Afternoon all,
I'll be adding some angelfish (six juvenile) to my 120 gallon tank in the next few months. Nothing in there are the moment as it`s nearing the end of its cycle and the (juvenile) angelfish will be some of the last to go in.
I haven't kept angels previously but while they're some of the least aggressive, I'm not losing sight of the fact that they are cichlid and the general rule that if it fits inside its mouth, it will probably be prayed upon at some point.
That said, almost everything I have read seems to suggest that angelfish will largely be fine with any corydoras but will almost certainly eat amano shrimp due to their size. Amano shrimp in my other tank are huge (comparatively), topping out at around 3.5cm. Other than some of the larger corydoras, most others tend to be smaller than that or the same size (salt and pepper around 3cm max, pandas 3-4cm).
I'm just wondering if, from experience, anyone thinks I`m underestimating the risks to the corys or overestimating the risk to the amanos? The tank has an algae issue due to imbalances during the cycle and a few amanos would help (there will be a couple of true Siamese Algae Eaters in there at some point which will help too).
Thanks.
Matt.
I'll be adding some angelfish (six juvenile) to my 120 gallon tank in the next few months. Nothing in there are the moment as it`s nearing the end of its cycle and the (juvenile) angelfish will be some of the last to go in.
I haven't kept angels previously but while they're some of the least aggressive, I'm not losing sight of the fact that they are cichlid and the general rule that if it fits inside its mouth, it will probably be prayed upon at some point.
That said, almost everything I have read seems to suggest that angelfish will largely be fine with any corydoras but will almost certainly eat amano shrimp due to their size. Amano shrimp in my other tank are huge (comparatively), topping out at around 3.5cm. Other than some of the larger corydoras, most others tend to be smaller than that or the same size (salt and pepper around 3cm max, pandas 3-4cm).
I'm just wondering if, from experience, anyone thinks I`m underestimating the risks to the corys or overestimating the risk to the amanos? The tank has an algae issue due to imbalances during the cycle and a few amanos would help (there will be a couple of true Siamese Algae Eaters in there at some point which will help too).
Thanks.
Matt.