Bad Angelfish Buddies: Think Twice Before You Add These to Your Angelfish Tank!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

If you want to see some good tankmates check out this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWWvpaebor-Zi5o If you want more information on Angelfish Care check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/boi7d5mli9iSebM Here is some more information on some of the fish featured in this video: Tinfoil Barbs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXLRYZiBed2VoNk Bala Sharks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJW1iZSiq5KLoKM Betta Fish: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laTXkGl4bpuHoJI Guppies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mavVqqOtn7-lh6c Pygmy Cory Cats: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGq5l6ifjNaYj5Y Exclamation Point Rasboras: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipzRkpWLnq2Lq9E Green Neons: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHnZoq2fmcyVnck Our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch For the latest in the fish room check us out on Instagram primetime_aquatics Join this channel to get access to perks: kzbin.info/door/YVN7EN0ALL6CE4U7NpMUTAjoin If you want to see all the cool stuff Joanna does with other types of scapes check out her channel! kzbin.info/door/PEZk1MpOTGiBVh6BtWjlRg

[@eas9911]

I have 4 angels in a 125. Rainbows, clown loaches, cories. No problems. The angels hold their own during feeding. The angels have paired off and split the tank. One pair has spawned twice, no issues there either. They ended up eating their own eggs. Love watching you guys!

[@shesellsfish]

Yes, yes, way back in the day when my fish info was limited, the kids wanted this gorgeous angel fish for the community tank full of guppies, endlers, teapot platys, and danios. And when Carlos ( what the kids named Mr angel fish) was quarter size, all was well. Then Carlos grew and grew and the other fish became less less until one day, there was nothing left in the tank but a big, fat, Carlos who was the size of my hand, 😂 Lessons learned throughout the years. 👍❤👍

[@alphabetgrow1040]

cichlids are a tough cookie to crack in mixed species aquariums :D great video as always, if i ever do an angel tank ill likely stick with bn's and maybe cory cats. keep them stress levels nice and chill. I know alot of people do the discus mix which makes sense too. Maybe since ive kept a fair amount of cichlids im just prone to the love of "mostly species only" setups. They give the fish a better natural personality, there are definitely exceptions that work though.

[@ethanahhhy2837]

Basically everything when they’re breading 😂

[@mrfish.-]

Ugh I had a breeding pair that harassed everything! Even then pleco! I moved everyone else to temporary tank until the angelfish babies were born and sold.

[@Fishcentral]

Yea if I was going to get some, I would just do a angel fish only tank

[@eduardolibed1082]

Very informative video. Thank you guys 👍🏼‼️

[@jupiterrocamora4946]

Interesting take on the rainbow fish and danios being bad angelfish buddies. They've always been suggested as tankmates for angelfish. Now I feel a bit sorry for my angels constantly chasing after their dwarf neon rainbow tank mates.

[@Skyla-Smith]

Thank you for all these fish videos! I'm well versed in plants but have much to learn with the fish. Would love to see one of these on apistogrammas!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@markhunter2244]

Happy Monday, very helpful video. It’s always good to know what fish aren’t compatible with each other ☃️🎄

[@jessicag9844]

I have 2 angels with electric blue acaras, gold barbs, and cories. It’s a chill tank. I haven’t had any issues with aggression.

[@AlysonGreeneOfficial]

I’ve been wanting to add a couple of Electric Blue Acaras to my Angel & Cory community, glad to hear they’re peaceful!

[@jessicag9844]

@@AlysonGreeneOfficial ya for the most part they are. My biggest acara can get bossy but never to a point that I’ve had to separate them. If you get small acara they should adjust well. Hope it works out.

[@tinasweeney4392]

I just got my new additions: Hemiramphidaes and Gasteropelecidaes! I can't wait until they're done with quarantine.

[@BrookleyBell]

Happy Monday!!! 😊

[@plumber1331]

Thanks for the video I just added 9 to my 180 community tank and I have a lot of male and female bettas . I guess I'll see what happens when the mature.

[@d11.66]

Happy Monday

[@lurklingX]

people say *silvertip tetras* don't work.... but i find it's a good balance. i even have a betta in with them and 2 koi angels. it's copacetic. they were all WAY too interested in a pair of panda corys (even though the angels quarantined with them for almost 2 months, waiting on a tank to cycle. BUT, it's all evened out and everyone is life as usual.

[@sergeiz.5815]

I love Mondays my day off 😊

[@sergeiz.5815]

I got some Lamp -eye tetra's and rasbora-heteromorpha. Cool looking fish

[@sergeiz.5815]

Happy Monday. Merry Christmas and happy new year :)

[@classychandu5090]

My Cordoras do very well even though my angels are breeding. Bristlenose plecos also doing well.

[@Covid--be6pi]

Boring Mondays 🙃 This Vid made it intersting:)

[@ernapichry7429]

Happy holidays for all your family end merry Christmas and a happy new year from Belgium

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

You too! Thanks for being here.

[@edilley]

All of your videos have helped me out so much! My wife and I started up a couple months ago, and have learned soooo much to the point where it's overwhelming. We have 3 eb acara and a gb ram in our 55g currently. Was thinking of adding some angels into the tank to help with blocking views and creating distractions. Would these be a good option?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That could be a good mix. Thanks for being here!

[@jayendrakumar2716]

I have a community tank with Two Angles, Four Tinfoil barbs, Four Carps, Four Chiclids, two Sharks and two Scats. All doing fine 🙂

[@Aquaticpredatorking]

One of the things I did was put angelfish with peacock cichlids, gold saum, and finally a koi, the koi is full grow stop growing at 1ft that combo work nicely until the male started to kill the other peacocks so to protect the angel I put it in to a 40 tall.

[@apss5736]

happy monday

[@zookinir]

I have 4 angels in a 40g. One angel is small but now growing up and not sure what sex it is cause it gets the same attention from both the male and females. The more mature angels have layed eggs with the same male, at alternating times. The male grooms the females and the female returns the groom but the 2 females don't groom each other. They seem to learn to get along with each other when not laying eggs. Watching them interacting with each other.

[@shericeayitsey2248]

You guys are the best

[@davemorris774]

Happy Monday to you both. I have a red tail black shark with my angels but he is vey lazy haha

[@valerietomlin4363]

If I knew then what I know now…I would never have purchased my five cute little baby angels. Had I understood that “pairing off” behavior, I would only have purchased two and hoped they were of the same sex. I’ve now invested in multiple larger tanks to separate the mated pairs who attack everyone in sight. Also, something I experienced in housing one of my un-mated angels was crazy aggression by my juvenile chain loaches toward the poor angel even though those same chain loaches completely ignored the two electric blue Acara in the same tank. Is there such a thing as a single fish that EVERYBODY hates no matter where you put them? That seems to be the case with my angel I’ve named “A Fish Called Wanda”.

[@abkaquatics888]

Great Video, What about scissor tail Rasbora or Glass bloodfin tetra??? 🔱

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I like them too!

[@juliaheinritz3264]

I am hoping to get a larger tank in the future so I can have an angel fish or two so this video is quite helpful. Thanks as always...ps...the Saturday video discussion about coffee & tea and Jason's sleeping nature was entertaining. I am not a morning person at all and need lots of strong coffee. I also enjoy tea but now I will never try that smokey tea...who wants smoke breath-lol. Joanne...question for you. When gravel vacuuming your scaped aquarium how often do you need to remove your rocks and drift wood to vacuum underneath them. Once in a blue moon or every other water change. Just a rough estimate please ( and thank you:)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Too funny :-) We almost never remove rocks and wood from our scaped tanks.

[@nandinigupta4277]

Hello, please read this comment I request you. So this is about my Molly fishes first I had bought 2 dalmatian mollies but one died just the day after I bought it so the other one lived alone in the tank, yesterday almost after 1 month I have bought 4 mollies 2orange and 2 black ones I kept all the mollies including the first one together but the first mollies who lived alone is continuously attacking on other mollies specially the orange one so I separated the white one from the other, what else should I do and what could be the matter behind attacking? Please answer I'm very upset with the matter.

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

I'm not saying it's a smart thing to do but, I have an Angelfish in with two Oscars, a Jaguar Cichlid, a Texas and Jack Dempsey, a Venezuelan Pike, a Salvini and a Convict. They've been together for two years give or take a couple months. It may not work much longer, but so far, they all get along for the most part. There is some fin damage on occasion, but I haven't seen any kind of aggression like I have seen in the African Cichlid world. That said, I'll likely break my group up eventually, but for now *knock on wood* everything is working.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I’ve had some weird combos work out too 😀

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Right? But then there's always that one guy... "I had me an Oscar and Neon tetra share the same tank fer 14 years, never had a problem. In fact, they was bestest friends." that goes way beyond wierd 😆

[@davidglover7949]

My angels do just fine with my Zebra Danios. They might get a little stressed when the danios go after the eggs they just laid but other than that no problems. I unfortunately lost one of the four angels I put in the tank right away so there was one for a while that was the odd man out. I should have taken him back sooner because the other two paired up and put him in a corner 24/7.

[@JayJay-qy6mz]

i have 2 angels in a 180 gallon tank with a green terror, jack dempsey, 3 peacocks, rainbow shark, frontosa, 2 yoyo loaches an 2 plecos all doing fine together for over 2 years

[@Maggie19701]

Wow Incredible

[@brandonbennett9128]

Do you think a cryptohero Nanoloutus cichlid would be a ideal tank mate? I hear they are of the more peaceful fish when it comes to cichlids is why I ask. Thanks

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That might work in a 4ft tank or greater?

[@alisonnicholson]

Never kept angel fish but having danios I know first hand about fin nipping. Would love to try Angel's but not sure my tank would be suitable

[@macc224]

i have 2 diamond angels in a 55g a lot of various tetras and other fish, but added 6 pigmi corys in, the angels are quite big and not bothering the corys.... should i be concerned?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Good to hear!

[@MrDanAng1]

I've had several different angelfish with ember tetras, in theory, they SHOULD be eaten, but I've never experienced that it actually happened. I wouldn't reckommend this pairing in any way, I just have lucked out or scaped the tank so it is hard to feed on the tetras. Not sure why, it just work with my palm size angels and sub-inch tetras!

[@brendalore3039]

Can u put blue polar parrot and the white ones. I’m moving the angels to a bigger tank with the polars. Good idea or not. Thank u

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Usually parrot fish are too much energy for angels.

[@c.a.t4607]

Only time I have trouble with my two angel fish is when they are spawning, other than that they get along well with the other fish in the tank.. a golden gourami, some danios and Corydoras.. The danios they chased to the bottom of the tank after one of their spawns and are just starting to go back up towards the top to swim again, the gourami they don't mind because he's never backed down to them and doesn't let them bully him. The gourami usually pushes them away with his barbels like curb feelers on a old classic..

[@c.a.t4607]

Also when my Corydoras are laying eggs on the glass, the angels will be hovering around to pick them off as soon as they are laid.. This has lead to a couple funny incidents when instead of laying her eggs on the glass, because the angels are so close she will lay them on one of the angel fish, which causes a small dust up when the other angel eats the eggs off them..

[@bettaguy21yeet99]

I have 4 juvinile angel fish with a fenale betta in a 55 gallon and both their fins are as buetiful as if they werent together

[@loufossee7824]

I have a 30 gallon curved front tank. I have 2 Goramies. I want to put an Angel in the tank or 2. Nothing else is making it in the tank. Is this ok or am I going to have 2 dead angels.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

You would mostly likely wind up with at least one dead angel, and having to move the angel to a larger tank within 6-9 months?

[@mizukage796]

I've got some bleeding heart tetras that I think are fine nipping my angelfish. Are rummynose tetras ok to keep with geophagus topajos?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

As long as the rummynose aren’t small enough to eat they should be ok. They might have to be full grown to survive though.

[@willb6426]

Depends on tank size lol not everyone has a 2000gal like Joey but he has like 50 tiger barbs with angels 😄

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, that can work :-)

[@ragnos28]

You can subdue the "nipping beast" by adding a large number of tigers, I do that all the time in my community tanks. Still, the angels will not like the fast and boisterous colleagues, so is a no go.

[@WHY269]

Will B, have you noticed that you never see the discus in there?

[@willb6426]

@@ragnos28 I know I got congos red fin tetras killie fish living peacefully with those beasts of tiger barbs lol

[@ThePsantos2397]

i just got a 55 but have a ton of mollys and baby snails with a betta, would i be safe for an angel or two

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

It would probably work ok.

[@natalianaic6634]

I have paired angelfish in a 90 gal. They are in a tank with an electric blue acara. The acara is the boss of the tank but fighting is not too bad, just when the angels lay eggs i see some aggression when the acara eats the eggs and the angels want to protect them. (Poor angels)

[@mrfish.-]

Serpe tetras didn’t work for my angelfish, they nipped there fins and there was always drama at feeding time.

[@lancebeers5599]

i have a lil bit of everything in my 60T. 2 angels ,1 sevrum, 4 neon barbs, 2 gouramis, 1 molly, i had at 1 time 11 neons and 11 tequila guppies. at last count there are 8 neons and only 3 guppies. the neons hide out in the lower part of the tank for most of the day in the real and fake grass. the guppies tend to stay at the top of the tank. i am not surprised with them eating the neons, but i thought they guppies would be to big.. guess i was wrong. but 3 have survived. in the last 6-8 months the angels have gotten huge. they started out at about the size of a quarter i guess but they have at least tripled that.. they just float around not causing much trouble they are fun to sit and watch and destress the day away.

[@carolynsaquariumaddiction6469]

Last month I bought 1 diamond flair tale, then a week later bought another diamond slightly whiter glitter. The male has dominated the tank (90) gallon and the female is hiding behind a large silk plant, gives her a little chase here and there, help plz. Carolyn from Carolyns Aquarium Addiction.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They may have to be separated?

[@brucon88]

Have you noticed that angels tend to calm down as they age? I had 4 in a 75 that had to be separated besides a pair and I'd love to put them back together in my 180 I just started.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

For sure - they get a lot more lazy as they grow. :-)

[@joshuaeasterly7273]

@PrimeTimeAquatics do you really think black neons would work with some angels? I have a planted 55 gallon and would love that combo but the interweb says 1.5 inch max for black neons.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Definitely!

[@joshuaeasterly7273]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for the advice! I got 25 black neons today! They are highly underrated imo and look phenomenal. They school nicely and the red eye with the iridescent stripe are quite striking. I bought every one they had but I think I need at least 10 more in a 55.

[@hraz7134]

How about otociclus with angels? Will they be friends or food?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Probably food 😀

[@hraz7134]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics oof that's not what I was hoping to hear. guess I'll put them in my 20 gallon with my Betta

[@austinmorales6260]

Will my angelfish eventually try to eat my lamb chop rasboras? Are they big enough even full grown?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They're probably fine. Those rasboras are probably too tall to eat (we have them paired with Angels too).

[@rudratumuluri7814]

I was ok with glo danios and my angel fish are perfectly alright with them even guppies are there in that tank

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Good to hear!

[@amschmidlkofer]

I’m planning on starting a 72 gallon bow front with 2 angels, 1 geophagus tapajos, and 1 electric blue acara along with some corys. My only concern is if the angels want to breed it could cause some issues for the acara and geophagus. Do you think this stocking will lead to success?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I think you are right. I might just do one angel.

[@joshuafyfe135]

Could you please do fish that go into a 20 gallon tank and quantities please

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpC3mXWZjaioqbM

[@EpicConspiracy]

I have a 125 gallon Bristlenose pleco colony tank. You think adding 6-8 angels would be ok?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

You may have to remove a couple if they pair up, but the BN plecos probably won't pose any threat.

[@therooster6664]

My Odessa barbs seem to do well with the Angel I have. Anything you think I should be concerned about?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nope - sometimes it works out :-)

[@davidsenger7694]

My buddy has a Bala shark mixed with angels and that Bala shark eats everything

[@ashtonrussell7866]

Are guppys too carefree or are they ok?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The only issue you may face is the guppies being eaten when the angelfish are full grown.

[@wendihamlett105]

I have a pair of angels in a sixty gallon community tank that includes 12 gold barbs and all is well. Guess I dodged that bullet! 😬

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

You just never know sometimes :-)

[@PaulZyCZ]

Amazon Angels getting 1 ft tall is quite a lot. Good to know. I thought only Altums get that size.

[@TheBobRick]

I need your shirt in Canada. I have geo's.

[@sergeiz.5815]

I feed my fish after I add new fish in to fish tank. So they calm down :)

[@ashleighstreet2893]

I've got one koi angelfish (tried 2 pairs but only koi managed to survive , bought 2 more dead no clue koi growing nice though) Anyways I've got neons, cardinals, congos, emperors tetras , I've got rainbows too (blue, bo, dwarf, Madagascar) and I find the congos are the ones thats are the fastest but my fish have their zones , I give the neons cardinal's spiderwood,wisteria and anubis to hide in but they tend not use it much funny enough..

[@Doreamon_9700]

Can I keep widow tetra with angel fish ????? Help

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I have done it, but they can be fin nippers at times.

[@deltacharlie5556]

Do you have any experience with Red Eye Tetras? I'm assuming they also wouldn't be suitable with angels? (I'm thinking for a 75 gallon)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I haven't kept them in a while, but I remember them being fin nippers?

[@rick6582CNCMedicalParts]

Discus work will with Angels

[@janethenning1608]

So my Angel is roughly 2 1/2 yrs old and is starting to bully one of my gouromis. Any suggestions?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

You will probably have to remove one of them. Sometimes the gourami and angelfish combo doesn't work.

[@feralon9570]

Angelfish sure aren't angels are they? They are often super sweet until they aren't. lol I think they can be some of the most bipolar fish in this hobby.

[@suzianahsuki3675]

My angelfish does well with tiger barb. But my angelfish outnumbered my tiger barb

[@chrisrabatin625]

I have a 60gal tank with 10 giant danios, 10 Buenos Aires tetras, an 8in goldfish and some bottom dwellers. (Cory cats and plecos). The dannyos pretty much stay to the top of the tank, the Buenos Aires stay in the middle of the tank but don't move around as much as the dannyos. And my angelfish goes around and does his own thing. He has a little side of the tank that he calls his own but moves around within an occasionally lets everybody else know that he's the boss. This is been going on for about 3 years.

[@felixm3384]

Anybody have an experience with a electric blue acara and angel? I was thinking of putting 1 of each into a 90 gallon. If not maybe a opaline or pearl groumi with the angel? After watching this vid, I'm having second thoughts.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I’ve done the combo with no issues.

[@crystaldrouin]

Fancy guppies, Angels pigged out. 😢

[@paulwhite9242]

My guppies got eaten :( My platies are fine so far though. Part of me wants to try a 180 with angles and severums but A: Money/space and B: I'm not sure even in that size if the mix would work

[@fasthracing]

I have three Angel fish they hate each!

[@rolandtraynor]

I love Angels but as time went on i had to give them away , I had 4 that paired , kept one pair , the female passed away ended up with a most beautiful male that had a big mean streak . lost a few large Diamond tetras that he would broadside ,, That male is now happy with somebody else , definitely need a 100 gallon or more to do them true .

[@monaangela4667]

👌👌👌🥰

[@johnwood738]

Like a lot of the stuff you say not to put with Angels,o well no angles for me.

[@sharonalexander177]

Danios ugh way to fast & ember tetras to small

[@dan_e]

Giant danios and Chinese algae eater. Horrible with angels.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Chinese Algae Eater would definitely be another one!

[@WHY269]

Absolute worst angelfish tank mate? Leporinus…see 1,2 & 4 in the video.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The angelfish were moved out very shortly after adding the Leporinus.

[@WHY269]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I didn’t notice them in your tanks, I was just going off of my own experience. I grew to hate those leporinus, there was never any peace in the tank. They just never quit. Fast, aggressive, fin nippers…leporinus in a nutshell.