Lonely Angel

I recently purchased a 29 gallon tank and have been working out an idea of what fish to add. This is what I'd like to do (if possible):

1 angelfish
5 male guppies
8 tetras (preferably neons)
and a snail (mystery or gold inca) to control algae

This will be a planted tank.

From what I've read, if you start with a small angelfish, they will usually be okay with the guppies and tetras.

Is this properly stocked or should I have less/more/different fish? The one fish I definitely want is the angelfish, the others I'm somewhat open to change. Thanks in advance for any help!

Barbrella

Big fish eat little fish! When an angel gets large enough to fit a neon in it's mouth, you might find your neons are disappearing.

Personally, I would get larger, non-nipping tetras like Bleeding Hearts. They go very well with angels. Lemon tetras are nice as well.

Mystery snails can grow as big as golfballs, eat plants and make enormous messes. I would get a bristlenose pleco instead. They do poop a lot, but will keep your tank totally algae-free!

TFA101

The male guppies are a pleasure, but the angels have a tendency to nip, which will cause the cuadal fin of the guppy to tear, and eventually result in Finrot. The neons should be okay, it's my plan to add them with angels too, and the snail should be gold inca. As for the guppies, try black neon tetras, they will have an almost surreal contrast when they shoal together with the neons.

Lonely Angel

Unfortunately, I can't find any BN plecos locally. I have seen ottos, but don't they need to be kept in groups?

momo9700

Try corydoras catfish. You can get away with just two and they don't get too big.

Lonely Angel

I have cories in another tank and they're such cute little guys but they don't eat any of the algae.

momo9700

yeah, mine dont either, but they can be fun to watch. i've also heard of some plecos called zebra plecos. they get to be about 4 inches, and i dont know if they do OK alone, or if you need more than one. you should check them out, they look neat and they SHOULD eat the algae.(i would gladly trade my two albino cories for one of those, then i wouldn't have so much algae)

DarkRevoultions

I have a few male guppies in with my angels. Along with some neons, they aren't too aggressive, because I keep them all in my 200 gallon tank my 29 gallon is filled with 2 male guppies, 1 black skirt tetra, 2 australian rainbows, 1 large pleco, 3 male gouramis, 1 female gouramis, 2 red eyed tetras, and about 5-6 angels.

The reason why I have neons and angels together in my 200 gallon tank, is because my tank is huge, and is well planted. So there is a lot of space between the angels and neons. I have about 100 neons, and about 12 angels, altum angels too. So I can put in as many angels as I possibly can.

Also, my 350 gallon has angels and discus fishes together along with some new buddies.

GouramiGirl1221

The zebra plecos look great, but they cost an arm and a leg if you can find them. They're $300 on liveaquaria. I've heard that the rubbernose plecos do a good job on algae...that's where some of the more seasoned fish keepers steered me.