Dwarf Angel Fish & Tetra Fish

scooter · New member Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Michigan

Hey,
I am going to get Angel (my dwarf angel fish) sometime in Febuary. I was wondering if I could get a dwarf angel fish and a couple of tetras. My said said she had tetras in her tank along with her dwarf angel fish and her angel fish never went after it. Can I keep Angel and a couple of tetras in the same tank? Thanks.

Scooter

P.S. Scooter is my dog's name.

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

im not so sure aobut that....backw hen i had a community tank i had tetras that woudl always disappear until i found out that it as my angel eating tehm....i guess it depends on the tetras your getting....what kind are you looking at?

tski22 · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 197

Ive never had a problem wih angels and tetras besides occasional fin nipping. I think that would be perfectly fine just get decent sized tetras because of what was already mentioned. -tl

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

yes....the tetras i tried it with that were eaten were neon tetras, and those are quite small.

scooter · New member Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Michigan

Well I would get neon tetras. I would just have to make sure that Angel wasn't agressive. At least you guys here believe me that there IS such a thing called Dwarf Angel Fish.

otmmy205 · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:35 am Post subject:

my anglefish ate all my guppies and the guppies were pretty big

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Actually, I've never heard of a freshwater dwarf angelfish. What's the scientific name?

-Chelle

scooter · New member Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Michigan

Actually the Dwarf Angel fish is a saltwater fish. I might just start out with tetras first. I am not sure. I am going to do more research. Thanks.
Scooter Very Happy

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

tetras and dwarf angels are definantly not compatible then......the dwarfs are saltwater and the tetras are freshwater.

scooter · New member Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Michigan

My mom had her dwarf angel in a regular tank. Freshwater tank. No salt and her dwarf angel fish was fine. I might just start out with tetras first. I am NOT done with research.

Hooben · Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 9:44 am Post subject:

The term for a fish that can live in salt or fresh water is "brackish".
There are very few brackish fish in the world, one of them being the scat. Even the scat does not do well in pure fresh water, preferring a little salt in the mix. The fish that you are talking about is most likely a fresh water fish that has been "given" that name locally. Try to provide us with a scientific, latin name for the fish so that we can better help you.
Thanks.

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

yea, what hooben said....and if worse comes to worse and you cant find any of that, atleast try to show us a picture because one of us are bound to know what it is.