Angel Fish Question?

BobDole

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Ok,

I have 5 zebra danios that I am going to give to my cousin to help cycle his tank. I was thinking about getting two small angel fish (not larger ones) but will they eat my other fish?

I have: (not including Danios because I am giving them away)

2 Black Mollys
1 Scissortale Rasbora (buddies dies, hes doing great.)
2 End Lords (I think thats thier name, they are really really tiny)
3 Hatchet Tetras
1 male guppy

will the small angelfish eat any of these guys or will they be ok? O ya I have a 25 gallon tank.
 
I wouldn't recommend putting angels in your tank. IMHO, 25g isn't large enough to keep these fish - they can grow to over 8" tall, ~6" long, and they're territorial so pairs kept in close quarters will often fight.
You also have some small fish that would very likely become angel snacks - they'll eat anything they can catch, and will make a meal of your Endler's livebearers, guppy, and any fry from the Endlers or mollies. I keep an angel with my livebearers in a heavily planted tank to keep the population down; There are dense, bushy plants for the fry to hide in but it makes no difference - he hunts down, catches, and eats every last fry.
 
I was just wondering because they are such beautiful fish and I have been reading around and have found on a few sites that they are nomally peaceful except when breeding or protecting fry/eggs.
 
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They are a fairly peaceful fish, mine is a sweetie, but they're agressive with each other and other territorial fish if there isn't enough room for them to have their own area. It's usually recommended that they be kept in odd numbers to reduce agression.
My angel is certainly not the bossiest fish in the tank (that role is filled by a swordtail), but he's unbelievably predatory. Anything that will fit into his mouth gets eaten - without exception - and he's clever about it; he'll lay in wait outside a bushy plant for fry to wander out and then snap them up amazingly quickly.
 
would I be able to put live brine in the tank for him to eat then maybe he won't eat my other fish?
 
Not IME - you'd be fighting against the fish's natural instincts. They're hunters, and just won't know the difference between brine shrimp and Endlers fry. It's kind of like putting a dog in a room full of steak and asking it to only eat the kibble you offer at mealtime - the small fish and fry will be irresistable to an angel.
 
Blinky is right, this tank is nowhere near the right size. Trust me, I've been looking into an angel tank for my sister and it would be nearly cruel to limit such beautiful fish to such a small tank. So maybe you can distract them with a food source, but it'll still be cruel to have them.....sorry...

JOSH
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