Re: [GSAS-Member] Newbie Angel Question

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

It's always a good idea to move things around when
adding new fish to a tank {especially cichlids}it will
help somewhat on the territory issue, for they would
all need to establish new space....
--- A JACOBSON <amjacobson52@msn.com> wrote:

> I've got a large (4 or 5 inches not counting tail)
> marbled angel in my largest tank.  I added 6
> half-dollar sized angels, hoping to eventually have
> a breeding pair.  Now, I knew my 39 gal tank isn't
> large enough for them when they were all grown, but
> thought that it would suffice for a few months.
> 
> Trouble.  Of course.
> 
> The large angel keeps chasing the small angels.  It
> doesn't care about any of the other fish in the
> tank, but it is very territorial against the small
> angels, who seem to be doing fine despite the
> chasing, but it has to be adding to their stress..
> 
> I know the ideal would be to move the angels to a
> larger tank, but I don't have a larger tank, and no
> funds to buy one at the moment.   I also don't have
> an appropriate tank to separate out the large angel.
> 
> Would re-arranging the plants in my tank into 3
> territories, so that from any position in the tank,
> the large angel can't keep track of every place --
> would that be a reasonable solution?  
> 
> Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer
> silly newbie questions.
> 
> Anita
> 
> 
> 
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