Angelfish & tetras?

[catzmeow]

I have a 36 gal tank that I just added 3 angelfish to the 2 I already had in it along with three other larger tetras (don't recall the names) plus I have 5 small neon tetras that were previously there. Are these fish all going to be compatible? I have a smaller tank I can isolate if necessary.

Thanks for any & all advice! I thought I was doing well with all these types of fish until I started reading some of the posts re mixing angels with tetras!!

Sincerely,
Nancy

 

[Cichlidguy]

There shouldn't be any compatability issues, but 5 angels is too many for a 36. 3 angels is perfect, and 4 is pushing it, but 5 is too much.

 

[Menagerie]

[center:dcb246af24] Welcome to AA, catzmeow!! [/center:dcb246af24]
If this are wide bodied tetras and not shaped like torpedos, you may be in for trouble. The wide bodied tetras have a rep as fin nippers and angels have lots of fins Neon tetras--it's late and I didn't see that. They should be fine, but YMMV. The general rule of thumb for angels is 10 gals per fish.

 

[trenac]

Depends on how large the Angels are, if the neons will fit in their mouths then most likely they will become food.

 

[lmw80]

Hi catzmeow, welcome to Aquarium Advice!

5 angels is definitly too much for a 36 gallon. You are going to want to either take 2 or 3 back to the store or upgrade your tank size.

My feelings on the compatibility is that thought they may be small now, I have known adult angels to eat tetras as a snack.

Also, with such a tight space for all those fish, they may tend to nip more and be more aggressive due to the fact that they feel they don't really have a territory of their own.

I aquired a 46 gallon tank...3 of the inhabitants were full-grown angelfish, and the 46 gallons was too small for them...they were aggressive towards each other and the other fish.