ann1961

Hi i had 2 Angelfish but one died,about 3 years ago,would i be able to put a another Angelfish with or will they fight.my tank is 180 Litres and i have 4 clown fish,3 Head and Tail Light Tetra and 2 Gold Barbs

Lucy

Hi ann welcome to Fish Lore
I've moved your thread to this area of the forum where it will get more responses.

It would help the members help you if you could give a little more info.

What size is your tank?
What other fish are in the tank?

I don't know about angelfish but plenty of members do, I'm sure they'll be able to help you.

Good luck.

fishlover78

Hi welcome to fishlore, can you answer the questions Lucy asked?

ann1961

my tank is 180 Litres and i have 4 clown fish,3 Head and Tail Light Tetra and 2 Gold Barbs

catfishtabbi

Hi there, I had 2 gorgeous marbled,longfinned combtail angles they were 9months when i decided to get a golden baby angle , they took care of that baby and as it grew it turned on them all three died! So i would say you can tell the sex of yours by now so yes get only 1 more try to get the opposite sex, the adult male develops a hump on his nose. Be careful a new hardier meaner Iranian species is being sold, they USUALLY tell you. But id bet it would be ok and try to get another adult as well.

ann1961

Ok thanks for that,i cant tell the sex of the fish,so will just have to hope for the best when i get one,the ones in the fish shops were i live they only sell small angelfish,he says to keep going in and he will try and get me one that is the bigger

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violin33

go ahead it will be fine..

Shawnie

do you have a pic of your angel? sometimes we can tell from a pic...if its old enough...just have a backup plan because most angels get territorial in a tank...sometimes taking out the older one and putting in the new one after moving around your decorations, the readding the older one, will help....

Butterfly

By clown fish do you mean Clown Loaches ? If so they will out grow the 45g tank fairly fast. I personally wouldn't add any more fish if these are clown Loaches.
Carol

ann1961

Yeh they are Clown Loaches,and the tank is 180 liters

Shawnie

my guess on that striking angel is that its a boy angel...and a handsome one at that!!

Butterfly

180 liters = 47.5 gallons (45g was a guestimate)
75 gallon is recommended for Clown Loaches. They get quite large thats why I suggested not getting any more fish.
http://www.loaches.com/species-index...a-macracanthus
Carol

ann1961

Hi Carol,thanks for that site ,i havent seen it before,the clowns are about (4 1/2 inches)and i have three and a small one,the tank size is Aquarium Measurements: 101 x 41 x 50 cmis a fluval Rio 180,they are lovely fish but dont come out much.

Butterfly

Welcome! That is the best place for good, quaility Loach information. The clowns should be enjoying having buddies as they enjoy being in group. They also enjoy lots of hiding/sleeping places. Just think if they had a bigger tank you could put more fish in this one
Carol

ann1961

wish i could, but dont have the room for a bigger tank,i have 4 clown loachs,and they are lovely fish,how long do they live?,i have had them 3 years

Butterfly

Clowns kept in good conditions can live in excess of 20 yrs. The oldest known Clown Loach living in aquaria was 50 yrs old. I personally know someone who's Clown was 21 yrs old when he gave it away. When he began having health problems he gave it to an aquarium. Most aquariums won't take fish when they get too big but in this instance they did.
Carol