I'm thinking about setting up another tank to house a couple of angelfish. What would you recomend for the whole setup (size shape filter tankmates plants water etc)?
What would be the ideal angelfish setup?
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Angels need a lot of room when they are full grown. I have heard you need 20 gallons for each angel. You could probably get by with 15 gallons per fish. Angels will eat smaller fish in a flash. I learned the hard way with a group or neon tetras. I was ticked. Personally I would go with a few live plants like amazon swords and driftwood. Put a group of small angels in a big tank and raise them. They should pair off when they get a few inches. Feed them high quality foods and they should lay some eggs for you. Make sure you keep the water in good condition or they will contract diseases and that is no fun. Been there and did not like the results. Hope that helped.
A 75 gallon would be a great size for a group of angels. Plenty of room to spread their fins and enough volume that you could have a nice group of them.
ANd make sur ethe tank is tall enough, don'y get a low breeder tank or anything like that. Make sure they have a nice water collum to swim in.
rule of thumb for angels...1 angel per 10 gallons.
the angels grow big and tall..a tall tank is preferred.
Lots of cover, I would include bog wood or driftwood maybe a small root tangle.
also angels love vegetation and prefer amazon sword plants..
the angels grow big and tall..a tall tank is preferred.
Lots of cover, I would include bog wood or driftwood maybe a small root tangle.
also angels love vegetation and prefer amazon sword plants..
Dangerdoll
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never put an angel in a 10 gallon tank. This 10 gallon rule starts after the minimum of 20 gallons. The 10 galons just sin't fair enough for the Angels top and bottom fins to be natural.star_rider said:
I would also suggest a lot of sword type plants...
I agree a tall "show" tank is the way to go for angels With is shape of tank it's important to remember that your surface area to gallons ratio is low so your carrying capacity will be less
be sure you get tank mates who won't be eaten and won't harrass the angels
a bottm feeder school like corys or one of the peaceful schooling loaches
perhaps a school of congo tertras(i've never kept them so be sure they're not nippy)
a trio of sword tails would do well with angels
as long as filtration is sufficient in gallons per hour i think angels will be alright with any style filter.
i'd do a minimum of 55 gallons- 4 angels, 3 swords and a small school of corys max
the bigger the better tho!
a 90 gallon with 3-4 clown loached and 6-8 angels would be an awesome display!
good luck!
be sure you get tank mates who won't be eaten and won't harrass the angels
a bottm feeder school like corys or one of the peaceful schooling loaches
perhaps a school of congo tertras(i've never kept them so be sure they're not nippy)
a trio of sword tails would do well with angels
as long as filtration is sufficient in gallons per hour i think angels will be alright with any style filter.
i'd do a minimum of 55 gallons- 4 angels, 3 swords and a small school of corys max
the bigger the better tho!
a 90 gallon with 3-4 clown loached and 6-8 angels would be an awesome display!
good luck!
patoloco
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Plants! Plants! and possibly a few plants.
The shape of an angelfish is designed to allow him to travel thru dense vegetation and hide from predators among the leaves of tall plants.
Think of a tank of around 20" tall, and 50+ gallons in capacity.
Currently I keep a pair in these conditions, housed along with 3 albino corys and a bunch of gouramies. The tank has a piece of drifwood and several valisnerias and the angels seem to enjoy swimming beetween the leaves. both angels are around 4.5" tall, and I expect them to grow a little bit more.
Get a filter rated a little bigger then the tank you are planning to get. In my case, I run a 350gph canister filter, and the return bar is set underwater pointing upwards, so there is no water splashing to avoid loosing a lot of CO2.
The shape of an angelfish is designed to allow him to travel thru dense vegetation and hide from predators among the leaves of tall plants.
Think of a tank of around 20" tall, and 50+ gallons in capacity.
Currently I keep a pair in these conditions, housed along with 3 albino corys and a bunch of gouramies. The tank has a piece of drifwood and several valisnerias and the angels seem to enjoy swimming beetween the leaves. both angels are around 4.5" tall, and I expect them to grow a little bit more.
Get a filter rated a little bigger then the tank you are planning to get. In my case, I run a 350gph canister filter, and the return bar is set underwater pointing upwards, so there is no water splashing to avoid loosing a lot of CO2.
posted by dangerdoll"
"never put an angel in a 10 gallon tank. This 10 gallon rule starts after the minimum of 20 gallons. The 10 galons just sin't fair enough for the Angels top and bottom fins to be natural"
I reread my post and I never suggested a 10 gallon tank..the rule of thumb is 10 gallons per angel :thm: now that being said..a minimum 20 gallon is correct if you only want 2 angel and more specifically a 20 tall
but if you want a real angel tank I would suggest a 55 or better yet 75-100 and some tank mates with swords and roots(bogwood or driftwood)
the angels may pair and ay eggs on the sword plant(thier naturl preference).
tho angels will do fine in a species tank you can supplement with Bn plecos or some otos.(if you go with otos try to find bigger ones..I'd be scared of some of the otps I've purchased tiny lil buggers...LOL)
"never put an angel in a 10 gallon tank. This 10 gallon rule starts after the minimum of 20 gallons. The 10 galons just sin't fair enough for the Angels top and bottom fins to be natural"
I reread my post and I never suggested a 10 gallon tank..the rule of thumb is 10 gallons per angel :thm: now that being said..a minimum 20 gallon is correct if you only want 2 angel and more specifically a 20 tall
but if you want a real angel tank I would suggest a 55 or better yet 75-100 and some tank mates with swords and roots(bogwood or driftwood)
the angels may pair and ay eggs on the sword plant(thier naturl preference).
tho angels will do fine in a species tank you can supplement with Bn plecos or some otos.(if you go with otos try to find bigger ones..I'd be scared of some of the otps I've purchased tiny lil buggers...LOL)
We have a 56g tall, but has depth too.... works out great for our 2 angels(the ones in my avatar). In my signature you can see the tank mates.... they've worked out great, angels mind them well, and seem very happy. As far as plants, I have to agree with the sword plants, we have a couple of them, a nice tall peice of driftwood in the center, then we have this beautiful tall plant that we got at one of our lfs that was called a onion plant (dont know if that is there usual name), but it was very long and went all the way to the top of the tank w/extra to swirl around (kinda spirals, u can see it in the middle of the tank in the pic).... the angels love going in and out of that plant. Then another plant that got tall w/the tank, which I'm not sure of the name, but is off to the right in the pic.
Just be careful how many you start off with. We originally started off with 6, now there is only the two. I've heard most people end up with 2-3 because of the agression toward each other.
Good luck! They are awesome fish.
Just be careful how many you start off with. We originally started off with 6, now there is only the two. I've heard most people end up with 2-3 because of the agression toward each other.
Good luck! They are awesome fish.