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	Angel okay by herself with no other angels?
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	Actually I have her with three Serpae Tetras. She was in another tank with other Angels, but a pair was established and they were beating her up pretty badly so I bought her a 20g extra tall. Are Angels okay by themselves or should I try to find another Angel tankmate for her? If there are only two in a tank does it matter their sex? Help!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	In a 20 gal one angel will be fine The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
wickermanim Small Fry Posts: 9 Kudos: 8 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Apr-2005	I have little experience with serpae tetras, but I might suggest 3 or so more in the event they get nippy - I have heard they can be. angels have long fins and the serpaes could cause some damage. Taht said, i use serpaes as dithers for my juvenile convict and jewel cichlid and they have never bother eithe rof them or my pleco, so maybe what i read about hem wasn;t true. Good luck!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	thats what caught my eye to, s. tetras i too only have limited knowledge about this fish, but i think they can be nippy and if the angel is not a standard fin then they could have problems. i think a 20 high is a tad small for a angel, a 55 high is better.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
rasboramary Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004	I have kept Serpaes and ANgelfish together for over a year with no problems. They seem to do fine. My main concern is that the Angel be okay without another angel. Now, if there were just two angels would there still be a chance of aggression or does that usually only happen when there are three or more? I have a 65g tall hex and a 72g bowfront, but both contain a mated pair of angels. I will have to stick with the 20g Extra Tall until I can get a bigger tank. She seems pretty happy in there. I understand what you are saying though, about perhaps a larger tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	1 Angel will be fine on it's own, but i would add 3 more Tetra's. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	The Angel will be fine all by itself. A 20G tall tank is not big enough for an adult angel by itself, so I wouldnt add another one. You may need to upgrade that tank to a 29G Tall in the future when the Angel grows. They do get to be 10-14 inches tall and 8 inches from snout to base to tail in a large specimen. But they take a while to get that big. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
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