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ashlee18
ashlee18 asked in PetsFish · 1 decade ago

Will this community work? (Aggressive)?

Hi everyone. For more than a year I have had two angelfish. In May I added a pink kissing gourami (2 inches). He is small but happy. A couple of months ago we moved them all into a much larger aquarium, from a 20 to a 55gal. They were also put in with five tank mates, three small needlefish (5 inches) and two small rainbow sharks (1 inch). Right now they are all happy with the Angelfish ruling, the gourami swimming around crazily, the needlefish lurking but staying away from everyone and the sharks in hiding.

They are happy now but my question is, will they be happy in the future when the whole tank is mature?

Also, we were considering adding one or two more angels to the group, would this be a mistake?

Thanks for the consideration.

Update:

EDIT: The sharks tend to stay on opposite sides of the tank and haven't been aggressive to each other or any other fish. The only fish that have shown aggression are the angelfish and it seems to be because they are currently breeding. They only show aggression to the gourami since he swims everywhere and too close to their babies.

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  • guiltychopstick
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    i wouldnt add ne more fish to ur tank.the rainbows will eventually become aggressive as they maturw. thw gourami will reach a foot. and the pair of angels will be fine for now. cuz a 55g does not allow that much room for two pairs of angels and a huge gourami in the tank.

    Source(s): store.manager at local fish shop
  • hassenger
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    i could bypass with a purple tail shark or a rainbow shark. I also have a purple tail shark in an area tank, and the worst he does is chase off yet another fish if it is going into his territory. in addition they might precise out a tad over the 4 inches as nicely, mine's top approximately 4-5 inches, i've got heard/considered then as much as approximately 6 inches till now. additionally, in basic terms get a million shark, except your tank is large extensive. those are the only 2 styles of "sharks" i will think of of off hand that'll stay small. the rest gets somewhat large or require being in communities.

  • godworks700
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    i think you should take back one rainbow shark, as they are territorial and aggressive towards eachother.

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