angelfish

[fishman1234]

Will they eat, neons, gupies
platys
swordies
corys
pleco
black skirts
danios?

 

[phatpaul]

They will eat guppys but the rest should be ok.

 

[jimenezlee]

I thought they would eat anything that fit in their mouths.

 

[phatpaul]

Iv seen them eat guppys but neons and danios are a bit too fast for them but if they can catch them they would eat them. But as for swordtails sharks plecos and gouramis is will defo be fine

 

[Cartosbartos]

Iv seen them eat guppys but neons and danios are a bit too fast for them but if they can catch them they would eat them. But as for swordtails sharks plecos and gouramis is will defo be fine

Neons are fast but i assure you they are not fast all the time and the Angel will end up eating there tail off. If you go to a pet store if you see an angel in with a mob of tetras you watch them stalk !

 

[maxlab76]

My Angelfish is an agressive feeder. I am sure it would quickly eat the guppies. It would take a while but he would end up eating the neons as well once he caught them.

 

[HN1]

I thought they would eat anything that fit in their mouths.

^ best answer.

Angels are great ambush predators and will pick off even fast fish.

 

[mudraker]

Angels are great ambush predators and will pick off even fast fish.

I have to agree with this.

You gotta remember they are cichlids. Their degree of aggresiveness depends on temperment and whether they're breeding or not, but even mellow ones are bullies. A mean one can empty a tank pretty quickly.

 

[jetajockey]

Yup. larger bodied fish are generally safer with them, but something like green neons are their natural prey lol.

 

[fishman1234]

Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[jetajockey]

ideas for what?

 

[jimenezlee]

Last piece of advice I can offer is put a divider in there to keep the angels from getting to the other fish.

 

[jimenezlee]

Thought I was done, here you go, a fish compatibility chart I ran into today

Freshwater & Brackish Compatibility Chart

 

[mudraker]

Not that the Drs. aren't a fairly decent fish supplier, but I've always found their compatibility chart to be off.

 

[fishman1234]

B4. The angels are big enough to eat the neons will the still chase them?

 

[mudraker]

Yes.

 

[Scalare]

Angels will eat any fish small enough to fit into their mouths. if you keep small fish forget Angels, some co exsist with small fish others don't, eer on the side of caution.

Pete

 

[jimenezlee]

Just FYI, my angels have eaten some pretty good size zebra danios, which are some of the fastest and most active little fish. They don't chase them, they stalk them.

 

[Tim Wheatley]

^ best answer.

Angels are great ambush predators and will pick off even fast fish.

Yup. I've seen them defending their young, they actually turn on their side and use their whole body as a fin, shooting across the tank. Amazingly fast attacks.

 

[fishman1234]

Looks like their a no then