anglefish community tank

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Out of boredom, I decided to set up an old 5.5 gal tank my wife had sitting in our garage. Cleaned it, filled it with water and added fish from wal-mart the same day. Only then did I begin to do research. Not only did I not cycle my tank, I seriously over populated it with fish that did not get along well. After 3 weeks of daily water changes and the loss of 1 of the fish the tank was cycled. And I became hooked. I bought a 10 gal shortly after. Then another. And I just bought a 40 gal breeder tank I currently have cycling. My wife is thrilled... lol My question reguards anglefish. I am fascinated by them. Yet I have heard conflicting stories on their temperament. I would like to have several different colorful fish as well as shrimp and or snails for a clean up crew. What are some possible combinations I could do? I'd also like a fairly active tank without over crowding it. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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I have a good and a sad story.

I had a 46 bowlfront with a pair of angels (so I thought....) they laid eggs together but they never hatched, I also put khuli loaches and a school of 8 rummynoses. Turns out both angels decimated both populations in a day, they were also both female lol. I added anoth angel thinking it would look cool but one of the older angels ended up pairing with the newer angel and they killed the other one....... anyways that's the only bad experience I had with them. On the contrary I have a breeding pair of blue smokeys whom bred in my community and didn't attack or eat any of my other fish lol, now in a 40g by themselves to give them privacy..... and I have about 8 angels in a 90 gallon with bosesmanis, bettas, rams, and plecos and they seem fine together!
 
Wow. Lol that explains why anglefish have an unpredictable temperament! I really thought they were a very peaceful fish. Sounds like some can be real terrors. I've decided against keeping any until I have a tank that suits them. But damn they are good looking fish! I envy you and your 90 but it sounds like it was a lot of work and stress to get there.
 
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Aquarium newbie said:
Wow. Lol that explains why anglefish have an unpredictable temperament! I really thought they were a very peaceful fish. Sounds like some can be real terrors. I've decided against keeping any until I have a tank that suits them. But damn they are good looking fish! I envy you and your 90 but it sounds like it was a lot of work and stress to get there.
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After you pass your first tank, everything is so easy from there on out. I have over 10 tanks lol. Water changes take around 30 min tops.
 
Went to an actual fish and aquarium store today and I must say I was impressed. Huge selection of everything! And a massive saltwater section. I bought 2 rainbow cichlids. Was disappointed that one died shortly after putting it in one of my 10 gals. The other rainbow nipped at its fins for a few hours and it died. I thought they were peaceful fish. But never the less I plan on buying around 5 or 6 rainbows for the 40. Or is that to many?
 
Icedcoldmine said:
After you pass your first tank, everything is so easy from there on out. I have over 10 tanks lol. Water changes take around 30 min tops.
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That's not to bad! I have a lot of chlorine in my town water so I will usually fill up a 5 gal bucket and add my water treatment and let it sit for a little bit. Then add it to my tank.
 
a 10 gallon is not large enough for one to escape the other's bullying, which is probably why it died. Rainbow cichlids need at least a 20 gallon tank in my opinion and that is a minimum. Also, putting two of any cichlid species in a tank together unless they are a bonded pair is asking for trouble, since cichlids are usually more aggressive within their own species. If they are in a larger group there are more fish to distract the dominant one and the other guy doesn't get it so bad.
I would say a 40 would be good for a pair of rainbows, good way to get a pair is to buy 5 and wait for 2 to pair off then sell the rest back. If you get one male and 3-4 females, they *might* be able to all stay in there, but I would keep a close eye on them once a pair forms.
 
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