New Tank Up and Running....Angels Now?

[jere1558]

the 37g is now up and running. used sponges from my 55g filter in the filter for this one. water is now crystal clear (took a nearly 90% water change to eliminate the cloudiness, from sand i think).

temp is 80
a=0
nI=0
nA=10
pH=6.8

I put one, lonely, little platy fry (3 months old) from the 55g to keep the water params going while I wait.

Will it be safe to add 2 angels (going to ThatFishPlace this weekend)? I have one in my 55g (50cent size, excluding fins) that will be moved also. The plan is to put the 2 new ones and leave alone for 2 weeks or so just to make sure no disease is introduced. I would also like to put a couple of nice snails. When necessary, add something for algea control (if the snails can't handle it). Will 3 angels overstock a 37g? if not, how bout if i move my 4 neon rainbows from the 55 to the 37 also. They don't seem to move so quickly as to stress the angel they are currently with. the guppies and glofish do though.

as always, thanks for the help.

 

[Marinemom]

So is this tank cycled? You are using media from an established tank to seed it and that is just fine but have you tested the water to see where you are at with that? As far as the angels go do not put any angels in until your ammoniua and nitrite are sitting at 0 and staying there and you start to see some nitrates. Then you will know that the tank is fully cycled. After you know that everything is settled down in the new tank then you could probably add some angels. However, I would only add two of them since angels can get really big and tall. Also if you want other fish in the tank with the angels two is a better number. I had two angels in a 25 gallon for a few months but recently moved them to a 125 gallon and they are much happier. They are also growing a lot better too. When the time comes for the contol of algae then I would consider a bristlenose pleco since they only grow to the 4-5 inch range and are very peaceful fish. They will not bother the other fish in the tank. They are also very busy little guys and are constantly working on the algae.

Marinemom

 

[Ulan]

The tank looks cycled from the values you posted, but I'd put a few more adult platies in before I'd risk the angels. Just set up everything up like you want to keep it, which means the final filters, and have some fish maintain the bacteria. One tiny platy fry is not enough to keep the bacteria necessary for a bunch of angels, even if the angels are still small. You can then exchange the platies for the angels when you think the tank is fine.