Angelfish Living together

[SNiblett]

Hi there, im thinking of getting angelfish next year after the move and I'm hoping to have at least one breeding pair. I was just wondering if it would be OK to have 2 breeding pairs in the same tank, there would be no other fish apart from snails or such. I'm thinking of buying a 60-70ish gallon tank.
Opinions?

 

[ChrissFishes01]

Hi there, im thinking of getting angelfish next year after the move and I'm hoping to have at least one breeding pair. I was just wondering if it would be OK to have 2 breeding pairs in the same tank, there would be no other fish apart from snails or such. I'm thinking of buying a 60-70ish gallon tank.
Opinions?

I'd probably have a divider. Angelfish are, after all, still cichlids, and all fish will be most aggressive while they're mating and rearing fry. Sounds like a situation bound to go wrong, to me.

 

[BigManAquatics]

I think you might be able to get away with 2 breeding pairs in a 75. At least there would be space to get away. Not really sure on that with angels or cichlids in general, though, other than it can get ugly around breeding time with some of them.

 

[Jennmariexoxo]

I think you might be able to get away with 2 breeding pairs in a 75. At least there would be space to get away. Not really sure on that with angels or cichlids in general, though, other than it can get ugly around breeding time with some of them.

I agree. A 75 or larger would be best for 2 pairs. I would plant it and make sure there's a break in the line of sight and if you notice that's not working you can always get a divider.

 

[Dunk2]

At least in my experience, more than one pair of Angelfish is fine in a 75 until breeding starts. When breeding starts, it’s anyone’s guess how ugly things could get.

 

[franckd]

My breeding couple has literally killed every other Angels but one, in the tank.

 

[SNiblett]

Thank you all for the advice, I think I'll just keep one pair and maybe in the future I'll try and have a back up tank if things get Ugly but honestly it doesn’t seem worth it. I don't want to stress them all out.
Thanks again all