How to succesfully raise and care for a freshwater Angelfish

This article is on how to succesfully raise and care for a Freshwater Angelfish

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 30g++ fish tank
• Large Net
• Tropical fish flakes
• Efficient filter
• Heater
• Gravel
• Lots of fake/live plants
• Gravel Siphon
• 2 buckets
• Dechlorinator
• Algae Scrubber
• Air pump

1. Setup your fish tank, make sure it is fully cycled and stable, make sure the pH is stable and that the temperature is set at 80-82F

2. Drop by a reputable LFS and find a healthy, active and juvenile angelfish, make sure there are now white spots, cloudy eyes, tattered fins, lethargy, major aggressiveness or bloating.

3. Bring your angelfish home and place the plastic bag in the fish tank and start aclimating, aclimate them for about half an hour.

4. Don't even bother to feed your angelfish on the first day, make sure you keep him with other, non aggressive, similliar sized fish, do weekly water changes too

5. Make sure that his diet is varied and that the tank is large enough, most angelfish get a little bigger than the size of your palm, they should not be kept with:
   Guppies
   Tetras
   Cichlids ( dwarf cichlids usually make an exception )
   baby fish

6. Good water quality is a must, the tank must be cycled and the pH and temperature must stay stable, fluctuating temperature spells out trouble.

Tips & Warnings

• Feed them well ( not too much )
• Always add dechlorinator
• Keep them with suitable tankmates
• Do not keep them in heavily stocked tanks
• Do not breed them until you know how to care for them
• Do not keep them with fish that may nip their beautiful long flowing fins