First time angel owner

nomadofthehills

nomadofthehills

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Hi, I just picked up 4 penny/nickel sized angels (3 marble/blushing, 1 whiteish/blushing). I picked those 4 because they were the most voracious in the tank, 20L with about 50 others in there.

Anyway, I brought them home to my new tank, 30T Hex (10" sides, 24" tall).
This has an aquaclear 70, and i used media from my 55 with an ac 110, so no cycling problems there.

I have tahaitan moon sand on the bottom, and it also has a striped peacock eel, 2 female guppys and 2 mystery snails. I plan on getting 2 more female guppies and a male so the new angles have some hunting experience when they spawn.

I acclimated them over 45 minutes, and after 5 minutes, I tried feeding them, and the 3 marbles devoured omega one fish flakes. I also have freeze dried daphnia for them. Tommorow i will trie frozen bloodworms aand frozen (spirulina enchanced) brine shrimp. As they get bigger, I will be using more of a variety in the flake department. I am a fan of feeding a variety and water changes when it comes to fish.


The tank has silk plants and a hydorr 150 watt heater, water temp is 80. something degrees.

I can't find the white one...

Anyway, I am hoping for a pair to form, then return the other 2. How long will this take if it happens?

Also, my only concern is that my pH is 7.6...
I know they prefer acidic water, but I also thought that stable water is better than fluxuating acidic water in general.

Will they be okay in this water?

I use prime water conditioner by the way.

Sound good?
Tips/tricks raising angels?
Thanks!


update-white one (smallest) was stuck on intake tube... i put him in a 2.5g (cycled) and when he gets strong enough i'll re introduce him...
 
Its a bit premature, but two of them are always together.

I covered my intake tube with some foam, but the suction was still too strong for the little white one, so after trying the tank again, he is back in the 2.5...

The other three however are swimming threw the current on the top, picking at the snail's algae wafers on the bottom, and swimming through the plants in the middle. Its like they have been in the tank for weeks!

They have poked at a shrimp pellet too, in addition to their omega one flake. They chase the guppies too!
 
He said 30 gallons, if i read it right.

You would be best off getting seachem's neutral regulator for your water to make the pH 7.0. I use it and my angels love it.

I hope you will enjoy your experience with angels as much as I have.
 
It always kept the pH at a constant 6.8-7.2 for me. It never really varied that much. Just add it during water changes.
 
Unless you are wanting to breed angels, don't even try to adjust your pH. If you were wanting to breed them, then you would want your pH to be more acidic than 7.0(which is actually neutral)
Breeding conditions for angels are generally a pH of around 6.0 - 6.4 with soft water and regular water changes with slightly cooler water than what's in the tank to encourage spawning. Also a varied diet of flakes, pellets, algea wafers, freeze-dried food and frozen food(frozen is much healthier and more beneficial as far as nutrition goes)
 
My angels have always lived longer in water that had a ph of 7.0 or lower. For their health, there is nothing better than soft, slighty acidic water. (water hardness isn't that important.)
 
The little white one didnt make it, but the other three are thriving. They were even picking at the algae/kelp wafers.
 
Feed them something meatier, like brine shrimp flakes. They are carnivorous fish that like meat, but will take a little vegetable matter in their diet.
 
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