Angel Eggs

[dave1987]

Iv been conditioning my angels to breed again and i put a piece o fslate in there for them to breed on but again they choose to breed on the filter intake.So i managed to scrape a few off with a stanley blade and i think i was succsessful at doing it and iv put them in a hospital trap.But a few has gone white witch ones are fertilized and witch ones aint thanks in advance and also iv put methylene blue in with them .

 

[dave1987]

bump

 

[adamgreen240]

the white ones are unfertilised and should be removed,

keep us informed!

 

[Straydum]

white ones are either unfertilized or dead. methly blue should keep fungi growth at its minimum but careful not to overdose it. methly blue though at a high amount is beneficial to the eggs, it would kill the fishes

 

[dave1987]

ok thank you there is a few white ones but most of them are still there normal colour

 

[dave1987]

so none hatched but it was only the second time the angels have laid eggs and my other breeding pair are about to they have been cleaning the slate for a few days now.
Hope fully the lay there eggs on the slate not the filter intake does anyone have any advice for this as i have turned it at a 45degree angle and they still laid there egss on it.
Just another question if i have to put the eggs in the hospital trap again should i put a air stone in there or just leave it with nothing in? thanks in advance

 

[Inchworm]

Hi dave1987

Good luck with this batch!

I'll move your thread to New World Cichlids, where you're most likely to get the help you need.

 

[dave1987]

Hi dave1987

Good luck with this batch!

I'll move your thread to New World Cichlids, where you're most likely to get the help you need.

ok thank you i no were to post from now on aswell

 

[dave1987]

bump

 

[dave1987]

bump

 

[Tolak]

Try barracading the filter intake with some plants, I use silk since I can rinse them in tap water with a litle bleach to clean them up. A breeding trap is for livebearers, it won't work well at all for angels. Many folks hatch angel spawns in anything from a one gallon jar to a 10 gallon tank. You will need some tank space if you are successful, most shops won't take angels smaller than dime size, these fish need 1/2 gallon of tank space each to develop properly. A small spawn is 200 eggs, if you are successful you will lose less than 10%.

Start with meth blue in the hatching container, 5-7 drops per gallon. If you still see fungus on the eggs, add 3 drops per gallon Maroxy. You can also add a drop per 2 gallons acriflavin to the mix, I have to use all 3 with my hard water.

You will need aeration in the hatching tank/jar. On the third day after they have spawned do a 50% water change every day, this is a good time to get a bbs hatchery going. Start feeding on the 7th day, at least 3 times daily, with a daily water change of at least 50%, along with wiping the bottom with a paper towel & siphoning off the excess bbs. The first week is a busy critical week with angel fry, cleanliness is next to Godliness. You need to add a cycled sponge filter on the 7th day as well.

 

[dave1987]

thanks tolak great advice i had to put them in the hospital trap as they were in my community tank i do have a spare tank for them but it has some fish in it that im getting rid of so theres a mature filter in there.So do i need to put an airstone in with them from day 1 ?? thanks in advance and iv copied and pasted your reply 2 my pc 4 future references thanks again