Fighting Angels

I have 7 Golden angels in a 300 LT tank and they are constantly fighting ... not really hurting each other but is there maybe a reason for this ?

 

Hey @Reaper....

Coupla Questions mate.... Had your seven for a few months now? Grown a bit from the time you got them? ---> Angels are cichlids and I think these guys are just "testing" each other out for an potential mate.... You should be hearing the pitter patter of tiny fins soon....Congrats,start stocking up on the cigars!

 

have'nt had them for more than a month yet and is only about 3 to 4 cm was sold to me as "babies" hehehe and they did grow a little

 

O.k ... bit young for breeding,but this is all part of the pair selection process... your guys arent quite babies anymore - think of them as rambunctious teenagers,testing the love game out for the first time...lol + they ARE Cichlids,and a certain level of agression is inevitable...

 

I had the exact same thing mate, sizing eachother up and proving who's who in the zoo really

@azurekoi is spot on with his words.

 

thanx that clears it for me they even have more intense colors when they in that mood

 

You see that deepening of colour even more in Angels that are closer to the wild strain than your Golden ones,Reaper... Moodswings...go figure...lol

 

hehehehe thanx im learning slowly but surly

 

Dude,been keeping fish for 30 years...and learn something new about them EVERY day... Guess that is what has kept me "hooked" (couldn't resist...) all these years...Even to the point that has been my profession for almost all my adult life...lol

 

i kept fish many moons before living in Secunda even built a 4000 LT+ tank at sasol (company money) mostly oscars an mouth breaders and some buterfly fish at the time but its like learning all over again but its fun and keeps me busy lol

 

If you want to stop angels from fighting you must watch the temperature. If it is going to 26C and higher they will fight all day long. Keep it 25C or below and they will be much more peaceful. You will not be harming them at all by keeping them at this temp, they can then grow out properly and when they are large enough they can pair off. Once they pair off and you have a lower number such as you have in the tank, all hell will break out, because they will then try to occupy territories and they will fight very aggressively for these territories.

Kind regards,

Dirk

 

thanks proff will do that