Angel minumum tank size?

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I have two angels in a 30 gal and they are only about half grown... I know that I will have to find them a bigger tank the way they are growing.

They had dime sized bodys at Christmas time - now one of them is at least 5 inches tall and about 4 inchs long - not including the tail. They grow at a crazy rate.

Mine are marbles from a LFS and have grown much faster than I ever thought. Good food and good water = massive Angels.
 
Hi there... I have discus and angels as well.
Don't know your experience level but if you are more towards the beginner stage then I would recommend you not get discus for awhile. They are wonderful fish and not as sensitive as they used to be but they are very demanding as to water changes and tank maintenance. They are also happiest in groups of 6 or more and in tanks of 55 gallons or more. Preferrably 75 gallons or more. If properly cared for they grow to the size of a cd...Yes a mated pair can be in a smaller tank but then you are dealing with raising fry and tanks for them and the fry raising is a very rewarding but also very time consuming task. If you get juveniles raise them in a barebottom tank and when grown they can be moved to a planted tank.

Angels, while they of course require good tank maintenance and water changes are much more forgiving. If they are a mated pair, they can be in a 30 gallon but again I recommend a bit larger tank. Even mated pairs sometimes have spats and when angels reach adulthood they can get very mean even if they have not paired off so you need to give them room to escape each other. If you are a beginner with them, I suggest you start with 6 small/medium sized ones in maybe a 55 gallon tank and let them grow and pair off naturally. That will give you time to get used to maintaining their tank etc. You can usually trade the angels back to an lfs once they have grown a bit and keep the pair if you want to breed them. I recommend you not getting the tiny dime sized ones as they are very sensitive to water conditions etc and lately a lot of folks seem to have problems with a big dieoff rate. Angels look beautiful in a planted tank or a biotype tank as a grow out tank and permanent tank if you decide not to breed.
Keep us posted and let us know what route you decide to go. Feel free to ask questions. Good luck and HTH. Sue:):):)
 
okay that you sue thats really helpful so if i dont breed them and get about six of them what is the minimum tank size
 
Hi again..
I would say if you have no immediate plans to breed them, and you get decent sized angels, you could start with a 55 for 6 of them... eventually you are gonna want to upgrade to at least a 75 gallon.. I like to allow about 10 gallons per adult angel fish and your gonna loose space with plants/driftwood etc if you go that route. You may also end up with a pair and the majority of angels once paired up and spawning get really nasty to others in their tank. So you need to make sure there are plenty of escape/refuges for the others and might even have to remove the pair to another tank. Lots of driftwood and plants help define territories too. Alot depends on what kind of a look you want in the tank and what tankmates , if any you plan on keeping with the angels.
Angels look beautiful in a school as they almost float across a tank that is at least 4 feet long. If you can give them extra height that really is a plus. My adult veil fin koi is about 5 or 6 inches in height counting the finage and looks fantastic in the 120 which has a 24inch height.
Alot really depends on your overall look for the tank. Browse thru the photo gallery section here and there are also several sites devoted to angelfish that are great. Just google and go. HTH Sue
 
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