Mandy's 130g Community Tank

**MandyK** · 02-08-2013, 08:40 PM

Thanks guys! I will do some major research before I add anything else to the tank. The angels are coming TODAY! As they will be my top priority, I will really look at the other stuff before I put them in. Keep a look out for angel photos this evening!

**KevinVA** · 02-08-2013, 09:12 PM

I think you'll be fine with the serpaes. They get a really bad rap, but I've seen little in the realm of aggression toward anything but themselves. Just keep their numbers up and they should be fine.

The Neons will probably get eaten if Angels are as opportunistic as catfish or killifish. ;P You might want to hold off on adding more of them. Your Otos will be fine, your Kuhlis will be fine... your shrimp might get eaten, but you'll probably never know it. lol

I'd hold off on the Roseline sharks. There are other fish that look similar which might work.

**Goes to 11!** · 02-08-2013, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by talldutchie

Am I the only one who has a nagging feeling that rose line barbs and angels might not be the best mix?

Originally Posted by Carapar56

considering you chose Angels. Rose Line Barbs will not work. They require very high flow and cooler temperatures. They really wouldn't do well with Angels. There isn't an issue of nipping, its just that rose lines are very fast, very crazy swimmers, like rainbows, and would disturb the Angels, plus the two just don't have the same needs in terms of temperatures and such..

I can only go by my experience. Based on the last year and a half or so that I have had adult mated angels and [around 4"] Roselines together in my 90g at 76/77F.

I would say this: I have had no issues. [When the angels are spawning they DO commandeer half the tank from everyone and the Roselines are no exception.]

Otherwise They ignore each other completely and there is no territoriality, Both use the entire tank. Roselines [My dozen anyway] are not 'very fast very crazy swimmers' with the possible exception of feeding time where they all head for the one front corner where the pellets fall out of the current

That is my experience, Your experience with them may be different.

**steeler58** · 02-08-2013, 09:31 PM

+1 to Kevin as long as you keep your serpaes in a bigger school, they should be fine.

Keep researching your sharks/barbs until you get a answer, (the Pm I sent you might help) your realy happy with. There are several larger Rasboras that school like the Denisons but nor quite as manic.

**KevinVA** · 02-08-2013, 09:50 PM

Looking at your stock again, it looks like the Roselines would make you overstocked, given what else you want to do. Try aqadvisor.com to give you an idea of stocking. Not everything is perfect with them, but it gets you heading in the right direction.