can i add more anglefish to my tank

[frank98284]

I have a 55gal tank with 2 male angles 5 rosey barbs and 1 raphael catfish
I would like to add . two female angles is this ok. i hear that three pairs is the magic number.


thanks for your help

 

[Rivercats]

Not 3 pairs in a 55. I keep 6 pairs in a 220g that is heavily planted which is the only reason it works. Also how do you know you have two males? Did you buy adults that had already spawned?

 

[frank98284]

Just a guess i am new to anglefish what is the best way to tell they are decent size fish and i have had them for three months they seem happy.

 

[Rivercats]

There is no way to tell 100% sure until they spawn. Angels mature at 8 months and if spawning occurs the male's breeding vent will look like a sharpened pencil tip and the females will look like the blunt end of a pencil earser. The females breeding vent is easy to see when it drops.

 

[frank98284]

they need a male and female to spawn right ?

 

[Rivercats]

they need a male and female to spawn right ?

Yes but sometimes a same sex pair, especially females will "try" spawning. Pairs tend to stay together and when ready to spawn will begin cleaning a spot over and over so the female can lay her eggs.

 

[frank98284]

Yes but sometimes a same sex pair, especially females will "try" spawning. Pairs tend to stay together and when ready to spawn will begin cleaning a spot over and over so the female can lay her eggs.

ok well i keep an eye on them. but i have a feeling they are both males

 

[mohican]

You'd be surprised