30 gallon

[jacblades]

Why wouldnt a thirty gallon be enough room for two angels. I have a thirty gallon and I keep two angels in it. And I have fry where they have spawned. I just now removed the fry. And the angels are getting ready to spawn again. I dont think they are cramed in at all. The rule is a inceh of fish per gallon of water. According to my caculations that is a perfect fit with plenty of room. I will post a picture later. I dont have any ammonia problems or anything.

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"one inch per gallon" is more of a guideline than a rule. it really only applies to small fish-3 inches and under- (ex: a 10 inch fish cannot go in a 10 gallon tank) and it doesnt really apply to hexes. a 30 gal hex might only have the fish capacity of a 10 or 15 gal, depending on the measurements of the hex. really it's more about the surface area.
just because angels need height in their tanks doesnt mean you should skimp on width. angels get huge! one fully grown angel would not have any room in a 30 hex, much less two!

if he wanted juvenile angels, i think it would be ok...for a while.

 

[Cossack1977]

Why wouldnt a thirty gallon be enough room for two angels. I have a thirty gallon and I keep two angels in it. And I have fry where they have spawned. I just now removed the fry. And the angels are getting ready to spawn again. I dont think they are cramed in at all. The rule is a inceh of fish per gallon of water. According to my caculations that is a perfect fit with plenty of room. I will post a picture later. I dont have any ammonia problems or anything.

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ANGEL LADY do you have a hex tank?

first he said he has a hex tank which is high and narrow. Angels need to be kept in pairs to be happy. 30gallon hex is not big enough for 2 adult angels.

High narrow tanks dont have as much surface area as short wide tanks.

30 gallon hex is not designed for big fish in any way.

 

[MegTheFish]

Angels need to be kept in pairs to be happy.

I just read over some angelfish profiles on different sites and not one of them said that angelfish need to be kept in pairs to be happy.

 

[Angel Lady]

I have a 30 gallon high tank. I have kept those two angels in it since they were big as a quarter. Now they are about the size of a dollar and have spawned three times. If they were so cramped then why are they spawning all the time for and with good luck to I might add..

 

[freddyk]

I just read over some angelfish profiles on different sites and not one of them said that angelfish need to be kept in pairs to be happy.

That's becaue they don't. It's nice to keep them in pairs to see more of their natural behavior, but since fish don't feel emotions... All they need is a stress free environment.

Angel lady, you're fish are still very small. They'll be fine for a while, just like a previous post said, but if you keep them long enough you'll see that they will get cramped.

 

[Angel Lady]

I plan on moving them to my 55 gallon. Soon I want the 30 gallon tank for a grow out tank for my angel fry. Speaking of I need to get rid of some soon. I will be posting some pictures...

 

[Opcn]

The one inch per gallon rule is only usefull for keeping newbies from shoehorning a thousand tetras into a 5.5 gallon tank so there goldfish doesn't get lonely (not that it works). Not I've seen 30 gallon hexes that were about as big accross as they are up and I've seen some that looked like two 15 gallon hexes stacked ontop of each other, we should atleast find out wich type this one is before making any suggestions.

 

[Jules H-T]

Does this mean the betta community has since been torn down???

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Looks like the end result was what was predicted.

Are you ready to listen to what you are told by more experienced fishkeepers this time, I wonder outloud to myself?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

Why wouldnt a thirty gallon be enough room for two angels. I have a thirty gallon and I keep two angels in it. And I have fry where they have spawned. I just now removed the fry. And the angels are getting ready to spawn again. I dont think they are cramed in at all. The rule is a inceh of fish per gallon of water. According to my caculations that is a perfect fit with plenty of room. I will post a picture later. I dont have any ammonia problems or anything.

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because this is a hexagonal tank. hex tanks have significantly smaller footprints than their rectangular equivalents. angels being cichlids and cichlids being territorial, you could wind up with continual squabbling with nowhere for the loser to run.

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plus all the other good reasons that were mentioned. B)

 

[Ethos]

How about a pair or silver dollars?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

How about a pair or silver dollars?

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too big, ethos really, nothing with an adult length over 4 inches should go in that tank.

 

[Synirr]

How about some dwarf or honey gouramis? Those are very personable fish like bettas, which I have a feeling is what you're looking for.

 

[Ben]

what about a small cichlid set up?

 

[freddyk]

what about a small cichlid set up?

Dwarves or shelldwellers, but really no big or medium cichlids are good for this hex tank.

 

[Fella]

A single goldfish might be a good choice. Just 1 allowed to grow to it's full potential could make a stunning tank.