Kim DaFoe - 2013-03-17 I am getting a 38 gallon tank for home. I plan on using sand for the substrate. I have 2 zipper loaches in my tank at work that I plan on bringing to the home tank. I am looking for suggestions. I would like to get a couple of Angels but I'm not sure what else to get. I like the Cardnil Tetra, Dwarf Gourami, African Butterfly & Banjo Cats. I see so many fish that I would like to have, but I want to be sure of the compatibility and I don't want to over stock.
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Jeremy Roche - 2013-03-17 Angels get large and 2 full grown can take up a 38 gallon tank. Dwarf gourami will do well. Careful adding anything that requires schools or like to nip. The tank will not be large enough for schooling fich as well.
Anonymous - 2013-01-05 please help me. i had three of these little fish. they were all relatively small, i got one from petsmart and the other two from walmart. i have had the petsmart one for about a week now and this morning i woke up to see it dead. stuck to the filter. i left for four hours and came back to see the smallest one acting like it was stoned. it was doing loops, swimming int ornaments, and laying on the ground while it seemed like it was having a seizure. the other one was fine.recently to of my other fish have caught ich. i have been treating them with Ich Guard. two teaspoons, its a twenty gallon. i haven't treated them today. can someone please tell me what is wrong with my fish.
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Anonymous - 2013-01-05 it's dead now:(
Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-06 Sorry to hear that. Angel when small are very sensitive to water conditions. Tank conditions need to be perfect. The fish could have already been stressed for the tanks at walmart. The eratic swimming can be a sign of amonia spike. Test your water before adding more fish. Make sure your tank has cycled. I would start with some hardier fish like danios, platys or mollies.
Candy Zucksworth - 2013-02-03 I have 2 angel fish. The two were getting along fine,hanging around together. All of a sudden one of them chases the other. Now it is in the corner all the time. I have. 30 gallon tank. Should I get a couple more angels or just take the one out? The bully can be by itself. Not sure what to do.
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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-02-04 As Angelfish get older they often become territorial and somewhat more aggressive. They will also usually pair off. It sounds like maybe your two are not hitting it off together and you may want to separate them. First you could try adding other community fish (of the same size or larger) and/or adding more plants and decorations to see if that helps.
Anonymous - 2013-02-04 I had 3 in my tank. The two in there now paired off and were chasing the one. Took out that one they were chasing. They were doing fine together and all of a sudden my big marble one started chasing the one he hung around with. All it does is hide in the corner. I have a bunch of plants. Should I take the one out and my marble can be the only angel? What other fish would get along with him? I have had an angel and gold Severn together, they did fine. What other fish would do well with it? I don't want a gold Severn again.
nm123 - 2011-12-10 i just added a long finned black veil angelfish into my 30 gallon tank i also have a silver zebra angle fish that i got at a different day they are both the same size just one has shorter fins and one has longer fins and i moved all the decorations before i put him in is this a good match fin wise none of the angelfish have nipped each other yey
please right back to me asap
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Anonymous - 2012-11-09 They should be okay in a 30 gallon. As with any new companions, I would keep an eye out for any aggression but it is unlikely you will have any problems.
Paul R. Pedigo - 2010-07-10 I have eight marble veil angels. I have two pairs of them now with one consistent spawners. They live in a 46 gallon bowfront with a school of zebra danios, two pink glowfish, two plecos, and two corys. I have had two batches of fry so far and the second spawn was MASSIVE. They are thriving and very beautiful fish. Not a beginners fish I can tell you that.
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nm123 - 2011-12-07 I would just like to correct something you said anglefish not being a begginer fish. Anglefish are a begginer fish but you can not use them to cycle and tank even though they are hardy this is because of the delicate fins.
skull - 2005-11-24 i just got my angelfish. they are a little jumpy. their names are garfield (he is black with silver strips) and odie (he is sivler with black strips). i had 1 angelfish before, but it died from the stess of being moved. angelfish are really cool. garfield "brake dances" he will seee his reflection an the glass and move backward. then move forward shaking his head. it is really funny.
Candy Zucksworth - 2012-12-12 I have angel fish. Noticed one of them has one of the long fins in front is broke off. It's healthy otherwise . Do they grow back?
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Candy Zucksworth - 2012-12-14 Thank you. Thought they would.
Candy Zucksworth - 2012-12-14 Thank you. Thought they would.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-12-13 It will normally grow back.
Candy Zucksworth - 2012-11-08 I have a 29 gallon tank. Have 3 angels. I am having trouble with my ph,getting into the 6.5 range.I do regular water changes. Have a good filter,sponge,charcoal and biobeads. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Anonymous - 2012-11-09 I wouldn't worry too much about the ph. It might have some influence if you are trying to breed them but even still I have a friend that breeds them in 7.5 ph. They are not that sensitive to a higher ph and trying to change it may not be worth the trouble especially if your tap water has a higher ph and alkalinity. Good luck!
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-09 What's the pH at in your tank now? When doing water changes are you adjusting the pH in the water you are putting back into the tank?
Candy Zucksworth - 2012-11-09 My ph.is close to the 6.6. When I do a water change I make sure the ph is the same and temp.is the same. Before I put in the new water I add stress coat and aquarium salt. My filter has three stages. Sponge, charcoal, and biobeads. How often should I do a water change and what percent? Change the charcoal once a month. Had a fish store tell me not to change the foam and biobeads very often. My directions for my filter says, change charcoal once a month, sponge every 2 months and biobeads every 3 months. I am so confused. Thank you for your help. I forgot I check the ph a lot if ph is6.4 or lower I add stuff called ph up. I heard you could use baking soda to raise it.
Anonymous - 2012-11-09 My ph.is close to the 6.6. When I do a water change I make sure the ph is the same and temp.is the same. Before I put in the new water I ad stress coat and aquarium salt. My filter has three stages. Sponge ,charcole, and biobeads. How often should I do a water change and what percent?Change the charcole once a month. Had a fish store tell me not to change the foam and biobeads very often. My directions for my filter says ,change charcole once a month,sponge every 2months and biobeads every 3 months. I am so confused. Thank you for your help. I forgot I check the ph a lot if ph is6.4 or lower I add stuff called ph up. I heard you could use baking soda to raise it.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-09 Sounds like you are doing all the right things. What are you using for your substrate?
Candy - 2012-11-09 This is going to sound dumb, what do you mean by substrate.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-09 Not a dumb question. The stuff on the bottom, gravel, sand, crushed shells.
Candy - 2012-11-09 I have rock. I clean the rock when I do water change. What about my sponge and biobeads. How often should I change to new.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-09 Maybe try to add some crush coral to the bottom. That should raise the pH for you. For the filter material just rinse them in the water that you remove from the tank. Using tap water to rinse can kill the beneficial bacteria on the filter.
Candy - 2012-11-09 How often should I rinse them? The pet store that I got my angels from sold me 2 rocks to help with my ph. I put them in and later that night my water was cloudy and my fish were hanging at the top, breathing real hard. Took them out and did a water change ,after that they were ok. It was too much. How much crushed she'll would I use?
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-09 Every water change for the sponge and charcoal. For the crushed coral start with a few handfuls and check pH once settled.
Candy - 2012-11-09 What about my biobeads? I'm sure the rock I got is coral. Use a hamer and break up some chunks and just ad a few small peices? Should I change my charcoal every month? She sold me 2 pretty big peices, it was just too much. Thank you so much for your help. Is changing my water every 2 weeks good.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-11 Crushed coral usually comes in a bag. What type of filter do you have? Sponge should just be rinsed and only changed when it is uncleanable.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-11-11 BioBeads will normally dissloved in 7 to 12 months andnew will ones will need to be added.
Candy - 2012-11-11 My filter is the one that hangs on the back. It has the 3 filter things in it. Bottom is sponge,middle charcole,top biobeads.
Timid, temperamental, and delicate, the Angelfish is familiar to every freshwater aquarist and the most commonly kept cichlid.
So I have a 60 gallon with 10 black tetras and I was thinking of getting 2 black angelfish. Will 2 be fine?
The tetras may harrass the angels at first and add too much stress for them unless larger angels.
I am getting a 38 gallon tank for home. I plan on using sand for the substrate. I have 2 zipper loaches in my tank at work that I plan on bringing to the home tank. I am looking for suggestions. I would like to get a couple of Angels but I'm not sure what else to get. I like the Cardnil Tetra, Dwarf Gourami, African Butterfly & Banjo Cats. I see so many fish that I would like to have, but I want to be sure of the compatibility and I don't want to over stock.
Angels get large and 2 full grown can take up a 38 gallon tank. Dwarf gourami will do well. Careful adding anything that requires schools or like to nip. The tank will not be large enough for schooling fich as well.
please help me. i had three of these little fish. they were all relatively small, i got one from petsmart and the other two from walmart. i have had the petsmart one for about a week now and this morning i woke up to see it dead. stuck to the filter. i left for four hours and came back to see the smallest one acting like it was stoned. it was doing loops, swimming int ornaments, and laying on the ground while it seemed like it was having a seizure. the other one was fine.recently to of my other fish have caught ich. i have been treating them with Ich Guard. two teaspoons, its a twenty gallon. i haven't treated them today. can someone please tell me what is wrong with my fish.
it's dead now:(
Sorry to hear that. Angel when small are very sensitive to water conditions. Tank conditions need to be perfect. The fish could have already been stressed for the tanks at walmart. The eratic swimming can be a sign of amonia spike. Test your water before adding more fish. Make sure your tank has cycled. I would start with some hardier fish like danios, platys or mollies.
I have 2 angel fish. The two were getting along fine,hanging around together. All of a sudden one of them chases the other. Now it is in the corner all the time. I have. 30 gallon tank. Should I get a couple more angels or just take the one out? The bully can be by itself. Not sure what to do.
As Angelfish get older they often become territorial and somewhat more aggressive. They will also usually pair off. It sounds like maybe your two are not hitting it off together and you may want to separate them. First you could try adding other community fish (of the same size or larger) and/or adding more plants and decorations to see if that helps.
I had 3 in my tank. The two in there now paired off and were chasing the one. Took out that one they were chasing. They were doing fine together and all of a sudden my big marble one started chasing the one he hung around with. All it does is hide in the corner. I have a bunch of plants. Should I take the one out and my marble can be the only angel? What other fish would get along with him? I have had an angel and gold Severn together, they did fine. What other fish would do well with it? I don't want a gold Severn again.
beautiful and aggressive
i just added a long finned black veil angelfish into my 30 gallon tank i also have a silver zebra angle fish that i got at a different day they are both the same size just one has shorter fins and one has longer fins and i moved all the decorations before i put him in is this a good match fin wise none of the angelfish have nipped each other yey
please right back to me asap
They should be okay in a 30 gallon. As with any new companions, I would keep an eye out for any aggression but it is unlikely you will have any problems.
I have eight marble veil angels. I have two pairs of them now with one consistent spawners. They live in a 46 gallon bowfront with a school of zebra danios, two pink glowfish, two plecos, and two corys. I have had two batches of fry so far and the second spawn was MASSIVE. They are thriving and very beautiful fish. Not a beginners fish I can tell you that.
I would just like to correct something you said anglefish not being a begginer fish. Anglefish are a begginer fish but you can not use them to cycle and tank even though they are hardy this is because of the delicate fins.
i just got my angelfish. they are a little jumpy. their names are garfield (he is black with silver strips) and odie (he is sivler with black strips). i had 1 angelfish before, but it died from the stess of being moved. angelfish are really cool. garfield "brake dances" he will seee his reflection an the glass and move backward. then move forward shaking his head. it is really funny.
I have angel fish. Noticed one of them has one of the long fins in front is broke off. It's healthy otherwise . Do they grow back?
Thank you. Thought they would.
Thank you. Thought they would.
It will normally grow back.
I have a 29 gallon tank. Have 3 angels. I am having trouble with my ph,getting into the 6.5 range.I do regular water changes. Have a good filter,sponge,charcoal and biobeads. Anyone have any suggestions?
I wouldn't worry too much about the ph. It might have some influence if you are trying to breed them but even still I have a friend that breeds them in 7.5 ph. They are not that sensitive to a higher ph and trying to change it may not be worth the trouble especially if your tap water has a higher ph and alkalinity. Good luck!
What's the pH at in your tank now? When doing water changes are you adjusting the pH in the water you are putting back into the tank?
My ph.is close to the 6.6. When I do a water change I make sure the ph is the same and temp.is the same. Before I put in the new water I add stress coat and aquarium salt. My filter has three stages. Sponge, charcoal, and biobeads. How often should I do a water change and what percent? Change the charcoal once a month. Had a fish store tell me not to change the foam and biobeads very often. My directions for my filter says, change charcoal once a month, sponge every 2 months and biobeads every 3 months. I am so confused. Thank you for your help. I forgot I check the ph a lot if ph is6.4 or lower I add stuff called ph up. I heard you could use baking soda to raise it.
My ph.is close to the 6.6. When I do a water change I make sure the ph is the same and temp.is the same. Before I put in the new water I ad stress coat and aquarium salt. My filter has three stages. Sponge ,charcole, and biobeads. How often should I do a water change and what percent?Change the charcole once a month. Had a fish store tell me not to change the foam and biobeads very often. My directions for my filter says ,change charcole once a month,sponge every 2months and biobeads every 3 months. I am so confused. Thank you for your help. I forgot I check the ph a lot if ph is6.4 or lower I add stuff called ph up. I heard you could use baking soda to raise it.
Sounds like you are doing all the right things. What are you using for your substrate?
This is going to sound dumb, what do you mean by substrate.
Not a dumb question. The stuff on the bottom, gravel, sand, crushed shells.
I have rock. I clean the rock when I do water change. What about my sponge and biobeads. How often should I change to new.
Maybe try to add some crush coral to the bottom. That should raise the pH for you. For the filter material just rinse them in the water that you remove from the tank. Using tap water to rinse can kill the beneficial bacteria on the filter.
How often should I rinse them? The pet store that I got my angels from sold me 2 rocks to help with my ph. I put them in and later that night my water was cloudy and my fish were hanging at the top, breathing real hard. Took them out and did a water change ,after that they were ok. It was too much. How much crushed she'll would I use?
Every water change for the sponge and charcoal. For the crushed coral start with a few handfuls and check pH once settled.
What about my biobeads? I'm sure the rock I got is coral. Use a hamer and break up some chunks and just ad a few small peices? Should I change my charcoal every month? She sold me 2 pretty big peices, it was just too much. Thank you so much for your help. Is changing my water every 2 weeks good.
Crushed coral usually comes in a bag. What type of filter do you have? Sponge should just be rinsed and only changed when it is uncleanable.
BioBeads will normally dissloved in 7 to 12 months andnew will ones will need to be added.
My filter is the one that hangs on the back. It has the 3 filter things in it. Bottom is sponge,middle charcole,top biobeads.