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	Angel In A 10G
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	can i put an angel fish in a 10g or is that not enogh room?
Posted 18-Aug-2006 18:01
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	I would say it's not enough room simply because the tank is not tall enough for a full-grown angel. My recommendation for a minimum tank size is a 20H. Joe Potato
Posted 18-Aug-2006 18:13
NowherMan6 Fish Master Posts: 1880 Kudos: 922 Votes: 69 Registered: 21-Jun-2004	A full grown angel looks pretty riduculous in anything smaller than something in the 70 gallon range. That's not to say that they can't be kept in anything smaller, but angels get surprisingly huge - 8 or so inches tall, almost 6 inches long. Take out a ruler and hold it up inside a 20 gallon tall tank and just imagine a fish of those dimensions swimming inside that space. It's almost comical. Short term a 20 or even a 10 is probably fine but it's certainly not a long term solution. *Back in the saddle!*
Posted 18-Aug-2006 18:52
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	If it's a juvenile angel, then I don't see a problem starting out in a 20 gal. or so... but for full grown angels, you want a tank that is at least 18 inches tall and 30-36 inches long. Some breeders keep mated pairs in 30 gal. tall tanks where they are the only fish in there, and I think that is the minimum sized tank for a full grown angel. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 18-Aug-2006 19:13
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	As stated if it is a juvinile or you are using it to grow some fry on iot would be OK but only for a very short time. Other than that a big NONO as it will grow too big and they require a larger tank to show them selves especially when they mature they can get very large and graceful. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 19-Aug-2006 01:41
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Mine took up a good portion of the 29g before he was found nose down in the gravel dead. Still no idea what happened. I'm wondering if a door slammed really loud and he bolted for a hiding place only to find he was far too large now for any of the caves in the tank and resulted in his head on the bottom. He probably wasn't even full grown and I was going to move him to my 55g because he looked a bit cramped in the 29g. I know people keep them in 20g high tanks but I think I'd go 29-30g minimum.
Posted 19-Aug-2006 05:02


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