred once that I know of, but the eggs didn't last long with the Rainbows and Sids in the tank. I need to give my pair their own tank to breed in. Preferably a 60G.
Mine have actually gotten bluer with age. They've only bred once that I know of, but the eggs didn't last long with the Rainbows and Sids in the tank. I need to give my pair their own tank to breed in. Preferably a 60G.Not sure if you're joking or not but feeding these foods will not turn your silver angels to blue.
Well, since any joke that has to be explained has fallen flat, I will deny it and claim instead it was just wishful thinking.
thanks for the explanations on the food abbreviations. One thing that puzzles me though is why beef *heart* is such a popular food. Aside from being hard to get in a grocery compared to other parts of the ex-cow, why heart in particular and not liver or spleen or any other muscle meat like steak? Would pork or chicken heart work just as well?
/curious
Well, since any joke that has to be explained has fallen flat, I will deny it and claim instead it was just wishful thinking.
thanks for the explanations on the food abbreviations. One thing that puzzles me though is why beef *heart* is such a popular food. Aside from being hard to get in a grocery compared to other parts of the ex-cow, why heart in particular and not liver or spleen or any other muscle meat like steak? Would pork or chicken heart work just as well?
/curious
I believe the beef heart is lowest in fat and is a great growth food due to the high protein levels. I personally don't use it, but many discus breeders swear by it and it's supposed to also be a good red pigment color enhancer in fish. A good choice to enhance the blue pigments in fish are foods that contain Spirulina. Mine are fed NLS granules, Spirulina tables along with freeze dried/frozen blood worms, mysis, crushed krill and cyclopeeze granules.
Not sure whether the blues are considered "altered" fish to your country's law, but as long breeders do not alter the shape of the original fish, I think should be o.k. but we aren't the authorities. I just don't fancy fish that have been "modified" with "hearts", "peace" etc etc symbols on their bodies! Just like my place, regular fish breeding has to be licensed! So home breeders do shut their mouth about their "babies" but only to their trusted friends.
Some breeders at my place used pork heart, but chicken heart I think is to small and requires plenty to make the frozen food.Not sure if you're joking or not but feeding these foods will not turn your silver angels to blue.
Well, since any joke that has to be explained has fallen flat, I will deny it and claim instead it was just wishful thinking.
thanks for the explanations on the food abbreviations. One thing that puzzles me though is why beef *heart* is such a popular food. Aside from being hard to get in a grocery compared to other parts of the ex-cow, why heart in particular and not liver or spleen or any other muscle meat like steak? Would pork or chicken heart work just as well?
/curious
I agree to the above in bold. Being an ex-discus breeder, beef heart is good for accelerated growth and size, but do not simply make it just that food for the fish, variety is the choice. BH however, does not improve the red pigment colour to the discus.
You may wish to see some of my discus:-
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1825
the blue tint is not an altered fish, unless you consider selective breeding a form of altering.
Blue is a common color in many angels.
my P. Scalare (Peru) have blue highlights in the dorsal and ventral fins and also in the crest.
Blue is a common color in many angels.
my P. Scalare (Peru) have blue highlights in the dorsal and ventral fins and also in the crest.
