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- Pairing & Identifying Majestic Angels -
Hello, I have a question regarding keeping (2) Majestic Angelfish, a
male and a female, which, I was told by an employee of one of the LFS
is possible, but from what I am reading (and probably should have been
reading last week) about the Angelfish in general is that they are
loners and do not get along with others for the most part, especially
Angelfish of the same species. <Actually, some of the larger
angelfish hang out in pairs in the wild, including majestic
angels.> I assume this applies to attempting to keep a male
and a female Majestic in the same tank? <This would be a
challenge.> Or can it be done? <It could be done...
the fish would have to be caught as a pair, and generally speaking they
don't pair up until later in life which means you'd have two
very large angels.> Which I attempting to do in a 75 gallon
tank FOWLR, which I know is going to be too small in the long run, I do
plan on getting a 220 gallon in the next 5-6 months from this same
LFS. <While this is an admirable plan - I too really like
these angels - I would strongly advise you to wait until you have the
220 and even then, don't think it's large enough for a pair of
large angels. More importantly is that like human couples, you
can't just throw a male and a female in a box and expect them to
pair by chance... there's more going on there. Would be expensive
and difficult at best, and would almost certainly result in the loss of
one, perhaps both if you try to force things in either the 75 or with
an unmatched pair.> (Identifying:) The employee at the LFS attempted
to help me identify my existing Majestic (3-4 inch juvenile) by the
description I gave, a lot of orange coloration vs. yellow, which I was
told meant that I probably had a female and the Majestic I looked at
last week and ended up purchasing last night (4-5 inches) has mostly
yellow vs. orange in coloration and I was told he was purchased as a
male from their supplier. <I could be wrong, but I've
never heard of this system for identification for sex in these angels.
What is more likely is that these have come from different geographic
areas. There is a picture of a pair in the new Kuiter Angelfish book
and I can't tell the difference between the two.> But he
also told me it is somewhat hard to tell what you have, a male or a
female, when the fish are this age/size. So my question to you guys is
as far as identifying the two fish as male/female, is this accurate
information I was given, and is it too early in these fishes life to
identify them? <My first inclination is that it's not even
remotely true, and even if it were true, I don't think it's
reliable enough.> Thank you greatly for any info/help you can
provide .(your site is great and an excellent source of information
BTW) Erick
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