You need to buy another tank and grab up that Argentea pair, too. Another very hard to breed species. It takes a LOOOOOONG time to get Argentea to mature, then pair, without killing each other.
Vieja Regani Pair
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Oh man, if I had space I totally would. They are still in the Big American Mixed tank struggling for space. Luckily it's mostly balanced out to be an almost african cichlid situation with enough species crammed in there to keep violence spread out and everyone from dying, but none of the fish are particularly happy. Once we get the gym/garage renovated I might be able to do a custom build and pick up the argentea pair AND the arowana (gasp!) if they are still there. Because there is an arowana and it is beautiful and I want it in my life.
Also, for anyone who might come across this thread looking for info on Vieja - apparently some personalities can live in a community environment with other fishes, but Malaysian trumpet snails are still a tasty snack and will be hunted down and consumed. I thought their nocturnal nature would save them. I was wrong.
Update!! First water change. They were very excited at this, both of them zipping around the tank a few hours after the change, inspecting everything to see what had changed. I also got one of the two fx6's I'm attaching to this tank, this one was used from the LFS. He had it hooked up to one of his giant show tanks to keep the biological matter cycling and to make sure it had no issues - I had to pry it out of his hands because he wanted to swap it for one of his fx5's from home 
I already had the hang on top filters that came built into the tank but I wasn't happy with the job they were doing, nor the amount of material that could be put into the box. The male was very upset at the intake, which intrudes slightly on one of his hiding spots; he had to hover around it and glare for a bit before he went and got the female out for a swim around. I wouldn't say he was chasing her because the pace was very sedate, but he was certainly following everywhere she went and occasionally picking up the pace so she would scoot forwards before settling back again. No contact was made and she has a few spots she can get to that he can't, but I will be keeping an eye on this as it could lead to aggression. Its worth noting that she went into these hidey holes for no more than seconds before coming back out to resume thier outting, so for the moment I'll enjoy the show they put on - I should set up my bf's gopro in my office so I can take video when they do these things, as I'm usually watching from the other room (I'm a classic creeper) or don't have my phone on me.
I already had the hang on top filters that came built into the tank but I wasn't happy with the job they were doing, nor the amount of material that could be put into the box. The male was very upset at the intake, which intrudes slightly on one of his hiding spots; he had to hover around it and glare for a bit before he went and got the female out for a swim around. I wouldn't say he was chasing her because the pace was very sedate, but he was certainly following everywhere she went and occasionally picking up the pace so she would scoot forwards before settling back again. No contact was made and she has a few spots she can get to that he can't, but I will be keeping an eye on this as it could lead to aggression. Its worth noting that she went into these hidey holes for no more than seconds before coming back out to resume thier outting, so for the moment I'll enjoy the show they put on - I should set up my bf's gopro in my office so I can take video when they do these things, as I'm usually watching from the other room (I'm a classic creeper) or don't have my phone on me.
