bringing up the angelfish issue again

[lovleeko]

Okay, I have five more days to decide rather I want an angel or not. There seems to be some quite different opinions on keeping angels together. I am getting young angels there not even two inches. If I go with the decision to get an angel. What is your opinion on having two angels in the tank if they grow up together. I have a friend who will gladly take one if an issue arises.

[Adrian]

Okay, I have five more days to decide rather I want an angel or not. There seems to be some quite different opinions on keeping angels together. I am getting young angels there not even two inches. If I go with the decision to get an angel. What is your opinion on having two angels in the tank if they grow up together. I have a friend who will gladly take one if an issue arises.

Angels are beautiful fish. The definately will add a presense to any tank. Now, how big is your tank. Angels can get big, and need about 15 gallons per fish. A pair is often recommended, but no more than that. Unless you have the tank for it.

Remember also, angels natural food are "small" torpedeo shaped fish. So once the angel gets big, neons, glo-lites and similar fish will be in danger, unless the torpedeo shaped fish is longer than they can consume.....

[Miltonic]

I say get a few of them to get a pair then get rid of the rest once you have a pair if you want one. Right now I have 6 small Angel about 1-2 inches with one 5 inch male who lost its pair and I'm trying to get him a new one xD then after I get a pair I plan to get rid of the rest even though right now I'm not having any problems with them in my 45 gallon.

[lovleeko]

I dont really want them to breed or anything. So if I did get same sex would this be a problem. I can't really afford to buy more than two because I have some fish who need bigger schools and I'm trying to make them priority. It is a 55 gallon. There are black neons though. which I assume will be pretty big by the time the angels come of size. Will this be okay? Thanks for the help.

[TazManiac]

Only get them if the fish that you are keeping already, and any fish you think you would like to keep, are both large enough to not be dinner and can look after themselves if agression arises.

[lovleeko]

I'm not really sure I'm in that boat because of the black neons.

[TazManiac]

any small tetras will become lunch. Sorry. They may last for a few months but you will start to notice fish going missing.

[smaug]

Angelfish are buggers to figure out.I have a very large male angel [9-10" tip to tip) kept with small glolights,hasbro corys and even some very skittish ghost shrimp.That being said,if I attempt to stock neons ,they are eaten or killed before the night is over.There is good evidence that if the angel grows up with smaller fish then he wont eat them [thats my experience] and only new small additions are seen as food items [my experience as well].At the risk of sounding callous,if you want small tetra and angels together,try it,but just once,what they kill and eat once will forever be seen as a snack item.Angelfish are far more interesting then little neons or other small schoolers and are worth the risk,get the angels,you wont regret it.

[artemisblossom]

I don;t mean to hijack the thread but what about cories and platies? I have a 55 gal tank that I am thinking of slowly changing over to bigger fish, right now it has whats in my sig. except for the platy fry, oh and I have added a tiny turquoise severum

[smaug]

I don;t mean to hijack the thread but what about cories and platies? I have a 55 gal tank that I am thinking of slowly changing over to bigger fish, right now it has whats in my sig. except for the platy fry, oh and I have added a tiny turquoise severum

Then dont hijack.Start your own thread