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Absolutely. I’m not looking to make any money or anything. Id like to just enjoy a breeding pair or two and raise up some nice adults for a display tank for myself and I’d give away any other ones I don’t have space for. If the breeding got to be too excessive I could always dial it back or switch it up.

Thanks for the info! I’ll have to decide if I want to get involved with injecting CO2… hard to resist when you see the tanks that have it!

That’s super interesting. I have a 55, two 29s, a 20L, and a 10. I could probably do a small version of that!

Any tips on getting that type of growth? Sounds like awesome experience, I’d love to have that type of set up. How many tanks total for an operation like that?

Off topic but that tank looks amazing, I want mine to look like jungles like that. Are those just huge Java ferns??

Yeah I would have a 29 ready to go if two started to pair off. Then my dithers would just head back to gen pop in the 55

Makes a lot of sense. My black marble was larger at first and was super aggressive but then eventually became the smaller of the two so it kind of evened out.

These two angels have lived together since they were dime sized and generally have a pretty even dynamic in terms of aggression. I’ve put them in a 29, 55, 100 gallon pond, and they don’t really beat each other up. I’m sure any females added in would change that situation but they’d do fine together in a 29 while I raise up a group in the 55. Maybe they can each find a partner in that group. Who knows?

That’s what I’m worried about, is having it cause a problem. At this point I’m thinking to just put them in a separate tank and raise up a group of 6 in the 55.

Yeah, I guess I should make an account on aquabid. Thanks! I was hoping to find a mate for one of mine. But I would get a group of juveniles if there really isn’t a practical way to get adults and introduce them without causing problems.

Hello, I have two large adult angelfish that are around 2 years old. They grew up together and get along fine, and are in a 55 gallon. I’d really like to breed them but unfortunately I believe they are the same sex, male or female I’m unsure. Is there any good way to try and buy large adult angelfish? Everything I see is quarter and dime sized and would get beaten up. Would I need to get 6-8 young angels and raise them up in a second tank, then try to get pairs? Also, is 2 years old too old to breed? I’ve seen things about Angels not breeding after certain ages. They are the best fish I’ve ever had and grew really quickly, are super healthy, have lived outside in the summer in a pond and have moved around with me a few times. Id love to breed them and have a few adults that I raise from an egg. I just want to know if there’s a way to do it without there being a ton of aggression. Does anyone have experience pairing up an already adult angel, or similar fish? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Gotcha! My tap water doesn’t have nitrates but is really hard, so I’m hoping between that and the soil I can keep enough nutrients in there without having to dose too much fertilizer or try to squeeze root tabs through the gravel to the bottom of the pot.

Interesting, the swords grew in a pot with just gravel? Also, I use a short siesta with the lights, are you referring to a siesta with the air stone or filter? That’s a cool idea.

It’s interesting to think about cichlids especially in terms of recommended tank sizes. How large is any one type of cichlid’s “territory”? A 55 gallon is often recommended for a group of 5-6 angelfish and for a group of mbuna like a yellow lab or one of the “less aggressive” African cichlids, but having done both types of setups I’ve found the angelfish to be much better off despite being physically larger. At a certain point, a bigger tank won’t make a difference to the fish. a 120 gallon tank is going to give a dozen zebra danios a pretty similar experience to a 2,000 gallon in terms of swimming space and territory, but big cichlids that are often 6”+ probably need much more space than is usually recommended if you want to keep a group and see natural behavior and pairing off, spawning, etc.

I think a 500W might be enough if the water is circulating well. You might have to add the second one if you find it to be struggling to maintain the temp or find cold spots. I would try the one and then keep an eye on it and adjust accordingly!

Hello! I recently tried setting up a soil substrate aquarium after years of just keeping anubias and Java fern. I went with about an inch of organic potting soil and then 1.5 inches or so of medium gravel. Following along pretty closely with the Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad. I know that nitrogen leaking from the soil was going to be substantial at least at first, but the ammonia was around 1ppm for a week straight and I didn’t feel comfortable stocking it. Also, I found the biofilm that developed from lack of surface agitation really nasty, but I didn’t want to agitate the surface with an air stone or sponge filter and release all the CO2 from the water. At this point I stumbled across Diana Walstad’s website, and she had a supplemental article on potting plants instead of a full soil aquarium. https://dianawalstad.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/potted-pl-revisions-1.pdf I potted a few of my sword plants with the same soil and gravel cap in my 55 gallon with a sponge filter, and the water parameters have all been fine. Has anyone else experimented with potting root growers like sword plants or val? And how much does loss of CO2 from the surface agitation of a sponge filter REALLY hinder plant growth? What are your thoughts/experience? Thanks!