Dwarf Angel Tank

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  1. m_hsiao

    m_hsiao Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I have a 90 Gallon Aquarium that is FOWLR and I was wondering if it's possible or if anyone ever had any experience of keeping a dwarf angel fish only in that size tank? How many do you think I can keep without running into aggression problems? I have lots of caves and crevices for them to hide.
    The dwarf angels I have in mind:
    Pygmy Angel
    Flame Angel
    Singapore Angel
    Bi-color angel
    These are the sizes of angels i'm thinking about, nothing too big. I will probably end up with about 10 of them.
    Let me know what you guys think. I will have close to 90 pounds of live rock
    Feel free to give me ideas on species you guys like and once this tank is all up and running I will post pics!
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I think a 90 is room for only 1......................
     
  4. m_hsiao

    m_hsiao Purple Spiny Lobster

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    There's no chance at all eh? Because I know a friend of mine keeps about 8 tangs in a 170 Gallon and they do well together, angels are just that aggressive eh?
     
  5. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    Dwarf Angel's are fairly aggressive and territorial with other fish, but they wreak havoc with other Dwarf Angels. Some people have good luck where 2 angels grew up together and were nice to each other in the same tank, but when looking at the big picture, you can have a 300 gallon tank with two angels in it and they will eventually find each other and start fighting over territory and what not.

    It's pretty much a not-gonna-happen deal.
     
  6. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    This is very unrealistic. You may be able to pull off 2, but it's a toss up. Also, any 10 fish of that type is a lot for a 90. There are a lot of cool things that we wish we could do in this hobby, but many just don't work, no matter how much we want it or how cool it would be. I think it is a really cool idea, it's just not practical.