Angelfish eggs?

[Zoe]

So, my angelfish laid eggs sometimes during the day today. They are in a 90 gallon community tank, on a filter intake. The parents seem to be doing an ok job protecting and taking care of the eggs, but I don't figure the babies will last long as wigglers.

What is the best course of action?
I can leave them in the tank
I can put them in an empty but cycled 3 gallon - well, it has cherry shrimp in it right now, but I can move them.
I can also put them in an 8 gallon with a couple endlers which I could move.

What's my best bet? I have to go so I won't be doing anything until later tonight, if the eggs are still there.

Thanks!
Zoe

[emc7]

Wait for wigglers and then put them in the 3 gallon. Anything larger and the fry won't be able find food without the parents to guide them. You can hatch the eggs yourself, but its easier to let the parents fan them and remove the fungused ones. Don't be discouraged if the eggs disappear, once angels start laying they will do it again.

[Zoe]

Will they stay on the intake tube as wigglers? It seems like they would fall off. How do I know exactly when they're ready, and when do I know if they're fertile or not?

[Zoe]

Oh, is it okay if there are plants in the tank, or not?

[Damon]

Plants are a huge bonus to any fry. Infusoria can be found there which the fry can eat till they are large enough for microworms or bbs. I would add a nice piece of slate or a spawning cone close to their spawn site. Easier to remove. Though I do believe in letting the parents try to care for the first 5 spawns.

[emc7]

Wigglers will stay stuck on a surface with a sticky thread. They should stay unless the parents move them. Infertile eggs will get white even if they don't fungus. Fertile eggs will clear until almost invisible. Angels like to lays eggs in current but I worry the fry will get caught in the filter. I think the parents do too. One of my pairs that lays on the intake always moves the wigglers into a plant. I agree that plants are great for angels. People who artificially hatch eggs keep them in a bare tank to make siphoning easier and because methylene blue or other anti-fungus will kill any plants. I wouldn't expect any fry to survive in the big tank, but they may surprise you. Hundreds of fry are a big challenge, I would recommend only taking about 50 wigglers by siphon and letting the parents keep the rest.

[Zoe]

The blasted pleco ate them all overnight. Dang pleco!

[judya]

What I did when I had breeding fish was to leave a light on overnight - even if just in the room - that way the parents can see the predators, and protect the young. Also if they are on the filter tube, you may want to put a nylon stocking over the intake, or a sponge from a sponge filter, so the fry aren't sucked up. This could come back off once they have some size. The other thng people do is put in a piece of slate or rock, leaning against the side of the tank, and the parents may prefer that to the filter tube.

[Zoe]

I did leave a light on but I guess not enough, or the pleco was tough enough to withstand the parents' pecking at him.

[emc7]

Put in something high and flat for the angels to lay on. Next time you may have to hatch the eggs out of the tank. Do you have something like a one-gallon jar? I had a pair of angels kill a pleco. I was told pleco's wouldn't eat eggs. But I think every fish will eat eggs if given half a chance.

[robbo87]

my angelfish have also laid eggs but i think all of them are duds. they laid on my glass cleaner and i thought it would be best to place the whole thing in my baby net was this a mistake? they should lay again soon should i just leave them out in the open as i have a lots of other fish which would eat the eggs and fry as soon as they hatch! anyone got some advice for me please, thanks

[neilfishguy]

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