Angel In A 29 Gallon Tank?

[penguinpimp1990]

I heard of people keeping angels in tanks as small as 20 gallons succesfully, but Im a bit reluctant. I want a "centerpiece" fish for my 29 gallon tank that will be heavily planted. The other tank mates will be 7-8 female bettas and possibly coolie loaches. Do you think a single angel would be ok? (i know it sounds like a heavy bio load but its heavily planted and heavily filtered and small frequent water changes thanks to this gravel cleaner which actually makes water changes effortless and simple, I actually enjoy doing them now!)

 

[atmmachine816]

sounds allright to me just check on how they get along guess you will just have to try it

 

[Animation]

Coolie loaches get seen as food,
I think my plec has mucnhed on mine!

 

[Alex_]

what are your dimensions?

and angels preffer to school with 1 or 2 others

and the kooile loach will be eating as the angels grow.

-Alex

 

[atmmachine816]

uh no angels do not like to be in groups of 2-3 they are cichlids so they need to be in groups of 6 by themselves or a mated pair otherwise they will fight trust me i know and yes i have heard of that the kuhlis wil get eaten by ange;s

 

[blitztidus]

I have had an angel all alone in a 30 gallon with other smaller fish. it grew just fine and had plenty of room. They are pretty stationary fish. they don't move too much. I like raising them from about an inch and have other fish that might live well with it and they live just fine.

 

[Tolak]

If the fish can fit in an angel's mouth, it has the potential to be eaten. A single angel will do fine, beyond that you need either a mated pair, or a larger group, 6 or more. Mated pairs will squabble, one has been known to kill the other. In a larger group the aggression is spread out more. With a single angel there is no other angel to be aggressive towards.

A single angel will work fine in a 29 as a centerpiece fish, as long as you choose tankmates that are too big to be eaten. Avoid fish that are angel looking, sometimes angels will get aggressive towards them.