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FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
1.
HOW DO YOU SHIP LIVE FISH?
We ship all of our fish in Styrofoam
insulated boxes. The fish are packed in plastic bags with oxygen and we add
"bag buddies" (it helps calm the fish). When the weather is cold we add heat
packs so that the inside of the box stays warm enough not to stress the
fish. They are all shipped out via UPS NEXT DAY and delivered right to your
door! A lot of people can't understand how you can ship live fish.
Remember, most of the fish that you purchase from a pet store were imported
from other countries and spent 2 to 4 days in transit to the "jobber" who
then acclimates the fish and resells them to the pet shops. When you
purchase fish from Angelfish USA you are purchasing quality fish that were
raised by us here in the USA and shipped directly to you, no middle man or
"jobber" involved. The fish are much less stressed than most of the fish
that you would purchase at a pet shop plus they are lovingly raised by us.
2.
WHAT IS YOUR WATER CHEMISTRY?
We use regular city tap water (filtered, of course)
and try to maintain a pH between 7.2 and 7.4. We do not use R/O water
(reverse osmosis) on any of our stock. This way the fish will acclimate
quicker to your water conditions. They can do just as well in 7.8 pH as they
can in 6.0 pH. They are very hardy strains. Our water hardness is about
80-110. But then again they can tolerate a wide range of water conditions.
3.
HOW MANY ANGELFISH CAN I PUT IN MY TANK?
An adult Angelfish requires 10 gallons of
water. All of our breeding pairs are kept in either 20 gallon high or 29
gallon tanks. Juvenile Angelfish need at least 2-3 gallons of water per fish
and we would never recommend keeping more than 8 to 10 angelfish in a 20
gallon tank, just remember, they will soon outgrow their tank. Once they are
quarter size we would not recommend anything less than 3 gallons per fish.
You can have more as long as you do many water changes and keep the water
CLEAN! Once your angelfish mature and start showing signs of pairing off
they will require much more space as they will become very territorial. We
use 55 to 70 gallon tanks to pair off our angels. We will put 6 to 8 mature
fish in a tank order to have them pair off.
4.
WHAT KIND OF FOOD SHOULD I FEED MY ANGELFISH?
We
recommend a mainly flake food diet. We use our Angel Flake for all fish
(young and old). We will feed frozen brine shrimp and frozen blood worms to
our breeding stock so that they are conditioned well, which gives them the
nutrition that they require in order to spawn on a regular basis. If you
want to give your angels a treat and feed them frozen foods, just be sure
that you rinse the food so that it doesn't foul your water.
5.
DO YOU SELL BREEDING PAIRS OF ANGELFISH?
Yes, we occasionally have breeding pairs for sale. We will only sell Young
Proven Pairs, not old tired pairs. When we have more pairs than we need of a
specific variety, we will offer any new pairs for sale. You will need to
email us
sales@angelfishusa.com
to find out what we have available.
6.
HOW DO YOU TELL THE MALE FROM THE FEMALE?
The
only SURE WAY of sexing angelfish is watching them spawn. During their
spawning, the male will have a much smaller and thinner (almost like a
pencil point) tube while the female has a much thicker and larger tube. The
tube is located between the ventral and anal fins. There are other ways to
sex angelfish for the experienced angelfish breeder but it will never be
100% accurate. Small angelfish are impossible to sex.
7.
WHAT SHOULD THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER BE?
We recommend a temperature between 80 and 82 degrees.
They can tolerate a much wider range (up to 90 degrees), but prefer 80 to 82
degrees.
We are
continually updating our website and will be adding more information to our
site to better aid the angelfish enthusiast. Keep checking back and remember
to always refresh your browser.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION WE SUGGEST VISITING
www.angelfish.net or
www.angelfishkisses.com. They
can answer almost any of your questions and have many experienced hobbyists
and professionals to help you and answer your questions.
- UPS
overnight shipping is only $39.95 for up to 24 assorted small fish or
12 assorted medium sized fish,
(continental
U.S. ONLY!) and
if they ship within the state of Florida (next day ground areas)
Freight is only $10.00 for
your entire fish order. Email us for details
sales@angelfishusa.com
For Wholesale inquiries Please email us at:
SALES@ANGELFISHUSA.COM
FOR YOUR
WATER PURIFICATION NEEDS WE RECOMMEND
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