How big will they get?

[cmartin]

I have 3 marbled angels that I picked up just before Christmas. They were only about the size of a dime then (body wise).

They have grown an amazing amount since them - now all 3 are different sizes...one is double the size of the others.

I still have them in my 30 gal QT. (I had 4 Bolivan Rams who all passed due to worms and the Angels were in the same tank. I treated the tank, but in Canada it is difficult to get the type of medication that really works. So the Rams did not make it likely due to how badly they were infested by the time I recognized what it was and was able to find medication for it.

The Angels have not shown any sign of problems, but I thought a longer than usually QT was needed.

Since they seem healthy, perpetually hungry, and growing like weeds...I thought it was time to put them something a little bigger. I have a hex that I need to clean up that should do nicely.

How large will these angels get? One of them is now about 4 inches - including the fins....body is about the size of a silver dollar - coin - not fish .

How old/big before they start to pair up? If I end up with a pair - then they will take over the hex and the 'odd man out' will go into my 72. I have read that they don't always pair off - if that is the case, should I consider getting a few more to spread out the aggression?

Currently feeding freeze dried bloodworms, flake, and frozen bloodworm.

Any other advice would be appreciated.

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

Full grown P. Sclarae can get around 8" for a large specimin, give or take.

An average one will get to about 6"-7".

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

As far as pairing, at their size they should just be getting into it - to induce a pair you can do a large water change (40%+) with pure R/O water that is about 5 degree's cooler than what's in the tank.

If you've got all females or all males in the tank, it's obviouslyl not going to work - though females have been known to pair off and just lay a bunch of eggs.

In the size tank you've got them in now, you wouldn't want to add anymore to try and thin out aggression. If anything you're going to need to remove one when a pair forms or all but one if a pair doesn't form.