rudy Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 I have 8 2 year in captivity Altums. They are in with stingrays, and some Tiger Silver dollars in a 600 gallon tank. Lately I have a couple that have paired up. I have been advised that breeding these guys is going to be almost impossible and I essentially have no shot ..but hey I am up for the challenge. Aside from a second tank for the pair what else am I going to need? Any thoughts on tank size for a breeding pair (if I can manage to separate them) and what I am going to have to do to make this breeding happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 From what I've read a 75 or 90 gal would be great. Most people I've read about who've been successful used RO and peat. Jayba has posted an article on breeding soft water fish - how he conditions the water to prepare them for breeding seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted December 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks! I will look for the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nem0 Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Nice, nothing is impossible I believe having deep a deep tank is most important from what I have read before. Would be awesome if you could breed them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 How's the breeding going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLengert Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 If you are successful I would be interested in buying them all. I am almost done my 1200 gallon build and plan on stocking ~50 altums with discus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostface Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 1200 gallon, wow that's impressive...that's going to be worth a penny once its all stocked and setup. I'm also interested in some Altums, I just want 6 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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