help pairing multicolor angelfish

[rick88]

can it be done easily and how would i go about trying to do it ive never paired fish before my lfs had like 10 of then @ 40 bucks each

 

[mpoletti]

Get one that is smaller and you should have a pretty good chance as they will switch sexes while they work it out :thumbsup:

 

[ccampbell57]

Basics for pairing:

1 - You need to have 2 different sizes.
2 - each fish needs to be separated at first by egg crate or acrylic divider
3 - Each fish needs to be able to settle and eat for at least 7-10 days prior to any medication is administered.
4 - each fish needs to be treated with either copper or hypo to irradicate any ich present. If velvet is a concern, use copper.
5 - once the copper or hypo is in process, administer prazi pro for internal parasites and flukes
6 - once the fish are eating very well and have taken well to the medication, and have spent 2-3 weeks separated, the egg crate can be removed. Make sure that each has a hiding place on their separate sides for security.
7 - there will be fighting between the 2 fish initially and will go after each other...or the dominant one will take control. If the fish are not healthy or are brand new to the tank and captivity this will be bad for the less dominant and will 99% end in death of one or both.


Hope this helps.

Good luck.

 

[rick88]

the size shouldnt be a problem as there is one baby arroung 1" and others ranging from 2-3"........i was really impressed at my lfs today i hadnt been there in 6 months and they had centropyge interuptus, a black tang, some african angel, and they said they had a clarion in the week before, im glad they are doing so well in this economic state where so many shops are failing, life weeds out the weak.

 

[rick88]

or would it be easyer to keep a multicolor with a multibared or a venusta

 

[mpoletti]

I really enjoy centropyge in pairs

The advice Chris gave above is spot on. That is why he is one of "the big boys" and I am a novice

 

[rick88]

i think it is what i will do most likely, i love the multicolors and they were all eating like pigs

 

[ccampbell57]

I really enjoy centropyge in pairs

The advice Chris gave above is spot on. That is why he is one of "the big boys" and I am a novice

LOL!!! Whatever dude...i couldnt keep a coral alive to save my life...in fact I kill aptasia :jester:

 

[rick88]

ccampbell thats funny you skills are the exact opposite of mine then, i can keep most sps corals esasily and care free like they were soft corals.However fish keeping is strange to me ive never really acclimated anything fish,coral or clam i worked at lfs's for so long i just toss it in and cross my fingers, much less medicate a fish, (one boss got mad at me once for writing "beta hospital" on the toilet at a shop lol... i was like 16) but im trying to get into fish more especially angels that you dont see every single day, and a pair would be just beautiful

 

[tcmfish]

I agree with all of the above, but if possible I would not separate them that long. It has been documented that at least Centropyge vroliki, can change sex in two weeks (female to male). Then again, that is with mature fish, and not with juveniles. So I think it depends on the situation.

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[wayne in norway]

I'd look for a pair in the same tank that weren't fighting , slightly different in size and maybe looked a little different. I'd put them in a 20 long together with something like a 6 line wrasse to keep them occupied and go for it. Keep an eye on it - if they start scrapping you can easy catch them or split it with eggcrate.

I haven't paired multi's but it worked for me with some others.

 

[rick88]

they are all separated in different 50g and 20g cubes