2 angelfish in 55 gallon?

[Fishguyforsure]

I have a 30 gallon tank with an angelfish in it about the size of a half dollar maybe a bit larger and I’m going to get a 55 in a week could I put another angel in there with a community tank setup

 

[Josh752]

I would honestly keep it at just 1. Angelfish are aggressive to eachother especially males and if you get a mated pair they won’t tolerate many tankmates. I would just build a nice community around it. Maybe some Cory cats for the bottom a bristlenose pleco or Siamese algae eater along with a large school of tetras.

 

[tinylostwine]

Two in a 55 will work in most cases. 2 males will bicker but not do serious damage; 2 females by themselves will usually get along and of course m/f will likely bond and want to start a family.

Individual fishes behave differently but beyond threats i never seen two males do serious damage to each other.

 

[Josh752]

That’s fair we all have different experiences I’ve had 2 angelfish who constantly terrorized eachother. They really do best in groups of 6 plus or mated pairs but if you want to try you can. Different fish have different personalities.

 

[Fishfur]

I would definitely not add a new angelfish to a tank with angelfish already in it unless they are all still sexually immature.

In the wild they are a shoaling species - so they are a social species.

However, captivity, sexual maturity & the sex of the individual fish all have fairly dramatic effects on how they behave in the average home tank.

Unless there is a rather vast amount of space (much more than most of us could ever do more than dream about) their territoriality makes it very unlikely that a new introduction will be accepted. Usually it will get beaten up at best, killed at worst.