Angel Newbie - I'm in Love

[discuspaul]

Your Angels are beautiful, Pat.
Angels are a very close second to Discus as my favorite fish.
In fact, one of the first egg-laying species that spawned for me was Angels - in a 40 gal tank about 40 or so years ago.
I was so uptight about doing it 'right', that once the eggs were laid, I covered the tank completely all around with towels for the first few days, so as not to startle them so they wouldn't eat the eggs. I was really afraid that's what they would do as a means of trying to 'protect' them ! LOL
But hey, I learned as I went, and even managed to raise a few fry from that spawning.
You've convinced me - I'm going to do another Angel tank next - I haven't kept Angels for over 15 years.

[Second Hand Pat]

Your Angels are beautiful, Pat.
Angels are a very close second to Discus as my favorite fish.
In fact, one of the first egg-laying species that spawned for me was Angels - in a 40 gal tank about 40 or so years ago.
I was so uptight about doing it 'right', that once the eggs were laid, I covered the tank completely all around with towels for the first few days, so as not to startle them so they wouldn't eat the eggs. I was really afraid that's what they would do as a means of trying to 'protect' them ! LOL
But hey, I learned as I went, and even managed to raise a few fry from that spawning.
You've convinced me - I'm going to do another Angel tank next - I haven't kept Angels for over 15 years.

Thanks Paul, I am finding them addicting but not fussing with them to much either. I figure they will laid and hopefully deal with the me and Tom moving about the house.

[Rudustin]

Thanks Paul, I am finding them addicting but not fussing with them to much either. I figure they will laid and hopefully deal with the me and Tom moving about the house.

I had the very good fortune to see these very same angels at Pat's. Pictures cannot do them justice. They are very beautiful and very big! Amazing fins and filaments. I got to see all of Pat's fish and also took some away back to Miami. Not angels but four Altum Flora Discus. Pat has an amazing way with fish and her wilds are stunning. Rufus

[musicmarn1]

Lol that was an epic keyboard fail, misplaced my keyboard and had to type manually with the tablet, ewww lol. I meant Altums not Albums, haha i can picture Pat playing Barry White and staring at Barb's stunnning flat cones....hehe

not really, Rdustin glad you saw them in person i bet they are truly striking, it will be a while before im ready for wild Angels got so many discus i cant keep up !

ooh ooh Paul, how bout some Angels in the Weeds tank??

[Second Hand Pat]

I had the very good fortune to see these very same angels at Pat's. Pictures cannot do them justice. They are very beautiful and very big! Amazing fins and filaments. I got to see all of Pat's fish and also took some away back to Miami. Not angels but four Altum Flora Discus. Pat has an amazing way with fish and her wilds are stunning. Rufus

Rufus, it was a pleasure to have you over today. Next time you will need to put up your feet and sit a spell. Play with horses and maybe some of the wild chickens will show up.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Lol that was an epic keyboard fail, misplaced my keyboard and had to type manually with the tablet, ewww lol. I meant Altums not Albums, haha i can picture Pat playing Barry White and staring at Barb's stunnning flat cones....hehe

not really, Rdustin glad you saw them in person i bet they are truly striking, it will be a while before im ready for wild Angels got so many discus i cant keep up !

ooh ooh Paul, how bout some Angels in the Weeds tank??

Marnie, while I like Barb's flat cones I would rather not stare at them. I will leave that to the fishes hehe.

[Rudustin]

Rufus, it was a pleasure to have you over today. Next time you will need to put up your feet and sit a spell. Play with horses and maybe some of the wild chickens will show up.
Pat

Pat, next time I will! I just wanted to get my babies home and make sure that they were settled and that I had lots of time to spend with them as they adjusted to their new home. They are being spoiled. They keep look for me to feed them but I will keep them on a a diet today and let them get used to the feeding schedule which is about four times a day when I am home. I saw the wild turkeys at your place. Stopped to watch them parade around. Beautiful. It was a lovely day for me as well. Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

I will hold you to that Rufus plus there could be another trip to Universal

This is the only picture which came out decent tonight.

[rickztahone]

Love the red spots.

[DLFL]

Wonderful picture Pat!

[Second Hand Pat]

Love the red spots.

My too Rick.

Wonderful picture Pat!

Thanks Dick, I was quite happy with this picture.

[Second Hand Pat]

This video is posted above. If you look close you will see the tube down on the largest angel and a hint of a tube on one of the others. So betting these guys actually did spawn but I sure did miss it if they did.

[Rudustin]

Pat, I don't think you could have missed it! Perhaps they are going to! Rufus

[Second Hand Pat]

Pat, I don't think you could have missed it! Perhaps they are going to! Rufus

Maybe Rufus, have tubes showing tonight yet see no indication of prespawning activities.

[DLFL]

A watched pot!