Stocking a 75 and Angelfish Tank Mates
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I disagree with some of the advice you have been given in this thread. I would not even consider putting a convict with angels and keyholes in a 75.
Convicts are not from South America and would destroy a group of keyholes in the confines of a 75.
I would not underestimate angels for aggressive behaviour either. Yes, I would try a group of 6 but be prepared to separate once they hit maturity and start spawning. I have 9 in a 210 gallon and they can get very nasty when defending eggs.
I would stick with your original suggestion of 6 angels and six keyholes. Maybe add an anscistrus catfish.
This would keep to an amazonian theme as all these fish can be found together in the French Guyana.
You may have to separate fish later down the line but at least this will stand a fair chance of working for the longterm.
Convicts are not from South America and would destroy a group of keyholes in the confines of a 75.
I would not underestimate angels for aggressive behaviour either. Yes, I would try a group of 6 but be prepared to separate once they hit maturity and start spawning. I have 9 in a 210 gallon and they can get very nasty when defending eggs.
I would stick with your original suggestion of 6 angels and six keyholes. Maybe add an anscistrus catfish.
This would keep to an amazonian theme as all these fish can be found together in the French Guyana.
You may have to separate fish later down the line but at least this will stand a fair chance of working for the longterm.
There are lots of small peaceful catfish from South America that would work. Whiptails are nice fish and worth considering as are hoplo catfish and portholes. Corydoras would also work.
Lots of tetra species would eventually be eaten by angels. If you add tetras stick to the deeper bodied types like black widows, bleeding heart or diamond tetras.
Silver hatchet fish could also work.
They do shoal. I have 11 of them. Maybe just do a pair of keyholes and 6 Bolivian rams.
