ALTUM
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Red Devil;3461344; said:
That's a misleading information I read/heard about being Altum. It may make somebody feel better but It's like being almost pregnant but not really pregnant.
There's the peruvian altum which displays similar traits as the true Altum and there is the true altum. Characterizing it as somewhere in between is really stretching it and goes in the realm of pure fantasy.
Misinformation for the sake of making somebody feel good is the worst form of propagating misleading knowledge.
Sorry, can't let this misinformation slide.
It wasn't meant to make him feel good ..it was meant as a jesture of truth.. altums are wild... you take a wild altum and breed it with a domestic and you have traits of both...i considered it to be a wild cross.......a little bit more info on altums..The Altum Angelfish are not so widely available in the aquarium trade due to being more sensitive and harder to breed then the common freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) You should however be able to Altum angel fish without to much problem, but you will however have to be prepared to the fact these fish can be quite expensive, especially compared to the regular angel. Anything between 20$ and 50$ are to be considered a normal price depending on size of the Altum Angelfish. Make sure that the fish you buy actually are Altum angelfish since fish sometimes are sold wrongfully as altum angelfish when they in reality are regular angelfish or Peruvian altum angelfish which might be a separate yet undescribed species or a sub species to the regular angelfish.GudEnuf;3461873; said:
Harder to breed like you said and yet you can breed it with other angels? Nice try, Liz. I'd say it's possible but highly unlikely and improbable.
Hey I could be 20% royal blood too.
Hey I could be 20% royal blood too.
you could be!! Your attitude does not match your portrait...GudEnuf;3462039; said:Harder to breed like you said and yet you can breed it with other angels? Nice try, Liz. I'd say it's possible but highly unlikely and improbable.
Hey I could be 20% royal blood too.
Harder to breed does not mean they aren't bred.. not so hard to breed with a regular fresh water angel... i have a whole tank full of them... The altums are much more fragile ... probably coming from the wild and introduced to aquarium has somewhat of a negative effect..
I'm a total discus nut, but I can tell those aren't Altums. Here is another pic of Altums so you can be sure the next time someone tries to sell you some. This picture was taken by Dan at Gulf Coast Discus back in Aug. when he had these for sale....
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