Overstocked?

[TomShootsPhoto]

He's very beautiful, and I'd be highly attached to him myself, in fact, looking at it made me want to get an angelfish, but to be totally honest, it just doesn't look wild caught. It looks like a domestic color strain.

Thanks!
I looked around online, found some threads stating that this is a very rare type of angelfish in wild, some stating domestic. I don't know, today was the first time I faced the fact that he might be domestic and I have been lied to, but to be honest, I don't care. I am really attached to him emotionally.

My course of action in your situation would to be to start putting money toward a tank that is 30 inches long and 24 inches tall, that's all the angelfish itself really needs. However, if you still have the clown loaches, such a tank would still be unsuitable. Since clowns need such a huge tank size, I'd rehome them and wait until you're more financially well off, as they need a huge tank, 4 feet being minimum for juveniles, 6'x2'x2' for adults.

As your fish does not seem to be in a situation where it's dragging its anal fin along the gravel and unable to really swim up and down comfortably, this isn't an overly urgent situation, but I'd still get it done ASAP.

6'x2'x2' isn't that big of a tank. Would the angel fit in it too ?

 

[Tizer]

looking at the fish, i would say a fluval roma 125 litre or the rio of similar size would suffice for a few years, the clown loaches will cope for a few years in one of those, but then you really need to step up to a 300 litre 4 footer. but that doesnt really need discussion now, a few years time it might, pop back then.

 

[ZoddyZod]

6'x2'x2' isn't that big of a tank. Would the angel fit in it too ?

eh? That's 6 FOOT x 2 FOOT x 2 FOOT....plenty big enough!

what a completely bent thread

hahaha, I haven't heard that word used in that sort of context since I was at school.

beat you to the edit, Tizer!

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

looking at the fish, i would say a fluval roma 125 litre or the rio of similar size would suffice for a few years, the clown loaches will cope for a few years in one of those, but then you really need to step up to a 300 litre 4 footer. but that doesnt really need discussion now, a few years time it might, pop back then.

I have the money to buy a 150L tank now, may do it soon. Thanks for your comment.
I agree, This thread couln't be bent more

6'x2'x2' isn't that big of a tank. Would the angel fit in it too ?

eh? That's 6 FOOT x 2 FOOT x 2 FOOT....plenty big enough!

what a completely bent thread

hahaha, I haven't heard that word used in that sort of context since I was at school

I might look into a slightly bigger tank first, then update later. Thanks!

 

[Ruskull]

That is an awesome Angel fish, I'd be very attached also. Get him/her a bigger tank, he/she deserves it. I don't care if it's wild or domestic, it makes me want to add Angels to my tank someday.

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

That is an awesome Angel fish, I'd be very attached also. Get him/her a bigger tank, he/she deserves it. I don't care if it's wild or domestic, it makes me want to add Angels to my tank someday.

Thank you! I see you have a nice tank too!

 

[Ruskull]

That is an awesome Angel fish, I'd be very attached also. Get him/her a bigger tank, he/she deserves it. I don't care if it's wild or domestic, it makes me want to add Angels to my tank someday.

Thank you! I see you have a nice tank too!

Thanks. I'm trying to grow some of those plants to cover up all that blue.

 

[FishFanatic04]

Wow

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

That is an awesome Angel fish, I'd be very attached also. Get him/her a bigger tank, he/she deserves it. I don't care if it's wild or domestic, it makes me want to add Angels to my tank someday.

Thank you! I see you have a nice tank too!

Thanks. I'm trying to grow some of those plants to cover up all that blue.

That would look nice... I would love to see the end result!

Wow

Thanks

 

[snake007]

Going through your posts, it seems you've had this angel and those clown loaches since march last year, when you joined?

 

[TomShootsPhoto]

Going through your posts, it seems you've had this angel and those clown loaches since march last year, when you joined?

I've had two tanks,in my "Am I doing everything right?" post I had two other angels, and these clowns. Now, I only have one, with this angel and the clowns + bristlenose.

Why ?