20G Tall

[Hardlife91]

Will be delivered soon and is beautiful!

Its 40cm x 40cm x 61cm tall.

Im getting a breeding pair of Angelfish.

Ideas for other fish to put in it?

Thanks,
Matt

 

[Westwood]

I have nearly exactly the same tank. I have a 40 x 60 x 60cm tall and I have a breeding pair of angels in this tank and it looks great!
I would get a shoal of Cardinal tetras as they always look great. I would be careful with any other Cichlids as the angels will not like them.

Westwood

 

[ZoddyZod]

I wouldn't put angels in that, there's very little swimming space for them other than up and down.

Angels can get to 6 inches wide (nose to tail) and therefore offereing them only 16 inches of tank length is not really enough.

 

[dbanner]

Angels in a tank this small? Surely they need a bigger tank than this? As stated by zod, they get or can get to 6 inches wide so they will have a very limited space... Surely not ideal for the fish??

 

[fluttermoth]

Agreed; while angels need a tall tank, they do also need room to swim normally; a three foot tank would be the bare minimum length for a breeding pair, IMO.

 

[Tizer]

Only big enough as a hospital tank, or be treated as a "nano" tank for micro fish and shrimp. Simply too small for angels of any size/age let alone adding small neons too.

 

[dbanner]

Hmm, that's what i thought. I can remember being told back when i was considering getting angels that they need a tank as fluttermoth stated, 2 foot high and at least 3 foot wide. Think I was told the tank should be minimum of 180 litres? Maybe a little more, can't quite remember.

 

[Tizer]

It depends on what you are doing with the fish, many breeders will keep angels and discus in 18x18x18 tank with a breeding cone and churn them out for fat profits. While your typical fish keeper will be creating a community tank to show off and admire for years. Ideally this tank will be a good size, in this case, its not.

It depends on what you are doing with the fish, many breeders will keep angels and discus in 18x18x18 tank with a breeding cone and churn them out for fat profits. While your typical fish keeper will be creating a community tank to show off and admire for years. Since i've read quite a few of Matts posts, i know hes no breeder and either way, the tank is too small.