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New Angel Tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by Anthony, Jun 28, 2009.

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  1. YellowCichlid

    YellowCichlid New Member

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    I have to disagree with you on this. Yes it's too small for 10 adults but from the pictures these angels are pretty tiny and have a lot of growing to do before they're overcrowded. I've done the same thing but with many more angels and a larger tank and my experience is that they pair off well under the sizes you listed
    Just my 2 pennies
     
    YellowCichlid, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. stevenrox

    stevenrox New Member

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    i had like 7 breeding pair of angels and i kept like few hundreds of their babies in a 55 gallon it was a awesome sight but i sold all of them :x
     
    stevenrox, Jun 29, 2009
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    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    looks good...you may even get lucky and end up with more than one pair...then you'll have to decide on which pair to keep.
     
    buzz4520, Jun 29, 2009
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    I dunno, I think with them being small and only keeping until you get a pair that their fine in the 20...I mean its not like they're adults and don't have any swimming room.

    It not like you have horrible non-exist. tank maint...you know what your doing.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 30, 2009
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  5. Guidoman888

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    Aww look at that poor cory, IU'd feel lonely with all the angls.

    Gotta agree with dawn on what she said.

    Oh and Lemon, I'm sorry for your loss especially the heckel. That must bite badly, due to my lack of taking care because I'm so busy. I only lost 2 neon tetras!
     
    Guidoman888, Jun 30, 2009
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  6. LemonDiscus

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    I do understand they are juvies... I did say it can be done but water changes NEED to be frequent and of larger volume than a standard stocked tank. The concern here is that you have 10 growing fish that eat large amounts of food which equals large amounts of waste (yes babies do put off more waste AND eat more than adults). I dont feel I need to go into detail of what happens but in a nutshell... you CAN keep 10 juvies in a 20 gallon tank... again 20-40% water changes 2 times a week... it will be fine... IF NOT they will be stunted and the water quality will rapidly deteriorate. The issue is not the aggression because once a pair comes that will be a problem but that is the objective.... to obtain a pair.

    Just watch the water quality closely Anthony and keep up on the water changes....

    Other tid bits for what they are worth..
    LOW PH is GOOD! (6.5 is ideal)
    Soft water is NECESSARY for the eggs.... like discus they wont hatch right in hard water
    Keep your temp higher than your other tanks! (lower 80's)

    I would do all of this now to acclimate the angels for later... again... my opinion..
     
    LemonDiscus, Jun 30, 2009
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  7. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    Doing two water changes a week is not a problem at all, it'll give me something to do. :)

    I'm working on dropping the pH a bit from 7.0.
     
    Anthony, Jun 30, 2009
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  8. MOD_Dawn

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    You can have my to do list if your bored! I have more than enough things I could pass around to interested others ?
    :)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 30, 2009
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  9. Guidoman888

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    Yes i'd love to do your laundry dawn. if you can do my jobs Mwuhaha!
     
    Guidoman888, Jun 30, 2009
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  10. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    I just threw the Wisteria in the tank really quickly since tomorrow I'll be doing my real planting after I get some things from GOT MTS?.

    Now it's planted so moved back to the Planted section. :D

    I also have new lighting, all LEDs, designed to grow plants.
    DSCF1295.jpg
     
    Anthony, Jun 30, 2009
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  11. littledane

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    where did you get those lights? they look really good!
     
    littledane, Jun 30, 2009
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  12. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    I've been speaking with the owner of the company. He sent them to me as a promotion so I can review them for him as well as you guys. Without going into detail, he'll have a little banner on the index page in a day or so.
     
    Anthony, Jun 30, 2009
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  13. littledane

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    cool. they look really good!
     
    littledane, Jun 30, 2009
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  14. stevenrox

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    whoa those are some cool lights lol
     
    stevenrox, Jun 30, 2009
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    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    Thanks. I'll be posting a review in a week or so.
     
    Anthony, Jun 30, 2009
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  16. Leslie

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    hey you should talk to him about more promotions. and give everyone here a chance and we can review it and all get free stuff
     
    Leslie, Jun 30, 2009
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  17. stevenrox

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    [laughing] :cool: ;)
     
    stevenrox, Jun 30, 2009
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  18. MOD_Dawn

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    Lol, @ Leslie & Steven.
    It's looking "homey"...hard to tell on the lights, but the tank is looking really good. Can't wait to see what you raid from Nick :)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 30, 2009
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    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    I can't wait to get some plants and fill in the right side of the tank.
     
    Anthony, Jun 30, 2009
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  20. MOD_Dawn

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    don't remind me..my right side is still lacking. *sad face*
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 30, 2009
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