50-Gallon South American Angelfish Community
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
With thickets of Amazon Swordplants of various sizes, this community sets the stage for a group of small angelfish to mature into a majestic breeding pair that will end up reigning over their watery kingdom.
Top Swimmers
- 3-5 Marbled Hatchetfish Carnegiella strigata
Midwater Swimmers
- 3-6 Angelfish Pterophyllum scalare
- 4-6 Black Phantom Tetras TMegalamphodus megalopterus
- 4-6 Rummynose Tetras Hemmigrammus bleheri
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- 4-6 Diamond Tetras Moenkhausia pittieri
Bottom Dwellers
- 1 Hoplo Catfish Megalechis thoracata
- 1-2 Bushynose Pleco Ancistrus dolichopterus|Ancistrus sp.
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Excerpted from: 101 Best Tropical Fishes