Picked up 2 Marble Angelfish today. Very pretty fish in my opinion. I think I got a pair of boy and girl but not certain. Online I read that boys have a hump over the eyes and the girls don’t and while it isn’t a big one one, the smaller does look like it has a bump there. They are pretty young I think as they are only maybe 1.5in and will eventually grow to 5-6in. They have been shy so far, only staying in one corner of the tank, but recently they started exploring a little bit, I think they are a couple as they stay really close to each other (same at the pet store, and a single net got both of them). If I can manage to keep them alive I’ll need to consider a bigger tank in a year or 2 (especially if they are male and female and breed) The 20gal is the minimum for 2 and I think full grown I saw some say a 20gal is min for 1… So maybe for christmas this year I’ll again ask for a tank, but go to a larger size.
I have enjoyed watching the fish so far, is soothing to put on some peaceful chiptune music and just watch them when a little stressed, only problem is it is causing me vertigo occasionally (I think it is because of the curvature, mixed with a lot more time on the computer trying to maintain all my comics as well as work on this game).
If anyone has good name ideas for them be sure to comment. I named my pleco peppy. Haven’t named any of the shrimp as wasn’t sure if any would survive… Think they have made it past the worry stage.
