Angels - 1 per 10 gals ???

[ScubaSteve]

Angels - 1 per 10 gals ??? Does this rule of thumb sound about right ???

 

[Lotus]

I think it works on larger tanks. As far as I know, you couldn't really put 2 in a 20g (certainly not one in a 10g). But 5 in a 50g sounds about right, but you could add other fish. I think it's more of a swimming space issue.

 

[1979camaro]

agreed...i think solitary angels really should have at least a 29...though a 20 is probably feasable

 

[wayne]

You could likely keep 8 or 10 in a 50 and not have any problems till more than one pair spawned.
I per 10 gals sounds generous to me. They have nothing like the body mass of discus, home of the original one per 10 gals rule.

 

[Purple]

Yeah - I'd put 5 in a 50 with no worries.....but I wouldn't put 1 in a 10 or 2 in a 20

I hate 'rules' that move about like this - lol

 

[ScubaSteve]

How many would you put in either a 75 or 100 gal assuming that some of them would eventually pair up ???

 

[wayne]

With nothing else? You could have a lot, but once I got a shoal of ten I'd stop. Maybe I'd go 8, and assume no more than 2 pairs breeding at any point.

 

[Cichlidian]

A pair of angels can fit in a 20 gal tank. My angel breeding tank is a 20 gal (24"x15"x15"). I've seen & heard a lot of 20 gal discus breeding tanks.
A tank around 4 feet can easily hold 10-12 angels, provided with regular water changes. In 10-12 probably u'd get 2 pairs atleast. But I'd recomend anything more than 2 pairs to be removed to a breeding tank.

 

[Purple]

I've got a question about this....... (scuse me nicking the thread for a min) -

I got two angels - put them in the tank - they paired up

Then I got another two - put them in the same tank - and they paired up too

Have I been lucky with this - or will angels pair even if they are same sex etc (under the circumstances I've described) ?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Purple, it isn't really uncommon for 2 females to pair up. Happens with discus and angels. A guy in my local club has 4 angels spawning together and raising the fry together.

20gals is good only if its high and the angels are the only fish in there. Yes there are 20gal discus breeders but for the most part today...25-29gals are used.

 

[Cichlidian]

Ya, agreed with C-Man angels do need a tall tank & a 18" tank is recomended in many books/articles.

 

[ScubaSteve]

So having more than 2 pairs in a large tank is a problem ???

 

[Cichlidian]

a 55 gal tank can possibly hold 8-10 angels with 3 pairs.

 

[ScubaSteve]

Cool.... So in a 100 gal I can have up to 10 angels and not worry about them pairing up......

 

[fishdude07]

hey does this mean i can keep half an angel in a 0.5 gallon tank? just messin lol