Angels are very individual, and my 2 goldens appear to be a spawning pair.
As angels are very hard to sex until they spawn/pair up, and by then are
large if you need a back up plan if one is very agressive.Mine are in 65gall
with platies and one has just turned into a real cichlid male
overnight,terrorizing his mate. Being a good 8" tall,too big for my other
tanks. Be prepared with another 25g tall as they get bigger!!! Of course
your's might turn out to be "little angels" with no problems. They are
delightful fish and very beautiful. Mine are fine with platies, cories/otos
and 3 clowns.
"Lisa" wrote in message
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Hello, after watching my empty tank for a few days now, I am getting
itchy to start building my fish! (I know I have to add gradually and
slowly - probably no real fish for 2 weeks, and can't have the total
number for 2 months or more.)

Here is my fish plan: the preliminary "total fish list" for when my
tank is cycled and ready for gradual additions. I've researched the
species, and I am aiming for a community tank. I've compiled their
water parameter needs as well as their maximum sizes. What do you
think? Any red flags? Suggestions? Warnings? :-)

Tank parameters: (5°dH, 7.0 ph) 50 Gallon bow-front tank, with 404
Fluval canister filter, 2-inches medium gravel, only one small live
plant so far

Desired Fish:
1-2 large angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare?)
* 6-8 ph
* 5°dH-13°dH
* 6" max size (12" total fish)
6 Cory catfish (Corydoras aeneus?)
* 6 - 8 ph
* 5°dH - 19°dH
* 2.7"max size (16.2" total fish)
6 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Rhombatractus praecox)
* 6 - 8 ph
* 8°dH - 16°dH
* 1.9" max size (11.4" total fish)
4 Blue Gouramis (favorite!) (Trichogaster trichopterus)
* 6 - 8.8 ph
* 5°dH - 20°dH
* 3.5" max size (14" total fish size)
1 Bristle-nose Pleco (Ancistrus sp)
* 5.8 - 7.8 ph
* 5°dH - 19°dH
* 4.7" max size

Question: is my water too soft for the Rainbowfish? Total Fish number:
16-17 Total "Fish Inches" at maturity: 52.3 - 58.3"
Thanks for any advice!

- Lisa