Angelfish Size

[chibi]

I've got two angelfish in a 10-gallon. Is this abusive? They are really aggresive towards the other fish in the tank. They are about 3.5 inches long. I don't know what to do... I like them, but I can't put them in my 29-gallon since I have lots of small, peaceful fish in it. I've seen my angelfish kill tetras, guppies, and even a half-beak. Is their aggression because of the small tank? What should I do? D:

 

[Tolak]

Could be the small tank. I've kept angels with adult guppys & platys without a problem. The smallest I've kept them in is a 20 gallon.

A 10 is too short for angels, you could try switching some of the fish from the 29 to the 10, and putting the angels in the 29. Buy or build a divider for the 29 before you do this, if there's a problem, seperate the angels from the rest of the fish. I've kept smaller breeding pairs in a divided 29, many breeders do the same.

 

[kev_kb]

Angelfish can be aggressive, and their natural diet consists of Tetras, if you want to keep them with very small fish you have to be prepared to for them to be eaten. A 10 gallon is not suitable for these fish, if you can't move fish around between the two tanks then please either buy another tank or make a decision on which fish you want to keep and take appropriate action. If worse comes to worse take them back to the LFS.