any kind of angel in a 25 gallon?

hops523

hops523

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Is there any kind of dwarf angelfish that can go in a 25 gallon aquarium? I was thinking of a flame angel, coral beauty, lemon peel, or an eibl's angel.
 
coachklm

coachklm

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nope dwarfs angels are not often recommended for under a 55g. angels are a highly active fish just because there small and remain small many sites will list lower gallonage for them whereas the hobbyist need to realize its not always the size of the fish that matters it's the "motion of the ocean"..oh wait where was I.. :hilarious . yeah it's not size that matters its the activity level..
 
coachklm

coachklm

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same thing.....as dwarf angels
The Pygmy Angelfish requires a 30 gallon or larger tank with numerous hiding places and live rock for grazing on microalgae. It may nip at large-polyped stony corals and clam mantles.
 
hops523

hops523

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Originally Posted by toughguy80
How many fish are you planning on hops?
Right now I am not sure. I already have 3 fish so I probably wouldnt be able to get an angelfish. I have a calm purple dottyback and 2 false percula clowns. I have about 20 lbs of live rock.
 
toughguy80

toughguy80

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Yeah I'd say your close to your limit already. I had a 29G and only kept 2 perc clowns, a gramma and a pygmy. If you have room where you live, it's only a cheap upgrade to a 55G and you'd have a lot more options. Heck the stores around here have sales where you get 55G for $55. And I always see 55Gs for sale in the classifieds for that cheap or cheaper. Just a thought for you.
 
coachklm

coachklm

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Originally Posted by toughguy80
Yeah I'd say your close to your limit already. I had a 29G and only kept 2 perc clowns, a gramma and a pygmy. If you have room where you live, it's only a cheap upgrade to a 55G and you'd have a lot more options. Heck the stores around here have sales where you get 55G for $55. And I always see 55Gs for sale in the classifieds for that cheap or cheaper. Just a thought for you.
petsmart i believe has the sale twice a year up to 90g tanks...
 
hops523

hops523

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Yeah that would be a good idea, but the next project I wanted to do was once I become a little more experienced I wanted to put all of my fish from my 25 gallon, into a 125. So you wouldnt suggest getting anymore fish at all? Not even a small fish.
 
toughguy80

toughguy80

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If it were me, I'd stop at 3. You might get away with 4 but then your levels could suffer as well as fish health. Instead you could add corals and critters. I have a 10G set up with the only fish being a watchman goby. But in with it I have some coral, a pistol shrimp, a pepperment shrimp and different types of hermits for color. Just because you're out of room for fish, doesn't mean you can't add other things. Just be careful when choosing. Don't pick an invert that starts small and gets big. I bought a brittle star at about 2" in length. I failed to realize it was a green which get huge! Luckily I have a 180G which he is now in and has grown to around 15+"! Also some(mostly stars) take a certain amount of nurishment from the sand bed. In a small tank, most of the time they can't get it.
 
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