All About Angelfish... (Please Help A First-Timer)

[jarthel]

Hello.

I am starting a 4ft planted tank (not rain forest/jungle-type but more plants than usual).

1. can you estimate how many angelfish can I fit?

2. also what other types of fish can I include in the tank? (I'm thinking of catfish/cory/algae eating shrimp at the moment).

3. do angelfish like calm waters or with current? I asked since the 1st first I was looking at (betta) is suitable only with calm/low current tank.

thank you very much

 

[aly_starh]

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[KittyKat]

Hello.

Hi

I am starting a 4ft planted tank (not rain forest/jungle-type but more plants than usual).

Plants are great, aren't they?

1. can you estimate how many angelfish can I fit?

I previously kept 6 in a tank which was only a little bit shorter then yours and I found that any more would have been too many. Choose only healthy fish and aim to get (out of a same age group) 2 large ones, 2 medium ones and 2 smaller ones (but not the runts), that way you will have a good chance of 50/50 split in sexes.

2. also what other types of fish can I include in the tank? (I'm thinking of catfish/cory/algae eating shrimp at the moment).

They might pick at the shrimp, but do include corys and/or plecos (avoiding the larger ones), mine did great with the angels. I also had schools of tetra as dithers.

3. do angelfish like calm waters or with current? I asked since the 1st first I was looking at (betta) is suitable only with calm/low current tank.

A bit of both, there should be calm spaces in the plants and slightly faster moving water in the open.

thank you very much

No problem

 

[Joller]

agreed. angels will eat anything small that moves, which rules out shrimp and neons.
is this your first setup? what kind of catfish are you going to get?

 

[jarthel]

agreed. angels will eat anything small that moves, which rules out shrimp and neons.
is this your first setup? what kind of catfish are you going to get?

first ever setup! thinking of albino and bristlenose. and maybe a clown loach (spelling?).

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thanks everyone!

Plants are great, aren't they?

yup. that's why I prefer to see plants instead of just driftwood/rocks/plastic hiding places. a more natural if you asked me

 

[jarthel]

can I mix angelfish species? e.g. 2 "regular" angelfish + 2 black angelfish + 2 koi angelfish?

thanks again

 

[KittyKat]

Please don't get a clown loach because they are 1) schooling fish and 2) should grow to 12-16 inches if looked after properly.

Those are all the same species: Pterophyllum scalare, just different colour morphs. It is normally safe to mix the different colours, although I have heard that black ones may be more aggressive.

 

[Joller]

yeah different colours, same fish so go nuts mixing different types.
keeping a well planted tank can be complicated so i suggest going over to the planted section and reading up on co2