Hi. Back when I bought my used 72 gallon bow I also took the former owners fish from his 6 foot tank. I took 4 almost adult angels. This was a community tank. Problems arose when 2 of the angels decided to pair off. Mind you they had been grown up together in a large community of fish with no issues.
The aggression got so bad that I had to remove one angel as it was cornered and about to be killed and another constantly harassed by the now pair. Angels as they age are no angels. They become very beautiful cichlids. And as with any cichlid they have very individual behaviors. But when paired and or breeding the other fish in the tank better look out.
I now have one adult koi angel in my 120 gallon along with severums and pearl gouramis. With angels at a young age you can have quite a few but as they age you need a plan B. They are great fish and I have the one adult koi angel in the 120 and another in a 29 gallon. They have in the past been housed with all sorts of tetras with no problems same for bolivian rams, keyholes, rainbows and cories..Of course providing the tank is large enough.
IMO usually angels and barbs are a bad mix.. while I'm not familiar with your barbs, they look beautiful in the site, a friend had a 350 gallon heavily planted tank with among others, medium sized angels and tiger barbs in large schools and the barbs were just too aggressive for the angels and would chase their long fins. Eventually he gave the angels to me. Of course everyone's experience is different and angels are great fish that really look beautiful in a school, just be aware that you may have issues in the future when they pair. You may have better luck with keeping them all the same sex but they are difficult to sex until they are adults. Good luck whatever you decide to do. HTH Sue
The aggression got so bad that I had to remove one angel as it was cornered and about to be killed and another constantly harassed by the now pair. Angels as they age are no angels. They become very beautiful cichlids. And as with any cichlid they have very individual behaviors. But when paired and or breeding the other fish in the tank better look out.
I now have one adult koi angel in my 120 gallon along with severums and pearl gouramis. With angels at a young age you can have quite a few but as they age you need a plan B. They are great fish and I have the one adult koi angel in the 120 and another in a 29 gallon. They have in the past been housed with all sorts of tetras with no problems same for bolivian rams, keyholes, rainbows and cories..Of course providing the tank is large enough.
IMO usually angels and barbs are a bad mix.. while I'm not familiar with your barbs, they look beautiful in the site, a friend had a 350 gallon heavily planted tank with among others, medium sized angels and tiger barbs in large schools and the barbs were just too aggressive for the angels and would chase their long fins. Eventually he gave the angels to me. Of course everyone's experience is different and angels are great fish that really look beautiful in a school, just be aware that you may have issues in the future when they pair. You may have better luck with keeping them all the same sex but they are difficult to sex until they are adults. Good luck whatever you decide to do. HTH Sue
