Hi all
I've posted a couple of times about my angels spawning and eating their eggs etc but this time I have better news! They spawned, fanned a lot more, and now have wrigglers! I noticed the wrigglers on wednesday evening (been keeping a very close eye on them). They are growing and mum and dad are looking after them very well I think.
The girl in my LFS recommended liquifry as starter food and brine shrimp when they're a bit bigger. At the moment I have the shrimp in gel pouch kind in case they get big enought o eat them over the bank holiday (own a scuba diving centre and it's incredibly busy over the bank hols so thought 1. I might be too busy to get live ones and 2. the LFS may not be open when I really need them)
Is this ok? I've read the pinned thread by tolak and I think I'm doing the right stuff.
Thing is, I have had the aquarium lights on for 2 solid days and nights now so they could keep an eye on the wrigglers. Thought it would be a good idea to turn it off for a bit today to 1. rest the lamp etc. and 2 to give them a break. When I turned it off the female gor very aggressive towards the male and only stopped and went back to the wrigglers when I turned the light back on.
Do I leave the light on?
Also, am I right in thinking that I start feed brine shrimp when the wrigglers start to swim?
Really hope some survive, it's really exciting!
I can't move the babies to another tank because I have a goldfish in my spare. He was in the main tank when I bought it (on holiday!) but am now slowly de-climitising him so he can be moved to my parents pond as he was polluting the water in the main tank.
Please help re. the light!
Thanks!
I've posted a couple of times about my angels spawning and eating their eggs etc but this time I have better news! They spawned, fanned a lot more, and now have wrigglers! I noticed the wrigglers on wednesday evening (been keeping a very close eye on them). They are growing and mum and dad are looking after them very well I think.
The girl in my LFS recommended liquifry as starter food and brine shrimp when they're a bit bigger. At the moment I have the shrimp in gel pouch kind in case they get big enought o eat them over the bank holiday (own a scuba diving centre and it's incredibly busy over the bank hols so thought 1. I might be too busy to get live ones and 2. the LFS may not be open when I really need them)
Is this ok? I've read the pinned thread by tolak and I think I'm doing the right stuff.
Thing is, I have had the aquarium lights on for 2 solid days and nights now so they could keep an eye on the wrigglers. Thought it would be a good idea to turn it off for a bit today to 1. rest the lamp etc. and 2 to give them a break. When I turned it off the female gor very aggressive towards the male and only stopped and went back to the wrigglers when I turned the light back on.
Do I leave the light on?
Also, am I right in thinking that I start feed brine shrimp when the wrigglers start to swim?
Really hope some survive, it's really exciting!
I can't move the babies to another tank because I have a goldfish in my spare. He was in the main tank when I bought it (on holiday!) but am now slowly de-climitising him so he can be moved to my parents pond as he was polluting the water in the main tank.
Please help re. the light!
Thanks!
I think you might get away with using liquifry for the first few days that they are free swimmers, and then get the baby brine shrimp...
and moved goldie to the small tank (which was the hospital tank) to de-climitise him by a degree or 2 every now and then so I can put him in my parents pond as he was polluting the water (we think) and he's just too big for a 3 foot tank. He's a lovely fish though, mega friendly! 
