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Angels and Tetra's?
Hi,
I currently have purple emperor tetra's and some black neon tetra's in my tank along with the 4 young angelfish. Recently my emperors have started dying off and I now only have 4 left. The neon's may have to be re-homed when the angels reach full size .. that's if I start to see any signs of the angels seeing them as food. Currently it's a waiting game with the neon's and only time will tell.
So I'm thinking now might be a good time to add some more tetra's - or some other shoaling species - I have an open mind, before the angels get any bigger and more capable of eating young fish.
Today I saw some black widow tetra's at my lfs and my guess would be that they would be okay with angels as they are fairly deep bodied but I've just done some brief research online and I've seen they have a reputation of fin nipping ... not a good idea with angels then?
So, basicly I'm here asking what fish can be kept with angels and what can't. I have very soft water with a very low Ph which is why I've tended to keep tetra's and dwarf cichlids ... I'm not one of those fish keepers that plans to force a fish to live in water it's not designed for in the hope it will 'adapt'. I prefer to keep species of fish for the water chemistry that I have naturally instead.
So what can be kept safely with angels and what do I need to steer clear of? The tank is 240 litres (4ft long)
I currently have purple emperor tetra's and some black neon tetra's in my tank along with the 4 young angelfish. Recently my emperors have started dying off and I now only have 4 left. The neon's may have to be re-homed when the angels reach full size .. that's if I start to see any signs of the angels seeing them as food. Currently it's a waiting game with the neon's and only time will tell.
So I'm thinking now might be a good time to add some more tetra's - or some other shoaling species - I have an open mind, before the angels get any bigger and more capable of eating young fish.
Today I saw some black widow tetra's at my lfs and my guess would be that they would be okay with angels as they are fairly deep bodied but I've just done some brief research online and I've seen they have a reputation of fin nipping ... not a good idea with angels then?
So, basicly I'm here asking what fish can be kept with angels and what can't. I have very soft water with a very low Ph which is why I've tended to keep tetra's and dwarf cichlids ... I'm not one of those fish keepers that plans to force a fish to live in water it's not designed for in the hope it will 'adapt'. I prefer to keep species of fish for the water chemistry that I have naturally instead.
So what can be kept safely with angels and what do I need to steer clear of? The tank is 240 litres (4ft long)
Akasha- Posts : 492
Join date : 2014-07-28
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Location : Yorkshire, England
Re: Angels and Tetra's?
Deeper bodied tetras are a good idea with angels, if you like the widows they'd probably be OK, although they can nip, I wouldn't expect them to bother angels. Phantom tetras would be a good alternative such as http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/fish/red-phantom-tetra.html or http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/fish/black-phantom-tetra.html
Pterophyllum- Posts : 1554
Join date : 2012-02-08
Location : Gloucestershire
Re: Angels and Tetra's?
Hi and thanks for getting back to me. The lfs had some black phantoms too but I'd read they couldn't be kept with angels (although I couldn't see why not) so I'd ruled them out.
I'll have another look at the phantoms as I don't really want any nippy fish if I can help it
I'll have another look at the phantoms as I don't really want any nippy fish if I can help it
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
Hi again. I now have some Nemotobrycon Palmeri tetra's (emperor tetra's) waiting for me at my local fish store and I've arranged to pick them up at the weekend.
I'm now worrying about adding them to my community tank with my two 'spare' juvenile angelfish in the tank. They are still quite small and I doubt that their mouths would be large enough to swallow a tetra but I'm still concerned that this is going to be an expensive mistake.
I just wanted to see what the thoughts were here before I get closer to the weekend. The palmeri tetra's are about the same size as my adult black neons currently and the two angels are around 5cm from nose to base of tail now.
What do we think? Safe to add the tetra's or am I gonna have problems? I am considering re-homing these two angels and this might force me to make a decision
I'm now worrying about adding them to my community tank with my two 'spare' juvenile angelfish in the tank. They are still quite small and I doubt that their mouths would be large enough to swallow a tetra but I'm still concerned that this is going to be an expensive mistake.
I just wanted to see what the thoughts were here before I get closer to the weekend. The palmeri tetra's are about the same size as my adult black neons currently and the two angels are around 5cm from nose to base of tail now.
What do we think? Safe to add the tetra's or am I gonna have problems? I am considering re-homing these two angels and this might force me to make a decision
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
I have Neons in with my Angels, not the smallest ones but I have had no problems.
bridgegirl99- Posts : 316
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
hi bridgegirl99
I already have some black neons, they were there before I added the angels and there is quite a lot of research to suggest that they are fine if they grow up together but adding new one's can be a massive problem. This is why I'm worried about adding these new young tetra's at the weekend. The angels are growing fast and I'm concerned they're just going to see food when I try to add new fish
I already have some black neons, they were there before I added the angels and there is quite a lot of research to suggest that they are fine if they grow up together but adding new one's can be a massive problem. This is why I'm worried about adding these new young tetra's at the weekend. The angels are growing fast and I'm concerned they're just going to see food when I try to add new fish
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Location : Yorkshire, England
Re: Angels and Tetra's?
To be honest, it's a bit like asking will a cat & a dog get on together, they may, they may not.
Certainly if the tetras are introduced when the angels are small, there's a greater likelihood that they'll be left alone. Emperor tetras grow a little larger than neons, in a well planted tank, I would expect that they'll be fine, but I wouldn't guarantee it!
Certainly if the tetras are introduced when the angels are small, there's a greater likelihood that they'll be left alone. Emperor tetras grow a little larger than neons, in a well planted tank, I would expect that they'll be fine, but I wouldn't guarantee it!
Pterophyllum- Posts : 1554
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
I think what I'll do is feed them something filling like some bloodworms or something and then add the tetra's while they're full and not thinking about food! .... I can't think of anything else. The angels arn't big enough to swallow them whole but they can certainly pick at them till they kill em but then any fish can do that if it feels like it!
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
I got my tetra's
Nematobrycon Palmeri or the emperor tetra if you prefer. I got 5 to begin with, it looks like I might have 3 males and 2 females but I'm not certain. There was 9 ordered in specially for me but they arrived sick so the lfs has been getting them well and there's only 5 left.
My platinum pearlscale angel was rather too interested in the bag as it was floating and it was a worry but I decided to feed the angels some pellets at one end of the tank and add the tetra's at the other end close to a largely planted area. Within an hour the tetra's were swimming right up to the angels and the angels wern't even bothered!
The two remaining angels are still reasonably small and so they shouldn't be able to get one of these tetra's in their mouth just yet and I'm hoping the tetra's will fatten up and grow enough over the next few weeks for it not be an issue once the angels get to full grown. That's the plan anyway! Wish me luck lol
Nematobrycon Palmeri or the emperor tetra if you prefer. I got 5 to begin with, it looks like I might have 3 males and 2 females but I'm not certain. There was 9 ordered in specially for me but they arrived sick so the lfs has been getting them well and there's only 5 left.
My platinum pearlscale angel was rather too interested in the bag as it was floating and it was a worry but I decided to feed the angels some pellets at one end of the tank and add the tetra's at the other end close to a largely planted area. Within an hour the tetra's were swimming right up to the angels and the angels wern't even bothered!
The two remaining angels are still reasonably small and so they shouldn't be able to get one of these tetra's in their mouth just yet and I'm hoping the tetra's will fatten up and grow enough over the next few weeks for it not be an issue once the angels get to full grown. That's the plan anyway! Wish me luck lol
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Location : Yorkshire, England
Re: Angels and Tetra's?
Look at the eyes, blue eyed boysit looks like I might have 3 males and 2 females but I'm not certain.
Green eyed girls.
Pterophyllum- Posts : 1554
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
really? great thanks. I was looking at the tails as I understood that only the males had the trident tail. I'll check the eyes and see. Thank you
Edit:
I've checked their eyes and there's are 2 girls and 3 boys. I'm now wondering if I need to speak to the lfs and see how quickly they can get me some more so I can up the female numbers ... I read something about the males fighting to the death over the females. They'll need to be quick though as the angels are growing close to a size where a young one of these could fit in their mouths
Edit:
I've checked their eyes and there's are 2 girls and 3 boys. I'm now wondering if I need to speak to the lfs and see how quickly they can get me some more so I can up the female numbers ... I read something about the males fighting to the death over the females. They'll need to be quick though as the angels are growing close to a size where a young one of these could fit in their mouths
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Location : Yorkshire, England
Re: Angels and Tetra's?
I'm just ressurecting this to ask if any one keeps cardinal tetra safely with angels?
I've lost all my black neons now which leaves me with 9 harlequins and 9 emperor tetra's in my upper levels. As the tetra's spend most of their time defending territories in the planted area's it leaves the tank looking bare.
I've got a thing for cardinals at the moment and I'm wondering if they might work with my angels. My pair are very well behaved, they've lived with neons and I've still got my oto's and they just ignore them completely. I'm wondering if cardinals might work? It would bring some much needed colour to the tank
I've lost all my black neons now which leaves me with 9 harlequins and 9 emperor tetra's in my upper levels. As the tetra's spend most of their time defending territories in the planted area's it leaves the tank looking bare.
I've got a thing for cardinals at the moment and I'm wondering if they might work with my angels. My pair are very well behaved, they've lived with neons and I've still got my oto's and they just ignore them completely. I'm wondering if cardinals might work? It would bring some much needed colour to the tank
Akasha- Posts : 492
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Location : Yorkshire, England
Re: Angels and Tetra's?
We have Rummynose in with the angels in the display tank in the shop, generally they're OK, but I don't totally trust the larger angels with them. In general I'd recommend deeper bodied tetras, like bleeding hearts, phantoms, Colombian tets. etc.
Pterophyllum- Posts : 1554
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Re: Angels and Tetra's?
I set off replying to this this morning and was sure I'd hit send ... I think I might be a bit away with the fairies at the moment!
Thank you Rob, I had had rummynoses suggested by a friend and I'd not considered them. I'll look into it. I plan to up my numbers of the gold headed purple harlequins that I have to begin with. They're too deep in the body to be angelfish food and the 9 I got are still there after nearly a year.
I'd seen a display tank with a large shoal of cardinals in and the effect was stunning. It was that that set me wondering. I'll look onto things and let you know
Thank you Rob, I had had rummynoses suggested by a friend and I'd not considered them. I'll look into it. I plan to up my numbers of the gold headed purple harlequins that I have to begin with. They're too deep in the body to be angelfish food and the 9 I got are still there after nearly a year.
I'd seen a display tank with a large shoal of cardinals in and the effect was stunning. It was that that set me wondering. I'll look onto things and let you know
Akasha- Posts : 492
Join date : 2014-07-28
Age : 51
Location : Yorkshire, England
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