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AngelfishRock

AngelfishRock

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A couple of weeks ago I bought a new angelfish and brought it home. I already had one angelfish and when I put the new one in the tank, the previous one always picked on the new one. Nipping at it and biting at its fins- it never stopped!! Then for awhile they got along and didnt fight. Now the NEW one has started picking on the PREVIOUS one. What does it mean? What can I do to help stop the fighting?
Also I think the previous one is about to lay eggs because I see a breeding tube and she is quite large in the front area. could this be the cause of their fighting?
 

bigfoot150

bigfoot150

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Dec 17, 2003
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This means the master has become the apprentice!!!

Also, usually you won't see the breeding tube unless there is a male there that is going to help her do her business. Probably just her poop chute sticking out and when I had angels both were large in the abdomen. Usually means they have been eating alot.

Really the only thing I can suggest is that you take both back to the LFS and get 2 small ones that you can raise up. Usually they tolerate eachother more when they are brothers and sisters.
 

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wayne

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I don't. You had a female. You bought a small, she kicked his butt. He grew, they paired, he's bossing her around, they will spawn
 

bigfoot150

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When angelfish pair up one doesn't attack the other. I had a pair spawn in one of my tanks and the way I could tell they paired up was because they were not fighting. As a matter of fact, they were the only pair over 2" big that I had ever kept that did not fight. So I really doubt that they will spawn
 

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