Maxy Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I have a community tank size 180litres and would dearly love to have angels. I currently have neons, guppies, mollies, platties, sharks, gouramis, clown loach, bristlenose, a ram, cocho blues, and swordtails (all male). Someone please tell me honestly, can I have angels in this tank or would it be better for all involved to have them in a species tank? Any suggestions are welcomed and reasonings for appreciated. I would like a species tank later on when my experience and knowledge (and finances!) allow, but if I don't have to put angels in it, there are many other species I would like to try. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 From my limited experiences with Angels is that yes they will go with what you have at the moment but you will find that your guppies and neons may reduce in numbers and the angels increase in size even if you don't feed them. This is just what I have experienced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoh Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 as long as you have taken the longterm into consideration - but they should be alright for a while if they are bought small... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxy Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Thanks guys. I thought that might be the case. I think it would be best for all involved if I held off till I can provide a species tank for the angels, as I'm quite attached to my guppies and neons! I know that angels grow to be quite large so I would appreciate some advice on the size of tank to look at for them. I am kind of taken with the vertical cylindrical tanks but realise that they are a pain to get to the bottom of, especially when your as short as I am! But they do have an awesome look to them. Any suggestion ppl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 when I was buying my kissing gouramis I looked at angels too and the lady at the fish shop said you wouldn't put angels with gouramis.... I gather the angels were the aggressive fish. But let me know how you get on because it would be nice to have some if this isn't the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoh Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 But let me know how you get on because it would be nice to have some if this isn't the case. just be aware that while certain species have been described in the forums or texts to exhibit a certain behaviour (shy/aggressive) each species may have unique personalities and hence react differently to other tank inhabitants....(e.g. you might be lucky and purchase a angel that gets along with gouramis, you might be unlucky and buy an angel that hates gouramis)...its more or less a risk factor rather than a definite in most cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Agoh is right about personalities! It is often the luck of the draw. Angels look lovely in hex tanks and some tanks are shorter than others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 As above with the neons & guppies, Kissing gouramis, opaline, moonlights..... should be fine with angels in a nice sized tank. Dwarf gouramis would have a problem with angels when they get bigger & decide to breed. Though as said above depends on the fish, angels are "generally" fine if the fish aren't to small to eat, but they are a cichlid, I have seen the odd bully. Then again a customer returned a black moor yesterday as it was beating up bigger comets. :lol: Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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