Craziiininja Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I have 1 angelfish in a 75 gallon planted tank. I want to add 6 turquoise rainbows. Would this work out okay? Any insight would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Never tried before. Is the Angel the only fish in the 75 gal at present? It’s certainly been done: Bently Pascoe has good info on Rainbows: Angels can be “moody.” They are Cichlids, after all. Rainbows prefer harder water... Angels prefer softer water... so you may need to balance between their needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 yes there is only 1 angelfish. I got her from a hardwater breeder and i've kept her in my hard water for over a year with no problems. She has been with other fish and she is laid back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larrimore Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Only problem I could see is feeding. The angels I have are picky eaters that kind of peck at food slowly. My rainbows are insane, high-speed car crashes when they eat. If they were in the same tank, I would be watching to make sure the angels get some food. Otherwise, I think you would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 My experiance is the exact oppisiate as @Larrimore the angelfish are the ones eating ANYTHING and are complete pigs and they probably wouldn't ever stop eating where as the rainbows I had just acted like anyother fish and wasn't to crazy about it. @Fish Folk defentley has you coverd in youtube videos to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craziiininja Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 thanks for the replys. My angelfish likes to eat as well. Im gonna give it a shot i just ordered the rainbows wish me luck lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I have 11 turquoise rainbowfish with a single angelfish in a 65 gallon tank (also lemon tetras, black neon tetras, and panda corys). It's working out very well, and all of them seem to get enough to eat. The angelfish especially gets full when I drop in cubes of frozen food, since it will peck at the cube while the others ignore it until it starts to sink, when it becomes a feeding frenzy. The rainbows tear it apart and get the bigger chunks, the tetras get the smaller pieces, and the corys get whatever manages to make it to the bottom (I also feed them some wafers in the back corner of the tank if I think not enough got to the bottom for them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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