Hardy Angelfish: Pinoy Angelfish

Pinoy Angelfish

Angelfish are a badass species of freshwater cichlids that have been kept in the aquarium hobby as early as the 1920's. They are voracious eaters and many refer to them as being "fat-assed."

There are so many different genetic variations of angelfish, it's hard to know what kind is really in your aquarium. Currently I keep philippine blue (Pb) gene angelfish. One is a blue smokey and the other is a pinoy. In this blog I will talk about the Pinoy angelfish. 

The Pinoy angelfish is a mix between a black gene and a blue gene. Below is a young Pinoy, maybe 1.5 years old.

(1.5 year old Pinoy)

Discovery:

A man by the name of Ken Kennedy, or as I like to call him, "Papa Blueboy" first discovered the blue angelfish gene in the early 2000's. That is crazy shit! Less than 20 years ago, a whole new variety of angelfish was discovered. We are talking about angelfish here! The fish that people buy to substitute for expensive ass discus. The fish that everyone knows about, but is still highly underrated. You know, the fish that are literally aquatic angels. 

Anyway, Ken Kennedy started breeding angelfish to expose this blue gene, and Dr. Frankeneinstein essentially created the Pinoy, Paraiba, Blue Zebra, Wide Fins, Blue Smokeys, and many more. 

The warlocks below are Blue Zebra Angelfish  

Feeding:

Pinoy angelfish eat just like any other angelfish, however their pickiness depends on what the previous owner fed them. The Pinoy above was probably fed flake food as a juvenile, and quickly took to flakes, premium pellets, and will even eat veggie wafers. They love supplemental blood worms, brine shrimp, and even cherry shrimp when the colony gets overpopulated. 

Sexing

Angelfish are just one of those species that are hard to identify as male or female. I believe this is a female, because as she gets older, her ovipositor (basically her coochy) is exposed. There are other methods of sexing angelfish that involve humps on the head, and/or fin size, but those aren't always accurate. 

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