Angel fish won't get along ☹️

[Fish_tank_dude_96]

I recently bought 3 large angel fish and the two get along just fine but my black one bully's the bigger silver and gold angel to the point where he is hiding and not eating. Would more angels possibly stop this from happening? Say I get one or 2 more? Or do I need to rehome??

 

[tlindsey]

I recently bought 3 large angel fish and the two get along just fine but my black one bully's the bigger silver and gold angel to the point where he is hiding and not eating. Would more angels possibly stop this from happening? Say I get one or 2 more? Or do I need to rehome??

The black angel is establishing the dominant role. Even if you got rid of the black angel one of the 2 would do the same. If you have a large enough aquarium for more then add more.

 

[Fish_tank_dude_96]

The black angel is establishing the dominant role. Even if you got rid of the black angel one of the 2 would do the same. If you have a large enough aquarium for more then add more.

Thank you! I have a 105 it is definitely large enough.

 

[Wailua Boy]

If you stock 7+, i bet the aggression problems go away.

 

[Fish_tank_dude_96]

If you stock 7+, i bet the aggression problems go away.

Thank you, I will definitely do this.

 

[jeaninel]

I've found with angels it's very hard to have just a few. It's either one or a group of at least 6-8. Angels are bullies and have a pecking order so the more the better to reduce aggression.

 

[Yuki Rihwa]

I have 9x Large Angels in my community tank 6 foots 150G) with a lot of thing to cut LoS and there still bully going on everyday, it's worse with and large group because you will have a change that a pair will form and that pair will beat up all other angels and take half of the tank for their territorial claim, then the others stay in other half of the tank will have pecking order dispute within them...the problem will goes on forever!

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

I realized with my group of angels that they can be real *******s. I was thinking they were peaceful fish but not really even picked on some of my baby cichlids lol I had 5 of them in a 90 gal I ended just getting rid of them.

 

[tlindsey]

Some new to the hobby don't realize Angel Fish are Cichlids lol.