Advice on potential angel tank, please

[homebunnyj]

I really want to start a tank for angelfish, but I am still researching the issue. I'm not ready to go out & buy fish or anything, just throwing around ideas, so if this is a bad idea, please don't think you have to stop me immediately from killing some beautiful fish (!) , I'm just gathering information right now.

I have an empty 29gal. The first 55g I acquire is earmarked for my 3 goldies, who are now in a 29g. Would a breeding pair of angels be okay in a 29 whilst awaiting a bigger tank? If so, would it be feasible for me to get 4 juveniles, wait for two of them to mature and pair up, then sell the other two back to the angelfish breeder? Nothing else would be in the tank, except maybe a couple of bottom feeders, like cory's. ...Unless anyone has any suggestions for tankmates, assuming this idea doesn't go straight to the trash can right away....

The tank will be planted. I will be setting up a 10g planted tank to 'practice' with diy co2 before jumping into setting up the 29g planted.

If I need to wait on this for a bigger tank, any suggestions as to an appropriate size to start with will be appreciated. Is the idea about starting with a mob of juvies and cutting back to a breeding pair okay?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

29g is plenty of room for a breeding pair of angels. If your breeder will buy them back, I've heard you should start with 6 small angels to see which pair up, that way you've got a very good chance of having at least one of each sex. There's room in there for a good group of cories as well.

 

[SPIKE88]

Stocking Scheme #1 Stocking Scheme #2
3 swordtails 4 Angels
6 corys 3 Corys
2 Angels

Hope this helps, got it straight from my book, the stocking schemes are for a 29 gallon

 

[homebunnyj]

YEEHAWW! (Yep, I'm Southern...)

Still not jumping in without more research, but it sounds like I've got angelfish in my future! *BOUNCINGS
Thanks a bunch for the replies! I love it here!*twirlysmi

 

[Orion]

Yeah that would be plenty of room for a breeding pair once grown, and a decent grow out tank for younger ones.

But if you decide to grow some juvies out, in a tank that small be prepared to loose the ones who did not pair up, as the dominate pair will most likley kill them. Also I wouldn't say that any other tankmates for them once grown will be a sure fire bet either. They are cichlids after all, and it will depend on how aggressive they will be.

I had one large angel in a 45 gallon (36x18) and no matter what I tried it would not allow any other angel in the tank to live. This was just a single angel, not a pair and not breeding.

I think it would be hit or miss as to what else if anything could live with a pair, but as long as your ready for a few losses, then you'll do fine.