angelfish eggs

[jojo83]

hi i am relatively new to the breeding scene and got caught by supprise!!! I have discovered that my angels have paired up and layed eggs the only problem is that they are on the glass of the aquarium!!

I would love to raise the fry but not sure how i would go about this as i don't want any other fish to eat them!!

please help many thanks

[CassieLEO]

Either take the other fish out and let the Angels raise the babies, or let nature take its course and if there are other fish in the tank they may nab the babies if mom and dad arent dilligent. They are very good parents and will raise the babies and protect them. If they laid their eggs there, they will watch over them....

[jojo83]

Is there any way to remove the fry once they have hatched into a breeding tank with out killing them? Or a way to separate them in the same tank?

thank you

[CassieLEO]

I wouldnt move the eggs till they hatch or you risk damaging the eggs...Remember, if they are breeding now, this wont be your only batch. Maybe just treat this as a trial and error and wait and see how it goes in your tank. Also remember, you will have to find homes for all those fish. But if you still want to, you can use a breeder net and keep them in the tank in there, or move the babies to a seperate tank thats been cycled and let them grow out there. Or, you can add more hiding places like caves for the parents to move their babies into to hide. Then they will be more apt to live and not get eaten. Like I said before though, you will be very surprised to see how good of parents Angel fish can be. They are extremely good parents and will protect their babies, but if its a small tank, they are more apt to be eaten. What size tank??

[jojo83]

i have got a 4ft x 1ft x 18" they are the largest fish in the tank. We have quite alot of plants for hiding. Once the fish hatch what and when do i feed them? Thank you so much for the help.

[CassieLEO]

Mom and Dad will chew up food and spit it out for them, plus they will pick at the plants and stuff for extra food. They do make a food call Hikari little bites (I think its called anyways) that you can feed them. But I wouldnt worry for a while until you see them growing up a little.

[jojo83]

thank you for your help wish me luck

[CassieLEO]

No problem, anytime! Thats why we are on here, to help eachother out! Make sure when you get the babies you take lots of pictures!!! We love pictures around here!!

[jojo83]

hi

thanks for your advise but sadly the eggs had been eaten by the next morning so hopefully better luck next time!! I have bought a spawning cone and surrounded some of it with broadleaf plants so hopefully they will spawn on them next time!!!

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