Angelfish and tetra suggestions?

[ChavaWM]

The bottom line is Angels are cichlids. If it fits, it's lunch.

But I have to ask a couple of questions here:

Have you actually caught the Angels "in the act"?
Smaller specimens of fish like neons and threadfins can be delicate at best. How are the rest of what didn't cut it with the angels doing?

Angels can be singular in behavior as well. Meaning an individual can just have a mean streak in him. But I have to say, I'm pretty surprised about the cherry barbs unless they were neon-sized.

I have a bunch of angels in 40B that are sub-adults. Big, but not huge and just about pairing-off age. All of a sudden one day one bugger decided the whole tank was his and all the rest were simply cowering along the walls of the tank. So he was quickly removed and sent off to live with the big guys. I also have a 180G with my biggest and oldest retirees. Aside from a display tank, I also use it as a penitentiary for delinquents like him. They straighten up real fast in there.

I've usually got a place to put misfits and aggressive angels at any given point. In your case, you may want to consider one tank a true display that's going to have the color and diversity you're looking for and the other simply a home for the angels and something else that can hold its' own if these guys are in fact chowing down on small fish.

I've seen only one chase the rummynose tetras, the koi one is way more aggressive, while my wild one really doesn't care what's in the tank.
I moved out all the tetras and threadfins and barbs into my 30g with my kribs so they're fine now

I was pretty surprised too about the cherrybarbs because were a pretty good size and stayed on a different level than my angels, i did see that one was struggling to swim and the koi angel was following it and attacked from the bottom, i removed him but he didn't make it

I would love to get atleast 2 more angels but I'm afraid they'll pair off and completely massacre, the ones I have right now are either 2 males, 2 females or not into each other at all

 

[ChavaWM]

Your angel may be eating little fish, or your angel may very much dislike newcomers. If you angel hates newcomers, any fish, no matter the size will be toast. You could try rosy barbs, the long finned variety is especially beautiful, IMO. But, again, if your angelfish doesn't like newcomers, then even though they are too large to be eaten they still won't stand a chance. I too am surprised about the cherry barbs, unless they weren't fully gown. I have a school of them in with my angel (I got the barbs first, then the angel), because when fully grown they are likely too big to be eaten. My angel is still little (though she's grown a lot since I first got her), and my barbs are fully grown.

Emily

You know, I've never thought about that! It didn't attack my rubberlip pleco or cories yet, but any free swimming fish, he has. Even my electric blue ram and german blue ram.
I had rosy barbs and because I'm an angelfish lover, i noticed my angelfish were completely freaked out about how fast the rosy barbs were so I took them back to the petstore, my angels stayed at the bottom hiding, felt bad haha