tankmates for an angel?

[Star_Rider]

It's not always a matter of feeding the fish more flake food, bloodworms, etc. Some individual fish are very aggressive with hunting, like star_rider was saying. It's similar to how you can feed your cat twice daily, but it will still go out and prey on large insects and small rodents.

exactly, my angels just seem aggressive.. they are fed twice daily flake in the morning and bloodworm/brineshrimp/pellets in the evening. many of my angels are pairs.

that said I also keep Wild P. Scalare Peruvian. these are also a bit more agressive at feeding/hunting/stalking than domestic angels.

all of my angels will pick at large snails..the mts are safe as they tend to be hard shelled and there is less to pick at.. not sure why the ramshorns are safe maybe they don't taste as good
otocinclus are considered food for my angels tho other angles may leave them alone.
neons..fergetaboutit. black neons and cardinals are safe..tho they chase the cardinals.
bolivian rams..good choice.. the rams will hold their own against the angels.. same is true with Apisto. Borelli.. even small ones have faced off with the angels. I had a 1" apisto hold it's own against a big adult male angel.
heck they seem to hang near the angel most of the time
so safe to assume other small cichlids may be fine with angels too.(forgot that one)

 

[rich311k]

My tanks with angels are almost snail free, my tanks without angels have them all over the place.

 

[tjroihenu]

For me Red Eyes, Silver Tips worked out fine with Angelfish.

My Angels were like stealth bombers, When I dropped these guys in...

Neons, Cardinals, Glowlights, Corys, Shrimps, Snails.

 

[thebrandon]

Does anyone keep dojo loaches with their angels? I would assume they would be fine but I want to do this in the future.

 

[Turbosaurus]

Prey drive I understand, something runs- you chase it- like cats chase birds, or dogs chase squirrels. I can see an angel chase a neon, but SNAILS? Not exactly like the movement is eye-catching. I don't think mine could tell the difference between a snail and a rock. Maybe mine are just dumb, Ha ha.

Sorry for the hijack

 

[Star_Rider]

Prey drive I understand, something runs- you chase it- like cats chase birds, or dogs chase squirrels. I can see an angel chase a neon, but SNAILS? Not exactly like the movement is eye-catching. I don't think mine could tell the difference between a snail and a rock. Maybe mine are just dumb, Ha ha.

Sorry for the hijack

actually not quite like that.

Angels tend to be ambush predators..they wait till the food is in striking distance..then in a flash gulp it down..Domestic angels may be too far removed from this to see it...
my wilds have learned over the years to greet me at the front of the tank..but with caution.
it is pretty common to see them hiding among the plants. sometimes it's hard to find them.



i think mine just developed a taste for escargot.


back on topic.. I still like the idea of a small (dwarf)cichlid as a tank mate

 

[tjroihenu]

Prey drive I understand, something runs- you chase it- like cats chase birds, or dogs chase squirrels. I can see an angel chase a neon, but SNAILS? Not exactly like the movement is eye-catching. I don't think mine could tell the difference between a snail and a rock. Maybe mine are just dumb, Ha ha.

Sorry for the hijack

Mine jump, Chase, Sneak and Strike like cats and spit too. :lol:

 

[Turbosaurus]

Well I think we've settled that an angel or two will def. be interesting fish to have, MichiganMan.

I like the idea of dwarf chiclids too as tank mates. They're very pretty and tend to stay at the bottom of the tank and angels tend to stay mid to upper range of the tank so IME they work well. They're also tough enough to get pushy with a big angel if they need to.

 

[Lupin]

Does anyone keep dojo loaches with their angels? I would assume they would be fine but I want to do this in the future.

When you consider the temperature, kuhlis would be a much better preference. Dojos are best kept in cooler waters which is the opposite of what angels require in order to thrive.

As far as snails are concerned, I wouldn't consider the apple snails with angels. There is a likeliest chance of them getting nipped on the eyes and antennaes. While snails are able to regenerate what they lost, it is not a good idea to leave them in the long run constantly harassed by the angels as they will eventually succumb to stress. Nerites are much better options. They do not expose their soft tissues making them a candidate for most tanks where other snails cannot fare well at all. Apple snails happen to be very vulnerable to attacks which is quite ironic for a snail with shell to defend themselves from possible attacks.