5 Gallon Tank

[halfcent]

Is a 5 gallon tank to small to use as a breeding tank for a couple of 2 inch angel fish. They would not be in it for very long, just till the eggs are fertilized.

[funkman262]

2" angelfish are mature enough to breed? I would recommend keeping an internal filter in the main tank that you could transfer to the 5g when needed for biological filtration. You'd also need to do frequent water changes.

[DylanisHawttt]

If you have 2" Angels they are either extremely stunted or not old enough to produce. Angels are usually 8-12 months old the first time they can reproduce. I think the smallest I've seen breeding Angels is in a 29g but that was just by themselves.

[halfcent]

I guess when I say 2 inch I mean across the body - fin to fin they are probably 4 inches. And yes they are breeding whatever their size.
I do not have to worry about a 5 gallon being to small, got a super deal on an almost new 10 gal with a 50 watt heater and an AquaClear 20 for $20.00.
Thanks for the heads up funkman on the filteration, I am going to place the sponge filter from the Aquaclear 20 into the home tank until things are a go, by then it should be seeded.

[funkman262]

That's still small considering the bodies get up to 6" in diameter with the fin-to-fin length being double that or more.