Subject: Keeping Angelfish?
From: (Paul)
Date: 10/4/2004 8:49 AM Central Daylight Time
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Hiya

I would like to put some angelfish in my comminity tank, maybe 3 or 4
but I have heard that they harras smaller fish. Is it a good idea to
put put them in my 55 gallon / 200 litre tank with...

8 x neon tetras
2 x feamle platy
1 x male platy
2 x female guppy
1 x male guppy
1 x plecostumus

Please could you help me on this...

Thanks

Hi Paul.
With the fish you have, as long as you start out with small Angelfish, you
should be fine.
The Neons must be full size before ever adding Angelfish, and the Angelfish but
be small, and grow learning that Neons are not food.
The only way to do that is to *only* try it with large, fully grown Neons (1
1/2"), and small (quarter to dime body size-not including fins), and grow them
up together.
Do not feed any type of feeder fish to the Anglefish and they should be fine.
After your Angelfish have grown, if you ever need to replace Neons..they too
must also be fully grown. Otherwise they will be snacks....expensive snacks.