angelfish

[talphik]

what are the tank requirements for angelfish? ex: min tank size

also what are the living requirements for them? such as schools or pairs or singular.

i'd love to get some of them, i think they are beautiful fish

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I say Min 25gals for a pair. Maybe 20gal. I like to use the discus stocking rule with angels. 10gals per fish. 10gals is a good bit of space but thats what i personally like to have.

Any amount of them would be fine. It really depends on the aquarium. The size of your tank and it's other stock really determines how many you can have.

They are great fish, especially Wild Angels.

 

[Toyman321]

I have heard 1 angel per 10g. Also you need to consider what you are going to have the in the rest of the tank, angels stress out when you have smaller fast moving fish in the tank and fin nippers are a definite NO.

 

[phOOey]

Originally posted by Cichlid-Man
Any amount of them would be fine. It really depends on the aquarium. The size of your tank and it's other stock really determines how many you can have.

i always thought that it was 1 angel or 6+, because if you got just 2 or 3 one would make the other two miserable and may eventually kill them. I know that orion had 3 angels, then 1 of them turned nasty and killed the other 2. Anyhoo other than that cichlid man pretty much covered it, just dont keep them with tiger barbs, or any other over active fish like that, and no small tetras ( espeically neons )

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Well 2 could work, as long as you get them from the same stock or w/e. If you can tell you could get a male and a female and form a pair.

3 is a no, really any odd number.

 

[rocketshrimp]

they like taller tanks so their fins can grow long. 2 angels fins might not grow that well in a 20 long so youd want a 29 or 37 that has much more heigth.

 

[st.anger]

i agree with you rocketshrimp, my lfs has 2 full grown angles and the fines hang 16"- 18", they sure look nice when there that big and gracefull

 

[Angelfish]

Personally, I wouldnt keep an angel in anything less than a 29 gal. Like St. Anger said they can get quite big. I keep one in a 29 gal. and I have recently had to consider giving away my favorite fish (the angel) because the 29 gal. is looking a little small for her

Also I'd go with what barb said about 1 or 6+, a pair would work, try to get a male and female if you go with that option

 

[Orion]

Yes as they mature most will be teritorial with other angles in the same tank with them. I had started with 5 angles, and slowly one by one the largest picked them all off and now he is the only one left. I did however manage for a pretty long time with just three like barb said. Very beautiful and gracefull fish, just can be quite tempermental.