10 Gallon Angel Breeding Tank

[MEePStER]

i was wondering if a 10 us gallon tank is big enough for breeding angels? i was wondering if this is ok becuase i have a frend that wants to give me a free breeding pair of angels, and i really want them. so yeah thats what i was wondering, thanks

 

[crazie.eddie]

i was wondering if a 10 us gallon tank is big enough for breeding angels? i was wondering if this is ok becuase i have a frend that wants to give me a free breeding pair of angels, and i really want them. so yeah thats what i was wondering, thanks

No. A 10 gallon is too small for a confirmed breeding pair. They should be kept in at least a 20 gallon tank, but recommend a 29 gallon tank. You can place them in your 55 gallon tank. Are they a confirmed breeding pair? Did they actually spawn and have babies? If so, what did he do with them? I'm just wondering if they were really a confirmed pair.

 

[Don Trinko]

When I was younger thats what many breeders used was a bare 10g tank with a peice of slate leaning against the glass. I do not know what the breeders use now.
There seems to be a trend to give fish more water. One of my old books recomends 54 sq inches of surface area for 5" Chiclids. This would be 4 Angels with some room left over in a 10g tank. I am not recomending this, I am just stating what the book says.
I did breed Angels when I was younger. 5 or 6 were raised in a 20 g tank and the pair was bred in a 10g tank. Don T.

 

[Tolak]

A 10 gallon is too small, listen to Ed. Many years ago many things weren't understood about fish, and fish were kept in more cramped quarters. Much of this had to do with the cost of aquariums, with slate bases & metal frames. Economics caused customers to buy smaller tanks, and fish to be kept & bred in these smaller tanks. Many fish commonly bred today were rarely bred 50 years ago, sufficient tank space has helped this progression.

After 10 gallons the most commonly sold tanks today are 55 gallons. Years ago a 55 gallon or larger tank was very rare, and costly.