What Do You Think?

[lilacamy931]

Hello All
You helped me with stocking last time, our views have changed a little since the gobies ate some of our fish so rearrangements have been done and rethinking the stock situation, your views really appreciated.

It is a 160 litre, very well planted (more to be added) we currently have:
1 small black lace angelfish
5 glass catfish
6 cories
2 pearl/lace gouramis

We plan to add 1 more glass catfish (we lost a stressed one, so will make the shoal up to 6). What are your thoughts on adding further angels to the tank and what would be a good number to have with this stocking. We have a Fluval 3+ and 4+ filters running on the tank as well, so fairly good turn over (later will be getting much larger external). Have read up on Angels but what are thoughts to how many, aggressive towards each other, and would they get on ok with the pearl/lace gouramis?

Thank you all very very much.

 

[lilacamy931]

Am blushing a little, have I asked really obvious stupid questions? Forgive me if so

 

[mattlee]

angels need alot of space and can grow over 6 inches. i have 4 in my 240L tank and its about enough along with other fish, they can be aggressive but only really towards each other especially if you get a male and a female pair off as they will guard their part of the tank. its advised not to have 2 angels, unless paired, and not to have less than 4 incase 2 pair and one gets all the bullying from them. this is just advice i was given when looking to but them. i had 5 live happily and 2 paired off and are now in their own tank so i bought another to make 4 in my main tank, they seem happy although i think i have 1 female and 3 males so there is a bit of testosterone flying about

 

[lilacamy931]

Thanks Mattlee for that, so perhaps not Have been offered some free and so though perhaps could add to the one we had but this may be tempting fate especially with Gouramis about as well.. hmmm..may have to rethink and get a shoal in there somehow..