Can I keep 6 angelfish together in a 44 gallon tank, longterm?

Question

I want to eventually do an "angelfish tank" in my 44 gallon aquarium. If I get 6 young angels, I assume at least two of them would at some point pair off. Would I necessarily then need to move either the pair(s) or the remaining angels out of the tank? Just trying to do some pre-pairing planning, alliterations aside. Thanks. :)

Answer 1

You can keep 6 angelfish in a 44 gal. As for breeding them, they get vey territorial when breeding and you will most likely need to put a divider in when a pair pairs up to avoid loss of the others. When a pair does start breeding do not move them from the tank. This can stress them to where they break the pair bond and can lead to one of the pair dying.

A well planted tank would work well, allowing breeding sites and places to hide and get away from the others. Good Luck!

Answer 2

You are right, odds are well over 90% that you will have a compatable male and female from a random selection of 6 young fish and are over just 50% you will get two pair

Once any pairs form you would probably see problems. Once the pair begins defending a breeding site they will claim at least 1/2 of the tank. One of two things would happen, the pair would beat up most of the other fish, or would become stressed from the constant "threat" posed by the other fish and eat the spawn, of course both things could happen as well.

My suggestion would be to keep them together until a pair forms then remove that pair from the tank. A standard 20 gallon tank makes a good breeding tank for angels. Once the pair spawns, it would be safe to return them to the main tank until you see breeding activity again, or if you want to produce angels on a large scale you would need a tankfor each pair as well as hatching and grow out tanks. If this is your eventual plan, I would suggest you get a book on breeding angels before you even buy your first set of fish.

Hope that helps

MM

Answer 3

I kept 10 gold angels in a 29 gallon tank until two pairs formed. They both spawned 3-4 times before I sold off the others and now the two pairs reside in a 40 g corner tank. During spawning, the other fish in the 29 were forced to one end of the tank until I removed the eggs to hatch manually (usually you get more fry if you do this).

With a piece of slate leaned against opposite sides of the 40 gallon tank, the first pair to spawn always chooses one or the other to lay eggs on. The other pair, stimulated by the breeding antics of the first pair always chooses the other piece of slate.

If you want to leave the eggs with the parents to see if they will raise the young, you will need to remove the other fish. Most angels, however, are manually hatched now and do not learn how to raise their own babies (fry). Sometimes, after many attempts, you can get them to raise the fry, but most spawns end by being eaten by the parents or forgotten about and fungusing.

Good luck.

Answer 4

u can research breeding angels on the web. generally when the pair go into heat so to speak, u can put them in a bare ten gallon tank with a piece of slate for them to put their eggs on. for more details just do a google on it.

Answer 5

Fish will grow to fit the limitations of their environment. You will find however that angelfish are very aggressive and if you do get a pair they will fight with all the other fish in the tank. If they all grow up together they should be okay, though. I kept angels and hatchets in a 55 hex for years with little problems. Eventually, I got bought a new male angel and he pretty much killed them all. Now I raise African ciclids. They are very colorful and grow rather large

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Is that a pentagon one? Really deep, which is good, but not really big enough.
Six will be highly unlikely to find any pair off. Try more like 36 to "maybe" find a pair. Angels are very fussy, unlike some other fish. Enjoy angels, don't expect babies. If you want babies, get livebearers.