How many Angels?

[Dreamroper]

My 36 gal planted aquarium is looking fantastic! I changed out driftwood bought at LFS for some manzanita, put in a UV light and things are crystal clear. My question is: how many Angels would you put in a community tank like this? I currently have : 2 Rasboras, 3 Cardinal Tetras, 2 Endlers, 2 Platys, 2 red finned fish that I inherited and don't know what they are, 2 Coreys (one is teeny tiny) and 1 Albino Pleco. So total of 14 fish, but all very small.

Suggestions from anyone regarding the Angels? I know that they can get fairly large; should I count them as 5 fish each regarding stocking limitations?
Thanks for your help-D

 

[Jantaris]

Everything I have seen on here tells me that 2 would be the absolute max in an aquarium that size. And, yes, if you configure their adult size, 5-6 inches if going by the inch per gallon theory. It really all depends on how big they are and whether or not you plan to upgrade to a bigger tank, as well, over time. But, yes, no more than two max would be my *somewhat* educated guess.

 

[Dreamroper]

Everything I have seen on here tells me that 2 would be the absolute max in an aquarium that size. And, yes, if you configure their adult size, 5-6 inches if going by the inch per gallon theory. It really all depends on how big they are and whether or not you plan to upgrade to a bigger tank, as well, over time. But, yes, no more than two max would be my *somewhat* educated guess.

I am going to get a couple of juveniles that are pretty small, but as badly as I want more, I thought that I should probably stop there. I think I could add some more Rasboras or Tetras though? All of my other fish are going to stay pretty small except maybe the Albino Pleco. I took him out of an African Cichlid tank of my BF's to keep him from being picked on.

 

[Jantaris]

Yes, a lot of what I have seen on here about rasboras and tetras is to get them in bigger groups. The aqadvisor website would be a great resource for you for stocking schools of fish like that and for making sure you don't get overstocked. Corys, as well, like to be in bigger groups.
Good luck!

 

[Jantaris]

Oh and, yes, plecos DO get very big! You may have to think about re-homing down the road...

 

[Sillyfishies]

Albino plecos (bristlenose) gets 5 inches. You don't have to worry about the cichlids. Plecos have rock hard armor and are MORE than a match for Africans.

Anyway, I would bump up all ur schools to the recommended size and get ONE angelfish. Once you bump up your schools you'll be getting close to stocked.

 

[Corydoras92299]

Albino plecos (bristlenose) gets 5 inches. You don't have to worry about the cichlids. Plecos have rock hard armor and are MORE than a match for Africans.

Anyway, I would bump up all ur schools to the recommended size and get ONE angelfish. Once you bump up your schools you'll be getting close to stocked.

my brother has a 56 gallon with African cichlids and he put in a albino bristolenose Pleco and the ate it's eyes and ripped up all it's fins and killed it

 

[Sillyfishies]

my brother has a 56 gallon with African cichlids and he put in a albino bristolenose Pleco and the ate it's eyes and ripped up all it's fins and killed it

Hmm. Mine could hold its own with a cichlid. It would wait on a roof of a rock and when a fish swam under him he would ambush.

Of course he also grew up with a freshwater stingray.

 

[Dreamroper]

my brother has a 56 gallon with African cichlids and he put in a albino bristolenose Pleco and the ate it's eyes and ripped up all it's fins and killed it

I have heard that before: that they eat their eyes.