Would putting an angelfish in a ten gallon tank be a bad idea?

Question

I went to the pet shop today, and they had amazing angelfish similar to this one
http://www.geocities.com/shadowsoftherainforest/Angelfish.gif

Would paring that with a fish small fish be okay? On the tank, it said that the angelfish may get up to 6 inches. The other fish would MAYBE be 2 inches at most. The tanks are all marking with a letter, and if the tanks have the same letter, then those fish are potentially compatible. I'd definitely use that method to pick the other small fish.

Answer 1

Here is everything you need to know about keeping angelfish

http://www.wetpetz.com/angelfish.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/freshwater-angel-fish-care/
http://members.aol.com/angelbook/angel6.htm

You can keep angelfish in a 10 gallon only until they are about 2 inch big, after that you have to move them
Good luck

Answer 2

You cannot keep an Angelfish in a 10 gallon tank, it is a very tall fish and it will get stressed out if it is in too shallow of a tank. Also, a 6 inch fish does not have a lot of room in a tank that is a standard 10 gallon (only 10 inches wide). If you like fish with long fins, and who doesn't? try a Dwarf Gourami, it should stay around 2 inches and it is very peaceful. Make sure you only keep one male Gourami in a 10 gallon tank though, if another fish is bothering it too much, the Gourami will put it right back into line! There are many colors of Dwarf Gourami, but make sure the label says it grows to 3 inches maximum! Good luck!

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Answer 3

Angelfish are beautiful cichlids that require special attention. They need tall tanks, and 10 gallons aren't that tall. A 30 gallon would better suit your needs. Also, the nonsense about a fish 'growing to it's tank' is dangerous - the internal organs don't stop growing, but the 'outside' of the fish will, eventually killing the fish. A small tank is easy to start a new fish, but be prepared to buy a larger tank soon.

Aggressive angelfish should really be kept with themselves.

Answer 4

Angelfish will grow to that size (6-7") and they're members of the cichlid family, so they should be considered semi-aggressive fish. They might be okay in a 10 gallon for a while, but a single pair (and you won;t be able to determine gender until they're mature) will need a 30 gallon tank.

As adults, the angels will defend any site they choose as their territory, so expect them to have half the tank to themselves, while the rest of the fish are cowering in a far corner. And the angels will eat other fish they can fit into their mouths. As a fish store employee, there's a regular customer who comes in once a week and buys 40 rosy-red feeders (about 1 1/2" size) to feed her angels.

Answer 5

Anyone who says their angel is doing fine in a 10 gallon hasn't had it in there for very long. Ask that person in 5 years if the angel is still doing fine in that tank.

Angels that grow up to 6 inches long will also be 6 inches tall, and that's NOT counting their fins, which are really long. There's just not enough room in a 10 gallon. You could go with a 20 gallon if it's a tall tank and just one angel. 30 gallons or bigger is better.

As for small fish, anything smaller than a couple of inches long is going to end up being angel food eventually. When choosing larger tankmates though, don't buy anything nippy; the angel's long fins are very tempting to nippers.

Answer 6

What length is the tank? How lots examine have you ever executed precisely? That blue "angelfish" from Nemo is a Blue TANG, not even on the brink of being an Angelfish, thoroughly distinctive species, and desires a minimum of a 100g tank. And the inch in step with gallon rule would not artwork for freshwater and actually would not artwork for saltwater! Saltwater fish choose lots extra water quantity than freshwater interior the 1st place, a saltwater fish's physique has to artwork lots harder to stay to tell the tale than a freshwater fish, salt is poison. If something that is extra like 5 gallons in step with inch of fish, yet like I suggested, it takes lots extra desirable than length to inventory a tank! As for anemone/clownfish, what species of clown? What species of anemone? distinctive species of clown host distinctive species of anemone, and anemones prefer huge tanks. Captive bred clowns in many circumstances are not so anemone sure than wild caught.

Answer 7

A ten gallon tank is perfectly fine for an angelfish. Most fish will only grow to the maximum they can in their environment, so the angelfish probably won't get to be 6 inches. Angelfish are very sensitive fish. So make sure you pair it with a compatible fish.

Answer 8

Angelfish grow to a pretty good size (although the size of the tank impacts it). It will limit how many other kinds of fish you can add.

Answer 9

Putting an Angelfish in with smaller fish is fine. I have one in my 10 gal. tank with guppies, tetras and a mickey mouse platy. they are all doing just fine. if you get guppies be aware that the angelfish will eat their fry. but for the most part angelfish do well with smaller fish. and a 10 gal tank would be just fine as well.

Answer 10

I wouldn't get the angels, simply because I don't really like the way angels look. Mostly though, I don't like their temperament. I've seen them tear apart a tank full of mollies and danios and other little fish like that.

If you get them, that's fine--but be prepared to accept that they may eat your smaller fish.