Angelfish Care and Breeding: Check Out All The Varieties!
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Hello Fellow Fish Keepers!
In this video we discuss how to care for and breed freshwater Angelfish (pterophyllum species). We will show you lots of different angelfish types so you can decide if they are right for you.
Want to learn more about tankmates for Angelfish? Check out these species profiles:
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Only fish I've ever owned that runs straight up to the glass and looks you dead in the eye. Plus they get huge and live forever and everyone thinks they're beautiful. They don't need walks or lil poop bags either🤩
Anyone who comes over loves the angels for this exact reason. It's like they come up to say Hi to everyone!
For 20 years of fishkeeping it never occurred to me to get Angles but when setting up a South American tank a few months ago I added 5 and I absolutely love them!
They have a lot of character and look like mythical creatures swimming around my tank. One of my all time favorites now!
You have the best videos. Perfect balance of information, pace, visual and explanations, Keep up the great work. We appreciate it. Thank you.
Thank you! Appreciate you being here!
I have an angelfish pair that I raised in a 20 high with some Cory’s, I didn’t have any problems with them and they even started breeding!
How big did the angels grow?
I have black blushing angelfish mixed with geo tapajos in a 60 currently and I just love the vibe of the tank so much! They are all about 3mo old. I’m glad you gave geos a mention here! Thank you so much for these videos!
Perfect timing as I’m considering getting some angels lol. My favorite varieties of angelfish are the ones that retain the vertical striping, especially the blue morphs. I think it really complements their height.
Those are awesome!
Angelfish were one of the first fish that drew me into the hobby.
I needed this specific episode on just the baby's
Good luck with the fry. Live baby brine should really help increase survival rates.
Love your channel! It’s so informative. I rescued a young angelfish a few months ago. He’s fine in the 20 gallon right now with some golden white clouds (GORGEOUS little fish!), but I’ll be setting up a 75 this year for him with some Diamond tetras. As he grew I realized the flow was too much. He was hiding in the corner amongst the sword. After turning the flow down to a trickle he became far more active and swims all over the tank now.
Brother this is one of the best videos regarding Angelfish i have seen on the internet. 👌
Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Never kept angelfish before until two weeks ago when I got my first pair. They look cute together. But from what you say in this video it seems I may need a new tank in case things go crazy between them. But the thought of keeping two tanks scares me.
Angelfish are beautiful, I’m planning on getting one in a few weeks, I can’t wait till it’s full grown
Good luck with it!
Absolutely!
how has it been?
Well done! Every video you make is well explained and easy to follow. I just got some very nice angelfish and you laid it out simply and extensive! Thank you!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy them!
Great fish! Had many over the years. Very personable. They figure out pretty quick who the food guy is! They do well with gourami. I have kept with pearls, moonlight, gold and dwarf among others. They seem to like hanging together !
Thanks for sharing your experience!
This is a wonderful video.. I lucked up years ago and had a pair that spawned for me.. I thought it was the coolest thing in the whole wide world.. how I wish I'd had videos like this back then! Thanks Jason and Joanne. I'm a little behind on watching videos.. still in Kentuck.I did do a video of the creek behind the house here it was so pretty. I hope you all have a wonderful and blessed day! Much love my friends 🙏💚🌿🐟🌱
I just realized I watched Joanne's happy Monday 10 things.. and it was absolutely great but I don't think I left a comment 😭😳 I'll definitely have to go back and fix that because it was great.. and I knew exactly how she felt in the bloopers 🤗 Joanne you're amazing!
Hi Mary same thing happened to me. My angel's took care of them all by themselves. I ended up with around 130 babies. It was awesome and I'd like to try again. My local pet store bought them.😄🐟👍
It's cool watching all the little babies swimming around - they are very comical. :-)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics love your lessons. I'm learning a lot from you.😊👍
@@aquariumtreasures1054 that was the first time I figured out what the benefits of a balanced aquarium was.! Everybody kept saying your fish are happy 😂🤗👍🙏💓
Just bought 8 juvenile “Rio Manacapuro” Scalare or Angelfish last week. I keep them in a 400 liter together with 6 Maronii and 10 Copella arnoldi.
Excellent video with lots of great information. Loved all the footage of the Angels with the different stocking ideas 🤓
Thank you!
I just picked up a fairly small blue emerald marble angelfish last night. It is my very first angel, right now I have it in a 29 gallon. Just out of curiosity, how/when will I know when it has sort of outgrown this tank? I have no problems eventually starting yet another tank for it. You are my go-to for a lot of information. Keep up the fantastic videos!!!
Usually within 12-18 months it’s time to move them out of a 29 gallon. Thanks for being here!
We keep ours with Corydora, a Bristle nose Pleco, and a Black Ghost Knifefish, its a great combo.
Thanks for an amazing video, Jason - This might be the best angelfish video information I’ve seen yet. Plus it was therapeutic for me - I lost my favorite (and original) angel Chuck unexpectedly over the weekend 😢 She prompted my upgrade in March “Quarantine COVID project” to a 100g 5 foot tank - Overall a really happy tank for my soft, acidic water: angels (or “fish-puppies”), black neons, cherry barbs, sterbai cories, and a couple of Bolivian rams. Everybody keeps to their own space and species for the most part (except my cherries like to school with the black neons).
Sorry to hear about your loss. :-(
Another Prime Time Aquatics video that I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Appreciate you watching!
Great video as always. You always have the best information.
I have 5 Angel's with a trio of herotilapia multispinosa, 5 swordtails, a couple random tetras that were the last of their groups, two true SAE's, and two bushynose plecos. All get along fine, even with breeding activity going on.
That is a nice combo!
I love your videos. Learning so much. Just setting up a tank and planning my fish. Is it ok to keep one Angel by itself with a pair of honey garami or 2 female powder blue garamis or a sparkling garami. Your advise on the garami would be great. Thank u
The angels will be ok. You’ll have to see if the dwarfs accept the honey gouramis.
thanks for sharing your experience on angels
Hi Jason, I was wondering if I can use your videos for a aquatic species research project for my biology class, if it's okay with you?
LOVE my Angelfish! Just bought my first!
Planed to get some fish on Friday morning , including some more varieties of angels for the lager tank. So excited. :D
Hope you enjoy them!
Great review! I have 3 Altum angels with 11 Rummy Nose, 2 blue rams, 6 corys, 1 ancitrus, 6 otos and 3 hill stream loaches the combination is working for me. Forgot to add my banjo cat.
Sounds like a nice tank!
i have a 55 gallon with two angels , two plecos, a bunch of Molly, bunch of mystery snails, a betta, and two corry cats. my tank is pretty planted
I love your channel! I have my tank set up and cycled, and I’m going to be getting some angelfish on Friday! And I know I’d like a schooling fish, so I’m thinking of rummy nose or cardinal tetras! Can you have more than one school in a tank? Thanks!
Definitely!
Wonderful fish tank and clean water guys
Thank you!
Last night I acquired an "rescue" angelfish from my LFS. Its still fairly small, but swims in circles with its body at a bit of a slant. I saw it eat at the LFS and has a great appetite (one of the first angels up front for food). Is there any way I can help this animal out and give it the best life possible? I fully accept this fish may not live long either. Its currently in a planted 60 breeder, tidal 110 filter is turned to minimum. I am targeting a temperature of 78-80°F. Have cories, espei rasboras, panda garras and a medium sized pearl gourami.
I have two angelfish in a 10 gallon quarantine now, but I don't necessarily want more angelfish babies in there. I don't know if they are male or female. I don't necessarily want more babies in there. What if I put a pictus cat in there? Will he keep the population down if they DO have babies?? Thanks! Love ur vids!! :) Also, I'd like to eventually put them in my 45 gallon tank with 3 other rainbow fish. Do you think that will work? I'd have to tone down the bubbles a little bit.
You never know with angel fish how they will tolerate one another. They have a lot of babies so one fish may not be able to eat them all?
I’ve had just one in a 29 gallon with 8 x rays, 2 boesemani rainbows, a dwarf gourami and a clown pleco and having no issues.
I've long thought about keeping Angelfish. Excellent video from an excellent channel. Thanks, Jason. 🐠🐟🐬🐸🐲🐳🐋🐟
Thank you! They are great fish. I think they will always have a place in my fish room. :-)
I bred the freshwater angel a few times had a group in a 70 gallon saw a few pair up and chase others away so I started a couple smaller tanks a 39 and 45 for the pairs to mate and one pair didn’t other pair gave me around 300 young on 2nd spawn marble and koi mix breed sold them off to fund the hobby and try other types of freshwater fish and successfully bred blue rams. I’ve bred guppies mollies plates swordtails neons Cory catfish goldfish angels rams now I’m trying to get a 70 established for a planted South American cichlids tank
Very cool!
I have African cichlids an a green terror with my angels an tetra’s an they all get along fine but I also have had fish since I was young an I’m cautious on when an how I introduce my fish I’ll have to upload a video an share it with you awesome videos
Nice vid.. I look into this vid bec I saw a tank with two angels and a wolf fish. So I got curious about them.
I love my happy angels, i also have a jerk of a redtail in the tank but he doesnt mess with the angels at all (:
Great video great video who can forget about the wonderful angelfish! Even though I don't own any at present I did in the past and they were great!
I don't know what it is, but I think there will always be angelfish in my fish room. :-)
I have an acara and a pair of angels.I think I just have an aggressive acara because it rules the tank.Thinking of moving it soon.
Angels with Discus, i would suggest having a tank that is a minimum 400 lit, preferably 500 lit or larger and minimum water depth of 60cm.
LOL! I have basically gone the complete opposite of your advice other tank size. Gabrielle is in a 210, but the water movement in there is crazy with 2 canisters, 3 HOBs, 2 sponges and two wave makers. He's also sharing that space with 2 oscars, a pike, a dempsey, a texas, a jaguar, a salvini and two convicts (plus 3 cats and a pleco). I do have a backup plan but so far (over a year). Everyone leaves him alone. I did have two and one has recently passed, but Uriel didn't have any signs of violence evident, so I believe it was either stress due to one or more of the many possibilities you spoke of here or, although consistent, poor water quality (you may recall I had nitrates that were "off the chart" high). I'm probably going to move him even though I liked the idea of having "dithers" that were something other than silver dollars. Especially now, knowing he's probably less than thrilled to be in there with those bruisers and the crazy current.
That's good they leave him alone!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Yeah, now I wish I had bought more of them when I set up the tank since the combo of fish seems to be working. Or working for the first year anyway. To add more in now, it might throw off the balance. And of course, buying babies would be foolish since they'll (likely) just become expensive oscar/jaguar/pike food. Live and learn. Who knows, with my luck, had I bought 6 or 7, it might not have worked and I'd be in the same boat. I will never know.
I have 3 Angels 10 neons 5 panda corrys and one lone Molly. In a 55. All are getting along.
Good to hear!
Soo finally.. Is it safe to keep discus with angels ?
It has been hit or miss for most people I talk to - the tanks I showed you that were mixed are from very experienced breeders and people who actually go collecting in bring in wild strains. They have had no issues mixing them. Other people have more issues.
What about a single angelfish short fin phillipine blue in a 40 breeder? Heavily planted. Still very young wondering if ill need to upgrade at some point and if so when? ❤ 😅❤❤
That can work for a couple years.
Great video. I'm thinking of breeding angels again. I did up north where the pH was 7.4. now I'm in Florida and have very hard water with 8.0 pH. Any suggestions? 🤪🐠👍
I've had angels breed at that pH.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh good to know. Thank you so much.😊👍
How many angelfish would you advise in a 55 gallon tank?? Great video!!!!
You could start with 4-5. You may have to remove some if you get an aggressive breeding group though.
I love your angel fish I used to have one angle fish 🐟 but after 9 years of his life he passed away 💔
After watched your video I might go adopting some angles 😉
They are such great fish!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics you are right mine was so peaceful and kind
How old is your Angel that moved from the 150 to the 125? Great video as always!
Maybe 6-7 years old?
I really like the rainbow shark. Could you elaborate on why it wouldn't be a good tank mate? I figured they would inhabit different areas of the tank. Planning on a 75 gallon
They get really aggressive as they get larger.
Hey! I’m considering getting a single angelfish for my ‘centrepiece’ fish in my community tank (ember tetras, sterbai corys, a bristlenose, some nerites).
My tank is a 40 gallon long, which I know is big enough, but is it TALL enough?? My tank is 48Lx12Wx16H, but it’s only about 13.5 inches worth of water height from gravel to top.
I’m getting mixed answers online, I just want to make sure!
That is borderline for me. I tend to like something at least as tall as a 55 gallon. I mentioned some people will breed a pair in a 29 (again a taller tank), but for long term success, especially for veil tails a tank over 20" tall is ideal.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics awesome! Thank you so much for the answer. I’ll probably opt for gouramis then I think, thanks again :)
Going to be setting up a quarantine tank soon, then will be looking to get some Koi angels for my 55. I got 8 Flameback Bleeding Heart Tetras, that should be fine as a mate, in your opinion?
They will look nice together!
Thanks a lot for your efforts.
How many angel fish i can keep in 120 L aquarium
61L ×41×58H.
Only angel fish no tank mates.
Thanks and merry Christmas
That's about 30 gallons. I typically don't keep them in anything less than a 40 gallon?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics so in a 40 g. Can take how many fish.thanks
Great information...👍👍👍🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹...
As a firt time owner of a 35 liter tank, a petshop owner suggested i buy angel fish of around 4cm excluding fins (i ggot 3 of them). Now i am slightly concerned given that according to most sites the minimum size tank is 20gallons. Will this affect their overall psychological and mental health or should i give them up? thanks!
I actually think the minimum long term is a 55 gallon because they get so tall.
55 gallon sounds reasonable for a large Angel... Question: are you thinking a single angel in a 55? Or a pair?
Either can work.
i loved angelfish
They are so magnificent 😍😍
My 7 year old Angel loves heavy water flow he sits under the filter outlet that falls onto his body he absolutely loves it and loves the bala sharks tank mates he can definitely hold his ground! I wanted to ask about breeding Angels what size tank would be suitable not long term just a breeder tank ?
I see lots of people use 29s for short term breeding.
It's better to buy same varieties of angelfish or each one could be different,?
I like a variety. 😀
My Buenos Aires tetras probably would not work. They are extremely aggressive eaters and may be fin nipping bullies. I put a bully red-eye tetra in with them and he stopped chasing anything. Nice video.
Agreed - those little guys are mean!
You see the ones at beyond the reef yet? Higher cost but they’re nice looking.
I need to make my way over there. :-)
This is gonna sound stupid but I have a 29 gallon tank I had bought 2 koi angelfish and my male died last night. Would I be able to change it up and get a male black and try to breed it with my koi female for a successful breeding?
Not stupid at all. They will usually breed with one another.
I've read alot of varying statements on this, but how many would you suggest be a minimum number of them in a 55 community? Planning on keeping a blue acara as a centerpiece, but wanted 2 angels. I'm scared if they decide to pair or even worst are both males and end up fighting to death.
That can be a little tricky. The problem is once you go beyond one, if they do pair they will become a little more aggressive defending their territory. If you go to four or more, you may still have an issue because you may wind up with multiple pairs. They usually do ok when smaller-younger, when breeding starts it becomes more complicated.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks alot for the reply. Just trying to determine what method I want to go about with it. Still on the novice side of the aquarium hobby and looking for suggestions. 🙂
Sir my angle fish after separating from fry male is not eating now 7 days over only standing seeing its face on glass but fish is active
I had a pair of geophagus winemelleri but my poor big girl got swim bladder and I couldn't save her. So now I have 1 male geo in a 75. He's huge. I was thinking of adding a pair of angels but I have a canister and hob filter hooked up and the flow is fairly strong. I can't keep plants because the geo digs so so much. I do have some anubias but it's been ripped off so many times it kind of just tumbles around lol. Would the angels be ok with only a few little plants?
Never a for sure thing with cichlids, but it's a combo I would try.
Is a single angelfish in a planted community tank (260l) going to go alright - without any of its own kind?
Angels do fine on their own.
Hey Jason! I just got a small angel and when introduced my angel of big size is not letting her leave with peace, continuously nipping her, what should I do?
It depends on the tank size. I have found after a couple days in a larger 4-6ft tank they will sometimes work things out. Other times I have to move one of them out.
amazing
Speaking of mouths - it's amazing how much open their mouths. I had a tank with some decent sized neon tetras. no big deal...for 4 more neons...a day later no new neons....I guess my Angels had a French Laundry meal on me....sigh...
Ya, they can consume smaller neons
I have a 75g I plan on using for angels.. not really breeding.. just keeping for a long time. How many would you guys recommend? No other tank mates. Maybe a cpl corys..
Sometimes you can keep a group of 6-8, but if you get a couple aggressive breeding pairs it might be stressful later.
Can I put just one angle in 60l tank? I also have 7 neon tetras, know that a big angel can it them, but heard that if we put a young one and it grows with them it won’t reckon them as food
Angels should have at least a 55 gallon tank given their adult size. They can get quite large!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks!
Just got my first 8 silver angels in a 55. I realize this video is a year old so am late lol. How long does it take for them to be full grown? Thanks!
It can take them a very long time to grow to full size. They are above average growers, however, In a 55 gallon you may have to remove some of them if a pair forms and they are overly aggressive towards the others.
What type of angelfish are the ones at 2:38 ?
@Prime Time Aquatics I know you said you prefer a 55 but, what about a 36 hex because its taller?🤔
Usually the angels start to look cramped when full grown in anything less than a 55. I have one in a 40 breeder right now that I'm probably going to move.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Okay. Thanks! I will keep looking for something else. :)
You mentioned black skirt tetra. I have of them in a 29 gallon tank. Do you think an angel fish would do good in there?
Sometimes they can be a little nippy, but my white skirts worked out ok.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks for the response. I see I left out the number of black skirts I have. I have 6 now and was going to add a couple more in the next couple days. If they are in that number I heard they will be less nippy. Do you think that has a good chance to work? Really appreciate any answers, this seems to be point of contention just like putting an angel in a tank that is only 29 gallons.
By the way I really appreciated your the depth you went into on your cycling video, I learned a lot!
I am hoping for a relatively peaceful tank in my 100 gallon. Can I get just 1 angel fish? Is there a certain type you recommend?Thank you in advance for you help
That should work. If you don't have any fin-nippers the veil tails are really cool. If you want standard fins check out Koi Angels and Blues.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you
Can you do a video on the brochis and aspidoras?
During this time of covid getting rid of fish wasn’t bad until the post office took a dive. The only fish I can ship now are fish like zebra plecos or anything I can justify the higher shipping rate for. I can’t take a chance that the fish will be left on the dock a day or two.
I hear you. We ordered some stuff in the mail and it showed up in a bag that was probably 95 degrees.
They grow fast to
Do you think you keep keep a single Angelfish with some different rainbowfish and peaceful barbs like Odessa barbs or cherry barbs?
I don't think the rainbows will be an issue. The barbs you mentioned might work, but it's hard to say for sure.
I have a pair of angelfish with turquoise and Boseman rainbows and the do fine. I’ve considered adding my rosy barbs to the tank.
I have a 90 gallon tank with 4 black skirt tetras, 4 red wag platys, two rosy barbs and 4 cory catfish. I have been wanting to add a couple of angel fish and I read that rosy barbs are not fin nippers...your opinion?
Ya, the rosys may nip at the angels a little.
Just what I needed....
I have a tank of about 10 Silver dollars. Was thinking about getting Angels. Are silver dollars and angels a good combo?
It depends on your group of silver dollars. If they are a calm group (as they tend to be as they grow) it can work and I've done that combo before. If the group is still young and really active it might stress small the nagels a little.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks Jason... Good insight.... The dollars I have are a mix. 6 of them are about 2½ inches big and 4 are about 1 inch big. They're mostly calm, sometimes 2 big ones will have it at each other...
I think I should wait a bit...
Thanks a lot Jason! Always good to see you and get your insights in the comments section !
Jason, could I have a pair of Fire Mouths or Keyhole Cichlids as tank mates?
Martin
Possibly in a 4ft tank. Less than 4ft I might just pick one.
Thanks. Decisions, decisions, decisions! Being in the UK we are usually cms and litres The tank is 105cm( so 6 inch short) and 245l
Hey there. Will different colors/varieties of angels naturally school together? Or no?
Mine seem to spend most of their time together and they are all different. :-)
Nice,if I ever give up my super red bushy nose breeding or just add another it would be Angels
The super reds will definitely bring in more money. :-)
I have real plants in my angelfish tank and they keep eating the plants! Any suggestions to help save my plants from the angels eating them?
I've never seen angelfish pay any attention to plants? Weird. Not sure how to save them (other than remove them) if that is what is happening. My guess is they would be far less inclined to try and eat thick-leaved plants like anubias?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics the one they seem to eat the most is my tall Val!
How long does it take for them to reach that 5-7 inch body size? I have had mine for almost a year and a half and her body is only about 3 inches.
That particular one reached that size within about 5 years?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Oh okay. Sounds like it will take more time then. Thanks for the reply!
If you don't mind me asking what size tank did you have with your Severum/Angelfish Combo. I had that combo in an 55 and my severums killed the Angels.
I have done that combo in both a 75 gallon and 150 gallon. I will say I have found the green severums to be a little more aggressive than the rest.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics , thats what Ive had and both were absolute jerks but it might have been my tank size.
Are guppies a grate tank mate
They usually do ok
Thank you!
I use a 55gal aquarium
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Hello. Would 6 to 7 Congo tetras and 1 Angelfish work for 40 gallon?
I've done that without any issues
@PrimeTimeAquatics Great. Finally a match. Lol
What about mixing silver dollars and leaf fish in with the angels
Sometimes the silver dollars stress the angels but leaf fish could work.
Makes sense thanks for the reply .love your channel 👍👍
could I do one angel fish as a center piece in a 40 gallon breeder tank with some community fish such as rainbow or cardinal tetras?
I think so!
Hey I have a female Marbel Angel fish an a Male Angel. The female is laying eggs as I type. I tried to put te male one in an she was having none of him. Had to take him out right away. Is this working out a lost cause?
Maybe not, sometimes you have to try more than once. You could also try adding him with the lights off next time.