Angelfish In A 240 Litre Tank

[MBOU]

Personally, I wouldnt advise buying a single angel unless someone has a single individual too aggressive with other angels. They are so SO much happier in pairs or groups, they are such a social species. I wouldnt keep an angel alone any more than I would keep a tetra on its own,

 

[Gidge]

Sorry to bust in on your thread Ukchris, but I'm learning from this also!
 
Can someone clarify for me, is it possible to keep a group of angels 4-6 happily? Is it one of those things where you may or may not have problems?

 

[Lunar Jetman]

Sorry to bust in on your thread Ukchris, but I'm learning from this also!
 
Can someone clarify for me, is it possible to keep a group of angels 4-6 happily? Is it one of those things where you may or may not have problems?

It's not impossible, but you'll need a big tank and some patience finding the right mix. They basically will get territorial and chase off others they see as a threat to them. I had about 4-5 a long, long time ago but you're better off starting with a pair to see how you go. Even then you might need to get 4-6 as Techen says, wait until a pair forms and then return the others.

If you have the time, effort and patience to spare then you may be ok.

 

[Gidge]

Sorry to bust in on your thread Ukchris, but I'm learning from this also!
 
Can someone clarify for me, is it possible to keep a group of angels 4-6 happily? Is it one of those things where you may or may not have problems?

It's not impossible, but you'll need a big tank and some patience finding the right mix. They basically will get territorial and chase off others they see as a threat to them. I had about 4-5 a long, long time ago but you're better off starting with a pair to see how you go. Even then you might need to get 4-6 as Techen says, wait until a pair forms and then return the others.

If you have the time, effort and patience to spare then you may be ok.

 
What if you had a reaaally long tank, like 7-8ft? I'm assuming they would work something like GBR's where they claim a portion of the tank. 
I'm not planning on doing it, just gaining some knowledge! I love the look of a group of Angels though, it's a shame they won't work in the long run. 

 

[Lunar Jetman]

What if you had a reaaally long tank, like 7-8ft? I'm assuming they would work something like GBR's where they claim a portion of the tank. 
I'm not planning on doing it, just gaining some knowledge! I love the look of a group of Angels though, it's a shame they won't work in the long run.

If you had a reaaally long tank of that size I's say you'd have more success with keeping Angels in greater numbers. They'd have plenty of space to keep to themselves.

 

[Gidge]

What if you had a reaaally long tank, like 7-8ft? I'm assuming they would work something like GBR's where they claim a portion of the tank. 
I'm not planning on doing it, just gaining some knowledge! I love the look of a group of Angels though, it's a shame they won't work in the long run.

If you had a reaaally long tank of that size I's say you'd have more success with keeping Angels in greater numbers. They'd have plenty of space to keep to themselves.

Thanks very much for the info. 
 
You can have your thread back now ukchris!