Angelfish companions

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In my search to help a friend find a Blue Angel I really started liking them myself.
However I have 2 BG's in my tank and I heard you can't mix them.
Is this true? And what kinds of fish can go with them?
 

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BG's???
as in blue gourami?
 

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Yes Blue Gouramis
 

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did you make a post on this on another forum? lol

i'm just going to copy and paste what I have said on a similar subject lol

sorta kinda right

it depends upon the size of your tank. With blue gourami's and any of their color morphs, I would keep either only 1 or a group of at least 4

as far as Angels go, I feel like a lot of people say you can't keep them with certain things because they have never honestly tried. I used to keep my angels with blue gourami's...then my gourami's got eaten by my bichir but that's a different story lol

right now I keep my lone Angel with a bunch of pearl gourami's (which are really pretty in the right lighting btw), some rainbow cichlids, a geophagus brasiliensis, a blood parrot, 2 bichirs, and a pleco, and have plans of adding at least 3 more angels and maybe some livebearers (if the bichirs allow)
I also have a ton of mystery snails and mts with them just to help eat uneaten food (and cause I like snails :p)
 

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:) Yes I did ask this question on another forum,haha! I'm an impatient kinda person
and decided to ask in 2 forums and see what everyone says. I have a 75g, the 2bg's, one geophagus steindachneri,9 black phantom tetras and 3 bolivian rams, oh and some petricola's,red BN catfish and a whiptail. Everyone gets along fine, there is no fighting in the tank at all. I just remember reading something last year about the subject of angels and gourami's and it was a no no. I guess it just depends when you introduce them.
 

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I guess they all have different personalities. I would keep them with fish who they couldn't fit in their mouths of course. They're just so pretty. Are they prone to any diseases more so then other fish?
 

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If you want to try the combination I suggest you do so with caution and be prepared to move fish as needed.

Angelfish temperament is going to vary from each fish .. I have some very aggressive angels (scalare) that I can't keep with anything..

I've got Altum that continue to school ..it's nice to see them hang out.

there is definitely a Alpha in the bunch as he/she leads the pack.
 
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