Angelfish, Potential Pair?
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They will start to chase lip holding while pushing each other and move into cleaning off fav upright rocks plants wood Ect. The male will stand watch over the fav spot and do most of the cleaning.He does most of the egg/spawn tending,picking up the eggs cleaning them putting them back,in about 6 days you have free swiming fry.IF you can place strips of slate roof tiles in the tank and with luck they will use them.. I just sex by watching others may have a better way to tell.the females give as good as they get,both sexes are pretty hard on each other until they pick a mate
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The only surefire way to indicate their sexes is by watching for their vents. This will not be possible until spawning actually occurs however.
angels are hard to tell male to female, the will have tubes sticking out when there getting ready to breed to. just do a search on angel breeding and theres tons of info online and lots of angelfish forums with lots of breeders to help you faster.
When looking at a pair of angels which are mated, the male will have a higher dorsal fin and is more stationary in the tank while the female is more active overall. If they aren't a pair, it is almost impossible to sex them until they are preparing to spawn.
When that happens, the male will spend considerably more time preparing the site for spawning, with the female acting as a sentry and fending off intruders. She will also forage more actively for food at this time.
In my experience, spawning takes place in the dark, although they can also spawn during the light cycle if they have the tank to themselves. Just prior to spawning, small anal protuberances will appear - the males have thinner, pointier tubes whiles the female will display a thicker and somewhat shorter one.
After breeding angels for 20+ years, I have come to recognize subtle differences in the behaviors of adults, but until then it is virtually impossible to sex them. Good luck with your pair. If they are constantly tending and hanging with each other, it's a good bet that they are pairing off.
When that happens, the male will spend considerably more time preparing the site for spawning, with the female acting as a sentry and fending off intruders. She will also forage more actively for food at this time.
In my experience, spawning takes place in the dark, although they can also spawn during the light cycle if they have the tank to themselves. Just prior to spawning, small anal protuberances will appear - the males have thinner, pointier tubes whiles the female will display a thicker and somewhat shorter one.
After breeding angels for 20+ years, I have come to recognize subtle differences in the behaviors of adults, but until then it is virtually impossible to sex them. Good luck with your pair. If they are constantly tending and hanging with each other, it's a good bet that they are pairing off.