i have an angel fish that i have had for a bout 2 years?

Question

i had 4 others with her and she fought with them and bit at their fins. the 4 died about 6 mo ago. do u think she killed them and if so why and do u think it would be ok to put more in there?

Answer 1

how big is your tank? Do you have hiding places? Those would be the two biggest factors in determining if can put more fish in your tank. It seems a little strange that they lived together for a year and a half and then four died. Maybe it was some other stress that weakened them severely and the last one just finished them off. Did you do a water change shortly before the deaths. Did you check your ammonia and nitrate and nitrite levels?

Answer 2

Angels are territorial like any cichlid. They should be kept in singles or as compatible pairs, unless the tank is very big. If the tank is anything less then 30 gallons you don't have room for more then one. If you simply stuff more in there you'll be running circles with the same problem.

Answer 3

yea she probably though the tank was hers. How big is your tank? Like all animals, if space is limited, they will fight to have as much as possible. If you have a 10 gallon tank with 14 fish in it, get a bigger tank. There should be at least one gallon for each fish in the tank. (ex. 10 fish in 10g tank)

Answer 4

I have a 55 gallon with eight angles in two breeding pairs, they always eat their eggs, I bought them all together very small, they have been good for two years.

Answer 5

here are some links about keeping and taking care of angelfish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_angelfish
http://www.squidoo.com/freshwater-angel-fish-care/
http://finarama.com/diseases/
http://www.peteducation.com/category_summary.cfm?cls=16&cat=1942

Hope that helps you
Good luck

EB

Answer 6

she probably defended her territory.