Scuba Guy
02-24-2007, 10:02 PM
Breeding angels...
Some of you know I have a planted aquarium with 10 marble/black/veil angels.
I have been focussed on getting my plants growing ... and so I made a decision to add Fluorite to the existing substrate and do a 50% water change. Water coming in was about two degrees cooler than the aquarium water. And something in the fish was triggered.
Made a colossal mess. Trimmed the plants, cleaned up as best I could and now the tank is starting to clear from the brownish haze I created.
And what's suddenly going on - two of my angels started to square off - and chasied the other angels away. And then they picked one of the Val strands which I had just cut - so it was pointed straight up - and started cleaning it vigorously. I thought to myself - no way.
Way.
Not an hour goes bay and the female suddenly shows her breeding tube and out come the eggs!! Up and down the Val strand. And the male right behind her.
I wanted a breeding pair, but not just yet and certainly not when I tear up the tank the way I did.
They have been going at it for an hour now. Tons of eggs. I am surprised they paired off as quickly as they did.
There's nothing I will do with this spawn....just let them have fun. We'll see if the eggs survive the night.
I'll try and get a picture
Some of you know I have a planted aquarium with 10 marble/black/veil angels.
I have been focussed on getting my plants growing ... and so I made a decision to add Fluorite to the existing substrate and do a 50% water change. Water coming in was about two degrees cooler than the aquarium water. And something in the fish was triggered.
Made a colossal mess. Trimmed the plants, cleaned up as best I could and now the tank is starting to clear from the brownish haze I created.
And what's suddenly going on - two of my angels started to square off - and chasied the other angels away. And then they picked one of the Val strands which I had just cut - so it was pointed straight up - and started cleaning it vigorously. I thought to myself - no way.
Way.
Not an hour goes bay and the female suddenly shows her breeding tube and out come the eggs!! Up and down the Val strand. And the male right behind her.
I wanted a breeding pair, but not just yet and certainly not when I tear up the tank the way I did.
They have been going at it for an hour now. Tons of eggs. I am surprised they paired off as quickly as they did.
There's nothing I will do with this spawn....just let them have fun. We'll see if the eggs survive the night.
I'll try and get a picture