Fish Nipping Shy Angelfish

Hatchet47
  • #1
I bought a single young angelfish yesterday and I was afraid he would go around nipping other fish. To my surprise the guppies and neons are nipping on him, what should I do?
 
Aquaphobia
  • #2
What size is your tank? What other inhabitants do you have and how many of each? What are your parameters?
Do you have plants or hiding spots in the tank?
 
aliray
  • #3
esI would remove them or him if you can for a couple of days. Do you have plants real or fake so there are hiding places for the angelfish to hide? The neons are not compatible with angel for two reasons. the neons need cooler water, the angels 80 degrees. As the angel get bigger he will eventually eat the neons. I would also remove the guppy fish if they are nipping. then build your stock around the angel. Schooling fish that get along with angel need to live in the same water temp, be very peaceful, and be big enough not to be a fish snack. Some good ones are schooling fish such as, cherry barbs, harlequin rasboras, glowlight tetras, black neon tetras, rummynose tetras, cardinal tetras, warm water cory cats, kuhlI loaches ...Alison...
 
Hatchet47
  • Thread Starter
  • #5
There are plenty of hiding spots , he fish don't really use them. My P.H. Is 7.6.
My Ammonia is 0
Same for the nitrates and nitrites.
 
Aquaphobia
  • #6
You have some serious stocking issues if you'd like to discuss them. For one thing, neons are cool water fish but angels need warm water.

Oh, and how long has your tank been running? Was it ever cycled?
 
Hatchet47
  • Thread Starter
  • #7
And a female Ram.

Yes it's been cycled. Had this thing for 4 years. I might just take the Neons back to the LFS.
 
Aquaphobia
  • #8
That would be a good idea.

Do you have live plants? That might explain the absence of nitrates
 
Hatchet47
  • Thread Starter
  • #9
Nope Plastic.
 
Aquaphobia
  • #10
Weird. Where have all the nitrates gone???

Well, I guess it doesn't matter as long as you never see ammonia or nitrites!
 

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