Angels have long fins which mollies find irresisitable and will nip off quickly. I have got an angel now that is 5yrs old and the king of the tank. They are aggressive and will kill off smaller fish, eating them like snacks. The only ones my angel has not eaten are gouramis. Good luck with your fish.
My first fish was an angelfish. He died this week, 7 years old. He was the king of the tank 10inches from tip to tip with gorgeous white flowing fins. He only once killed another fish, and that was an accidental taste of neon tetra. He lived the last few months of his life with another angelfish, a smaller one of a different colour, as well as the sailfin plec and albino shark it had been with for the past 3 years. They do get along with many larger and medium sized fish as well as smaller ones but be wary of them with small fish.
I never really wanted Angelfish, but on a whim I bought 3babies - nickle size. I have 2 silvers and they are great fish, very happy and healthy. My yellow one seems to be anorexic and barely clinging to life (???). He's been this way for 2+ weeks now so maybe he'll come around. I am glad I decided to buy them, they are growing on me. I did intentionally put some guppies in the tank because I heard they like to eat them. I have a 55gal and am thinking of getting a couple more.
Great fish. All comments are accurate. They will attack smaller fish, but I have found it is a boundary issue. Bigger tank, more room and they leave smaller fish alone. Smaller tank causes more problems.
The biggest issue I have is they pull up smaller plants. They are constantly pulling up my smaller plants, and I have to replant.
angelfish are awesome, I've got some juvies,and sub adults. I just wish I knew how many gallons per a single adult angelfish I can't seem to find the answers.
I will add to my comunity tank 8 silver scalare (with 4black stripes)...so im hopefull to get at least one GOOD pair.So,i have 8silver Pterophyllum in my comunity 400L/100gal tank.They eat like pigs! 75% of time have dark stripes.In menu:5different Hikari and 5 times a week-shrimps.8 scalares together looks great-completely not as 2 or even 4 !On date 22.12.2010 was 45mm (body)
I have successfully kept and bred angels for over 15 years now. I've tried all sorts of cichlids, community fish, saltwater, etc and I always come back to angels. If you are interested in breeding fish, angels are a great start. I'm currently breeding some of my black zebra veils with some Ken Kennedy platinum blues and I can't wait to see the outcome! I feed a mixture of frozen bloodworms, frozen glassworms, frozen krill, live blackworms, flake, and color crumble. I have yet to be disappointed by angels!
Angelfish are relatively easy to keep. However, some variants are more delicate than others - especially full 'blacks', and 'platinum' varieties. All will thrive in a wide range of water conditions. Angelfish grow to a quite considerable size, and are commonly overstocked. Aside from being cruel, giving angelfish insufficient space will contribute to their already aggressive natures and tend to cause 'stunting', where the fish have deformed (disproportionately large) eyes and tattered small fins. Because of their tendency to suffer ammonia stunting, good quality angelfish can be difficult to come by. They are generally excellent community fish, but may become aggressive towards one another (especially when breeding).
My Angel Pair has laid its first spawn. They are really interesting to watch with the eggs. They are by far the most fun and beautiful fish I have ever owned!
Such personality in these guys! They know when it's feeding time and will follow you around the tank when they see you holding the fish food. They can be bullies but smaller fish usually know when to get out of the way.
