what angel is my angel?

smellyfish · 25-11-2010, 11:04 PM

bros, I got this guy from the LFS because he wouldn't get out of my heart and mind when I saw it. First time bought a $35 angel fish. had to buy his girlfriend as well, which is not so special.

anyway, can anyone tell me what angel it is? I did some internet research but couldn't find an answer.

Really majestic guy.

gonjinn · 26-11-2010, 05:01 AM

The spots on it's body and tail suggest it is a leopard angelfish. It's genetics is either two doses of smokey gene and two doses of zebra genes (Sm/Sm Z/Z) or two doses of smokey gene and one dose of zebra gene (Sm/Sm Z/+). A beauty indeed.

smellyfish · 26-11-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gonjinn

The spots on it's body and tail suggest it is a leopard angelfish. It's genetics is either two doses of smokey gene and two doses of zebra genes (Sm/Sm Z/Z) or two doses of smokey gene and one dose of zebra gene (Sm/Sm Z/+). A beauty indeed.

wah bro, you the man. I never know angels so complicated. sounds like bred rather than wild though, not that i care.

gonjinn · 26-11-2010, 06:44 PM

No problem bro. Due to the interest in angelfish, breeders have done selective breeding to obtain various strains from wild P. Scalare. Though there are many angelfish strains, I think guppies got much more! Did u get yourself a pair?

26-11-2010, 06:50 PM

Can see some blue in it

gonjinn · 26-11-2010, 07:54 PM

Smokey gene has blue and green colours. So some did selecting breeding resulting leopard angelfish having a greenish hue on it's body and face - also known as green leopard angelfish.

smellyfish · 27-11-2010, 12:04 AM

It doesn't have a same colour pair but I observe the tank there is this koi angel that seems to be it's gf, so I bought that as well

smellyfish · 27-11-2010, 01:13 AM

this is the gf... bro what strain would these be?

gonjinn · 27-11-2010, 03:07 AM

It does look like a she

This should be a gold marble angelfish. As it has extensive coverage of black patches, it should hv 2 doses of marble gene. It's genetics shd be (Gm/Gm). Do u intend to breed them if they pair off or already a pair?

wildaltum · 27-11-2010, 09:41 AM

Hmm...your smokey is definitely a male becos of its prominent hump n the head...as for its GF...it does look like a female (firstly has that woman look and secondly also the hump is totally missing) but I am just wondering about the sharp little protrusion from the anus part...it seems like sharp pointed like a male...is that a protrusion or is it something behind in the picture.

May I know which LFS you bought it from? Is it somewhere in the east??

25-11-2010, 11:04 PM	#1
smellyfish Dragon Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 622	what angel is my angel? bros, I got this guy from the LFS because he wouldn't get out of my heart and mind when I saw it. First time bought a $35 angel fish. had to buy his girlfriend as well, which is not so special. anyway, can anyone tell me what angel it is? I did some internet research but couldn't find an answer. Really majestic guy.

27-11-2010, 03:07 AM	#9
gonjinn Dragon Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 745	It does look like a she This should be a gold marble angelfish. As it has extensive coverage of black patches, it should hv 2 doses of marble gene. It's genetics shd be (Gm/Gm). Do u intend to breed them if they pair off or already a pair? Last edited by gonjinn; 27-11-2010 at 03:17 AM.

27-11-2010, 09:41 AM	#10
wildaltum Dragon Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 593	Hmm...your smokey is definitely a male becos of its prominent hump n the head...as for its GF...it does look like a female (firstly has that woman look and secondly also the hump is totally missing) but I am just wondering about the sharp little protrusion from the anus part...it seems like sharp pointed like a male...is that a protrusion or is it something behind in the picture. May I know which LFS you bought it from? Is it somewhere in the east?? Last edited by wildaltum; 27-11-2010 at 09:41 AM. Reason: typo

26-11-2010, 05:01 AM	#2
gonjinn Dragon Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 745	The spots on it's body and tail suggest it is a leopard angelfish. It's genetics is either two doses of smokey gene and two doses of zebra genes (Sm/Sm Z/Z) or two doses of smokey gene and one dose of zebra gene (Sm/Sm Z/+). A beauty indeed.

26-11-2010, 06:44 PM	#4
gonjinn Dragon Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 745	No problem bro. Due to the interest in angelfish, breeders have done selective breeding to obtain various strains from wild P. Scalare. Though there are many angelfish strains, I think guppies got much more! Did u get yourself a pair?

26-11-2010, 06:50 PM	#5
TOP SECRET Guest Posts: n/a	Can see some blue in it

26-11-2010, 07:54 PM	#6
gonjinn Dragon Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 745	Smokey gene has blue and green colours. So some did selecting breeding resulting leopard angelfish having a greenish hue on it's body and face - also known as green leopard angelfish.

27-11-2010, 12:04 AM	#7
smellyfish Dragon Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 622	It doesn't have a same colour pair but I observe the tank there is this koi angel that seems to be it's gf, so I bought that as well

27-11-2010, 01:13 AM	#8
smellyfish Dragon Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 622	this is the gf... bro what strain would these be?

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