Angel fish question

[dereks]

Can silver dollars go with angels? How about clown loaches? Anything else that is fairly large?

[Fishy_Fun]

I know clown loachs would be fine but they do get big and need some friends.The minimum i would suggest is at least 5.As for silver dollars i'm not sure

[Lupin]

Silver dollars? No.
Clown loaches? Yes and no. This thread will explain.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168131

Angelfish and Discus
This has long been debated whether both cichlids are compatible with loaches. Is that possible at all? Yes and no. First of all, temperature must be taken into consideration. Most loaches do not like very high temperature. This will require maximizing the surface movements to ensure oxygen is not greatly depleted. Second, both cichlids are rather peaceful by nature and will not tolerate any boisterous movements at all. They tend to become severely stressed from it. Third, a lot of loaches like powerful movements so this is really another justified reason for the recommendation against keeping both cichlids together with most loaches.

All those mentioned above however can be compromised provided the tank must have spacious area thus preventing the loaches from acting like a pack of hyenas and ripping their fins to shreds and harassing them. So far, Pangio sp. is by far the best choice as they do not require currents at all, are tolerant to warm temperatures and are not as boisterous as the other species preferring to hide most of the time or even forage the bottom just like the corydoras.

The other good options would be Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki, Botia kubotai, Botia histrionica, Botia rostrata and juvenile Chromobotia macracanthus. All three unfortunately fall under the category where all reasons mentioned earlier must be done to satisfy these species otherwise you will not be able to see them at their best. In a large tank, surface movements must be maximized. Assign an area where there will be powerful surface movements. When feeding, make sure to bait the loaches with sinking foods. Most discus tend to take their time to eat but this may eventually change and you will be lucky if they decide to wolf down on all the foods you give them. Angelfish usually do not have a problem with this although you will need to avoid the delicate strains particularly the black and double black strains. They tend not to cope well with the added stress from the constant movements of their tankmates and are best suited on their own with some placid tankmates.

[Star_Rider]

what size tank ?

Silver dollars are a schooling fish and get rather large.