Catfish Lover
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I've got 30 serpae teats and 11 peppered corys in my 55 and they look awesome , no nipping or anything. Could I possibly put 2 angelfish in there without the being torn apart?
I have 5 long fin red minors and 1 fairly large angel. No issues at all. But I guess try to find some larger Angels and you should be ok
Serpae's are not a good choice for keeping with angels. The fact you have such a large school greatly lowers the chance of them fin nipping at other species but honestly I would not keep angels, regardless of size, with them.
I've seen tanks with tiger barbs and angels before too but just because it happens to work for one persons tank doesn't mean it will work for another persons tank. Serpae tetra's are known fin nippers which means there is good chance they will harass angels regardless of size. I've been keeping angels for over 30 years and have learned that there are always exceptions of some fish combinations working but in general IMO it's best to err on the side of caution with some fish combinations.
Never said it would or wouldn't work. I realize its all a matter of fish, I have had tigers with angels too. Guess im kinda lucky really then, The angel is always the one being the bully, he fended off 2 gold gouramis.
I have 6 serpae tetras. I've seen them go after other tetras and gold barbs but never my angel. I also have a Bolivian ram and although they have bugged him no fin issues. My serpaes hang out near bottom/mid tank while Angel is always mid\top dwelling