Guest Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Hey guys, I have a spare 62cm long x 40cm deep x 42cm high tank and don't know what to put in there. I've thought about a few things to put in there and was wondering how many angelfish fish I could put in there until some pair up and then I can move/sell the rest. Alos when breeding them what happens if you breed 2 different colours together? Like if you breed a golden one with a marbled one? Are some colours more dominent that others? Thanks Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 The genes are in pairs and some are dominant and some recessive. Marble to gold is a good cross and marble is dominant over gold. Gold is recessive so a gold angel will have two gold genes. The marble will have one or two marble genes. If it has one (lightly marbled) you will need to work out what the other gene is. People do some silly crosses with angels and you can end up with pretty rubbishy fish if you get it wrong. If the marble is already split to gold you will get marbles and golds from that cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yeah I use to have 2 marbles and they were awesome but got to big for the tank. So the tank would be big enough to grow out some and then keep a pair or 2? I was thinking of just getting a mixture of marbles, golds, gold pearscale and the silver with black stirpes (I think they're zebas or altums). How many could you grow up in that tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 ild probally be thinking yould be best to start with 5-6 small angels and sell them off/ move them out of the tank as a pair started showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I used to have 8 pairs breeding at one time and all kept one pair to a tank about that size. You are best to have a large tank if you want to grow a few up and pair them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 So this tank would be ok to grow some up until they pair up? I'd like to get 6 to put in there (2 marbled, 1 pure white, 1 white blushing, 2 striped/zebras and maybe a gold). Would they be ok to grow up in that sized tank? It's got a good filter in there (I'd take it out once they start to breed) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 A lot of those crosses would not be good in my opinion. White is a double blusher (stripeless gene) and double gold. That would not go well with zebra. Zebra to gold can be good and marble to gold can be good. marble to zebra not so good. They would all look good together but not to breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Ok so maybe not get any zebras if I wantto breed them. So gold to marble = good. What about gold x white or gold x blushing white and blushing white x white? Will they look any good? After Xmas I might try get 1 pure white, 1 blushing white, 2 lightly marbled, 1 marbled with two marble genes and 1 or 2 golds. Or is that too many? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 You would be best to work out what you want to achieve like breeding guppies. Gold and blusher will eventually get you to white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Thanks for all the help Alan. I like the marbles as they're all different but I also like the white and the blushing as their pink cheeks are awesome. What would you sugest I start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Up to you realy. I used to buy about 7 of a type I wished to breed and grow them up till they paired. Once you know what sex they are you can start moving the partners around. Just think about what offspring you will end up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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