In Need Of Opinions..

[BitterCowgal]

Thanks for coming to check out my thread..lol. I'm new to Angelfish but not new to fish. My husband and I just made a trip up to Michigan to pick up my first Angels from a breeder there. I refuse to buy pet store fish as prospective breeders. I did a ton of research prior to making the purchase. I managed to learn water requirements, feeding needs, color genetics, what to look for in a show/breeder quality Angel, etc. I still haven't stopped looking at information about them. You can never learn too much, right?
I brought home 74 Angels of assorted colors, ages and sizes. After picking through them here at home, I've got 20 left. Most of my 'culls' are on there way to the lfs, the rest are listed as for sale in the newspaper. My 'culls' are in my spare 10 gallon tanks with seeded sponge filters at present. Anyhow..I've kept the following colors in my top 20: Albino , Koi, Marble, Gold Marble, Gold, Silver Ghost and Blue Blusher. Are these colors all compatiable together? I wasn't able to find any information regarding incompatiable colors so I am assuming they're fine. The top 20 are currently Pea to Quarter sized and housed in my 20 long tank along with 6 Cory Cats. In two weeks I'll be doing another 'cull' and bringing that number down to my top 10. From there I'll let them grow up and see who pairs with who. I've got a 56 gallon tank on layaway at the lfs for the Angels eventually and thats where my next question comes in. The tank is a corner model and comes with a Fluval Canister Filter. I've read in numerous locations that each adult Angel needs approx. 10 gallons. Based on that mentality, the 56 gallon should be more than plenty of room for the four Angels I intend to end up with. The future stocking of the 56 gallon will be as follows:
*Four Angelfish (two pair)
*Six Cory Cats
*Two Schools of Six Tetras
I've read that Angels are fine with Tetras however I've yet to find a site actually listing WHICH species of Tetra are acceptable and which are not. The varieties I'm interested in are as follows: Diamond, Black Skirt/Widow, Black Phantom, Red Phantom, Cardinal, Head & Tail Light, Glowlight, Red/Blue Columbian.
Which (if any) would be appropriate for housing with Angels?
I've also considered a pair of German Blue Rams, a few American Flagfish, and/or three Silver Dollars.
Opinions?
Thanks ya'll.

 

[Osphromenoides]

You can keep basically whatever compatable fish you wish in there untill they get to breeder size(aproax. 3" body size). When they come to show spawning behavior you may want 1 or 2 smaller non agressive types. The reason being, parenting behavior instincts will be strengthened if they have something to protect the eggs from. That way you don't have to do the work for them (a serious pain). It is much easier if the parents raise them. Concider carefully what to leave in as you don't want the eggs to be eaten either. With my breeders I had a very mild mannered, very shy yellow spot pleco. That did the trick. Hope that helps.

 

[Tolak]

Sounds like a pretty good plan. The color of angels has nothing to do with compatibility. The only thing to really worry about with multiple pairs in any tank is aggression, keeping a divider handy is a good idea. A more passive temperament is something to look for when breeding, a couple pairs in that corner tank with no divider is possible, but have the divider as a precaution.

Not all pairs will parent raise, this is something to consider. By looking at the tanks in your sig, and the fish you have, I’m guessing the pair of Oscars will go in the 75. This leaves you with around 165 gallons of grow out room for the angels. This should be fine, as it seems you have done your research, I’m assuming this includes your local market. Have some tank space in reserve, as sometimes the market is swamped, and you end up having to sit on a couple hundred angels for a few months.

I keep a few corys with pairs, sometimes a smallish bristlenose. Having a dim light on at night helps the parents guard the eggs at night, when they think another fish may eat the eggs they will often eat them first.