Electric blue acara with angelfish

[Benthebassmaster]

I have kept my 2 angelfish (not breeding) with albino 4 albino corydoras in a 55 gallon tank and the tank is a little dull.
I was wondering if I could add a electric blue acara. I have kept the fish for about 1 month.

 

[Stephen St.Clair]

IMO, probably no problem. Eba's are generally not known to be fin nippers.

 

[Deadeye]

EBAs are nice as long as not breeding, even then not so bad.
Nice flash of color for any tank.

 

[Backfromthedead]

Yes should be fine in that tank.

 

[Deadeye]

Mine is getting bossed around by loaches, if that shows how peaceful they are.

 

[Benthebassmaster]

How much eba’s should I put in. Should I get just one

 

[Deadeye]

Getting one is safest. Any more and you risk getting a pair (unless you any breeding), which would make life hell for other acaras and even the angels.

 

[Cich Mind]

I say put in the Acara. Just one though. It'll make your tank pop with some more color, as they are very nice looking fish. A pair might cause a bit of aggression. It depends on the pair as well. They may mess with the angels or each other if you end up with a pair. GL

 

[duanes]

I would not keep Andinocara with Angels, they are not found together in the same type waters in nature , or geographacally, and the long fin trailers on angels would be very tempting to bite off. (of course I am a geographical purist about my tanks)
But also Angels are soft to neutral water Amazonian species, while Andinoacara species are from more alkaline, harder waters on the west side of the Andes and the Northern side of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, east to northern Venezuela and the island of Trinidad, and 1 species into Central America.
If you do keep them together, I hope you continue to update. I'd be glad to be proven wrong about having fin trailers shortened.

 

[Benthebassmaster]

Now I have kept the angelfish for about 2 to three months. Would it still be fine to add an electric blue acara