Larry's "Your Story" 3 Philippine Blue Smoky angels

[Larry Bugg]

So the story.........Nearly 5 years ago I retired from UPS after 35 years. A good "Simply Discus" friend (Rich Termotto) sent me some Piwo growouts as a retirement gift. What I didn't know was that he had also included some angel growouts. They were from a line he had that originally came from a Lee Gordon Platinum and a Carol Francis Smoky. When they were finally grown out I ended up with a beautiful smokey pair. Philippine blue, veil tail, pearl scale. The pair threw a really nice variety of platinum's, smoky's, zebra's and other phenotypes. Some of the prettiest angles I have ever kept!! When I shut down the fish room to move I kept 6 to try and carry on the line when we finally moved and the new fish house was up and running. I kept them in a 125 in my Father-in-laws garage. They continued to spawn during that time. I moved them into the new fish house and nothing. I can't tell you how disappointing this was. I finally broke down and ordered some new PB marbles. The day they arrived two of the original line spawned, go figure. Here is the tank with the growouts I have selected to continue the line. They are 4 1/2 months old and between half dollar and silver dollar size. Their parents are 8" from the top of the dorsal to the bottom of the anal.
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[Larry Bugg]

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The lights on this tank don't really do these angles justice. I sold a couple to a friend in our local club a few weeks ago and here is a pic of one of them in her planted tank. You can really see the blue in this pic.

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[LizStreithorst]

Your killing me with your beautiful fish.

[Disgirl]

Yes, they sure are beauties, and I love their fins!
Barb

[Pices]

Me too!
Patty

[Larry Bugg]

Your killing me with your beautiful fish.

Thanks Liz. You know angels and have some beautiful ones yourself. The genetics on these are excellent.

[Larry Bugg]

Yes, they sure are beauties, and I love their fins!
Barb

Me too!
Patty

Thanks Barb, Patty. Their fins are beautiful. They have great genetics that give them really nice fins but another reason is that I treat them just as I do my discus. They get daily large water changes and fed the same food I feed my discus. When people see my angels in person they ask how I grow them so big and I have only one answer...... lots of clean water. At 4 1/2 months old these are as big as a lot of adults you will see.

[LizStreithorst]

I raise my Angels the same as my Discus as well. It makes all the difference in the world.

[Pices]

I’ve got to stop watching this thread as I’m falling in love again! Who am I trying to kid? It was already too late the minute I laid eyes on this fish. I won’t tell you how many times I’ve come back to gawk. I’m lovesick.
Patty