Getting a 36 gallon - How many Angelfish?

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LionCalie

Discussion Starter · Dec 3, 2011

I will soon be purchasing a 36 gallon bow front and would like to have Angelfish after I seed the new tank and everything stabilizes. From what I've already read it sounds like having two and getting them fairly young is the best route to go. I would like to have some other fish with them as well. Any stocking suggestions? I really like the Congo Tetra's. Would a 36 gallon be a big enough size to comfortably house two Angels and 6 Congo Tetras?

We have soft water with poor buffering. It comes out of the tap at around 7.6 - 8.0 then drops to below 7.0 after a few hours. Would the product Neutral Regulator by Seachem be good to use? It adjusts the pH to a neutral 7.0

Live plants intimidate me, is it a must with Angelfish or is it enough to provide a natural looking aquarium with lots of various sized silk plants?

Thanks!

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Rosiepooh

· #8 · 3 mo ago

LionCalie said:
Thanks for the reply, but I have read on more than one occasion of people keeping two Angelfish together with other fish in a 36 gallon. I guess they could be wrong though. :-? What about one Angelfish with others? I know it's not the norm. In the past we had a tropical community tank with an Angelfish and it worked out well.

I tried having other fish in with the angel fish and I've also just tried a few of angelfish but I just lost two and I had a very long time and now the ones that died their bellies were swole that's called dropsies or droopsies or something like that so I'm treating them but I hope I don't lose them

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