Angelfish laid eggs Part 2

Lexus · 01-06-2006, 12:38 AM

Well they did it again! They werent fighting like before but cleaning the pot again so few hours later there were more eggs! This time I put them in the bucket I normally clean the tank out with and put a heater, pump and thermometer on it. My original plan was if they laid eggs again to put the adults back in the 55g, well Petco had a sale on Tiger barbs and Gold Barbs and lets say 15 fish later I have converted my community tank to a barb tank.

Anyways... again if you have any tips let me know! Someone mentioned putting fungus medication or the blue stuff to help with fungusing eggs.

So hopefully this batch of eggs will hatch!

leveldrummer · 01-06-2006, 06:52 AM

congrats on being a grandma, im not sure if this applies to angels, but you might be able to put an air stone under the eggs so the bubbles cross over them, with some fish that helps.

Lexus · 01-06-2006, 08:47 PM

I have placed an airstone in the pot that almost directly hits them.

leveldrummer · 01-07-2006, 12:11 PM

well best of luck to you and them lexus, sorry i wasnt much help. hope someone else chimes in with some answers.

Lexus · 01-09-2006, 02:13 AM

Well they all fungused again

leveldrummer · 01-09-2006, 02:44 PM

ooo sorry to hear that, i wish someone with a little more knowledge would have helped. sorry if what i told you was wrong, but i thought i would at least offer some advice.

ron v · 01-09-2006, 02:49 PM

Lexus, I really wish you could get that pair into a tank of their on. A 29 gal. would work....... Just one more tank, just one more.... he he.

**Damon** · 01-09-2006, 03:44 PM

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10angels_breeding.htm
http://www.aquariacentral.com/articles/breedangel.shtml
http://www.angelswest.com/

Lexus · 01-09-2006, 07:22 PM

They are in the 29G alone. I took them out of the 55g when I saw spawning the first time and they stayed in there. The first time they laid eggs they ate them, second time I pulled them and they fungused.

Z Man · 01-09-2006, 09:34 PM

Have they only had eggs twice? Did you see any of the eggs wiggle at all? Could it be possible you have two females?

Lexus · 01-09-2006, 11:55 PM

Well I've been told they were male female but I could and they could be wrong.

Also they were spawning back in the fall but I didnt think anything of it.

The first spawn I witnessed, I had the eggs two days and only two fungused but they ate them. The rest were clear

ron v · 01-10-2006, 07:03 AM

Sounds like a true pair. Lexus, if you leave them alone, they will eventually get it right. The EASIEST way to successfully raise angel baby's is to let mom and dad do it. They just need to learn what to do. Most angelfish in pet shops today were raised on farms and were artificially hatched, so it definately can be done. I have read, however, that since natural parenting didn't take place, the instinct to be a parent is somehow shortcircuited. I don't know if this is true, but it makes sense. So, it will take your pair a few tries to get it right, but they will. The angelfish mom knows just how to keep the eggs clean and how to fan them with just the right amount of current and the sight of the mom and dad swimming around with the cloud of new babys makes it all worthwhile.

**Damon** · 01-10-2006, 07:32 AM

Ron's got it right. Cichlids (especially) can take some time getting it right. It could take 10-20 spawns before they get it. They usually will get it though. Just takes some patience.

01-06-2006, 08:47 PM	#3
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	I have placed an airstone in the pot that almost directly hits them. __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

01-09-2006, 02:13 AM	#5
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Well they all fungused again __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

01-09-2006, 03:44 PM	#8
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10angels_breeding.htm http://www.aquariacentral.com/articles/breedangel.shtml http://www.angelswest.com/ __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

01-09-2006, 07:22 PM	#9
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	They are in the 29G alone. I took them out of the 55g when I saw spawning the first time and they stayed in there. The first time they laid eggs they ate them, second time I pulled them and they fungused. __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

01-09-2006, 09:34 PM	#10
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01-06-2006, 06:52 AM	#2
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	congrats on being a grandma, im not sure if this applies to angels, but you might be able to put an air stone under the eggs so the bubbles cross over them, with some fish that helps.

01-07-2006, 12:11 PM	#4
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	well best of luck to you and them lexus, sorry i wasnt much help. hope someone else chimes in with some answers.

01-09-2006, 02:44 PM	#6
leveldrummer something like a pimp Join Date: May 2005 Location: atlanta Age: 29 Posts: 1,933	ooo sorry to hear that, i wish someone with a little more knowledge would have helped. sorry if what i told you was wrong, but i thought i would at least offer some advice.

01-09-2006, 02:49 PM	#7
ron v Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Age: 61 Posts: 1,123	Lexus, I really wish you could get that pair into a tank of their on. A 29 gal. would work....... Just one more tank, just one more.... he he.

01-09-2006, 11:55 PM	#11
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Well I've been told they were male female but I could and they could be wrong. Also they were spawning back in the fall but I didnt think anything of it. The first spawn I witnessed, I had the eggs two days and only two fungused but they ate them. The rest were clear __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails Last edited by Lexus; 01-10-2006 at 12:08 AM.

01-10-2006, 07:03 AM	#12
ron v Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Age: 61 Posts: 1,123	Sounds like a true pair. Lexus, if you leave them alone, they will eventually get it right. The EASIEST way to successfully raise angel baby's is to let mom and dad do it. They just need to learn what to do. Most angelfish in pet shops today were raised on farms and were artificially hatched, so it definately can be done. I have read, however, that since natural parenting didn't take place, the instinct to be a parent is somehow shortcircuited. I don't know if this is true, but it makes sense. So, it will take your pair a few tries to get it right, but they will. The angelfish mom knows just how to keep the eggs clean and how to fan them with just the right amount of current and the sight of the mom and dad swimming around with the cloud of new babys makes it all worthwhile.

01-10-2006, 07:32 AM	#13
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Ron's got it right. Cichlids (especially) can take some time getting it right. It could take 10-20 spawns before they get it. They usually will get it though. Just takes some patience. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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