considering an angel tank-advice please

kelly82

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im considering getting hold of either a 150 or another 180 and having a planted angelfish tank, with several angelfish, a few platys to provide 'live food' and 15 or so cories. how many angels would you put in with say 15 cories and 10 platies in a 6 foot x 2 foot x 2 foot tank? or how many in a 5 x 2 x 2 with the same cories and platys? i would want to keep them all as adults too, so buying a ton of babies to take out the ones that dont pair off i dont think i could do. thanks for reading.
 
:hi: hello, anyone, any ideas at all, any rules i should stick to if i do get some? like odd or even numbers, im thinking even so even if lots pair off then theres at least 2 with no partners, or is this wrong?
 
a 150 with a 60'x24x31?

or a 180 72x24x25

what I'm getting at is the footprint of the tank.

a larger footprint will allow for more angels.

remember that angels will pair up.. they will need territory when this happens.

you could go with 10-12 angels and watch. you will get pairs when you get that many angels in a tank.
the larger tank will allow for more pairs. or you could remove the pairs.
 
ok so id probably try to get hold of another 6x2x2 as i like that size tank, so foot print of 72x24 if i can find another one at the right price. so if i was to add say 6 or 8 angels with 15 platies and 15 cories would that stocking be ok? also does it make any difference if i was to add veils and normals in the same tank? i would make sure there are plenty of plants and a few nice size pieces of bogwood to break up the tank a little, im guessing that will help with territory issues between the pairs which i will leave in with whoever doesnt pair up. well thats my plan anyway. thanks for the reply.
 
Varieties should not make a difference unless you plan on selectively breeding a certain strain. As star rider said they will pair up so eventually you may have to remove some...it really depends.

Your stocking is more than acceptable bioload-wise. It just comes down to watching for aggression as the angels mature.
 
;) all good, im not planning on breeding for any specific traits, i guess il need to think about what to do with the babies if i do have a big tank with some pairs. well at least i know what i can add, and what size tank im looking for, now time to start looking and figuring it all out. thank you :D
 
the larger footprint will help with territory issues. I have a 55 with 2 pairs of angels.
a school of albino corydora with a couple bn's (pair)
a 55 only has a 48" footprint.
 
consider wilds

Consider getting 8-12 wild angels. You could try several types/locations in groups of 4-6 each. In a tank that size, you'll see more interesting behavior with the wild fish than you will with tankraised color variants. If you get fish from different collection locations, even though they may all be sold as scalare you'll see differences in behavior among the various types as well. The wild ones also have a pretty good shot at raising the fry up to a point where you can net them out and move them into other tanks or sell them fairly easily if you decide to do that down the line. They do tend to spawn seasonally, too, so you won't be dealing with spawns on a weekly basis like you would be with domestic strains.
Mark
 
:iagree::thumbsup:

good suggestion.. altho finding wilds may be tough.

altums would be my choice but they usually require some experience.

there are a lot of different Scalare and the wilds will tend to exhibit schooling behaviors.

but my experience with them.. if you find an Alpha male.. you may have to deal with aggression.
 
:jaw: weekly spawns...:omg: seriously, will they spawn that regularly? will i need to remove the eggs then as i dont wish to raise the young ones, i dont think! i can imagine id soon be over run with baby angels if i end up with 3 or 4 pairs :uhoh:
 
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