Angel Fish Laying Eggs!

[ky*weremiej]

HELP  this is my first time for this and I need some help a walkthrough would be great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

 

[BerryAttack]

Do you have a male with her... first is female.. which lays the eggs, the second is male which will then fertilize the eggs.
if you do not have a male do not worry about it because the eggs will go bad and she is just doing that just cause.
if you have a male, then you either want to raise the fry or you can leave it alone and see how it plays out.
 
if you want to raise the fry then remove all other fish from the tank, allow the parents to care for the fry/eggs. then put a massive sponge over the intake on the filter so that they fry will not be eaten.
 
this is a good video to watch about raising, feeding etc
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-jRQDD2RJQ

 

[ky*weremiej]

well I would like to raise them however I have questions, the male has already done his bit and now the female is fanning them. The big problem I have is I cant rehome my fish, but on the other hand the eggs are on a plant so could I transfer the plant with the eggs ? 

 

[DrRob]

You could transfer the plant with eggs. If you do, make sure that there's some flow over them, an airstone will do, to try to keep them fresh. I used to use a potion mixture of antifungals in the water as well, but it's not absolutely necessary.Then you wait for the free swimming stage and start with very fine fry food. You're better off in an undecorated tank with no substrate, makes the fry easier to find and helps to clear up excess food easily. At a push a storage box works fine, although chemicals may stain them permanently.
 
Otherwise you could leave the parents with them. Angels range from great parents to terrible. Some get the idea after a couple of attempts.
 
I warn you now, angel breeding is addictive.

 

[ky*weremiej]

ok so you say let the parent have a go at raising them I only have one problem, I have no room for my other angels, so should I leave them and see what happens or should I remove the plant with the patents and transfer to a 40 litre tank with nothing in it using the tank water from my 190 litre to fill the 40 litre.

 

[DrRob]

If you remove the fry/eggs to the 40 litre, that's fine, but don't remove an adult angelfish to that size of tank, let alone 2. If you need to remove the eggs to reduce aggression then do, but remember that they may well breed again. Breeders keep angels in small volumes but they tend to be split larger tanks, so they get the size and they're generally on central filters or have high level maintenance regimes.

 

[ky*weremiej]

well I have decided to order a breeding net and give a try, this is my first time so its all a learning curve for me and next time I will be better prepared for this, I am really in over my head at the moment my misses it 2 days overdue for our son and now this is happening

 if I don't laugh I will cry lol

 

[Bristlenose]

Hi ky*weremiej,
 
Raising young angels is trial and error.
You need to set up a brine shrimp hatchery ASAP, as you need the food for when they are past the wriggler stage which should not take long.
Also be careful with the hatchery you are buying, I had two and both were not able to contain the very small fry, they would escape and they are snack size. separate tank is best, it need not be huge, once they are bigger you can transfer them to your hatchery in the main tank, by which time, you will probably have more eggs, I am on batch 5 now.
 
As eggs turn white you must remove them from the rest (its painstaking job but stops the fungus spreading, use a small pipette).
 
I have tried to put links below for a few youtube videos we posted regarding baby fry angels. If that does not work, just search for posts by my name, Nicky Gardiner and you should find some angel fish ones, although there are many others. If you want any other help just ask, I have 2 batches at present some a few months old, ready to sell and some a month. Good luck.
 
 
 http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lPw5LTcEB0
 http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9gPoIjtX1A
 http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=juZAZ2DbSDo
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVVCLVmwhOs

 

[ky*weremiej]

Thank you bristlenose  

 
I have a shrimp hatcher with a bubbler in all set up, I going in the morning to some shrimp eggs. 

 

[Bristlenose]

Ok, when we set them up, they did not work first time, as we used the wrong salt, also I had to put water conditioner in the water and set a lamp up on it to help with the hatching process.
 
Do you have something to strain them through, so you put only the brine shrimp in the water and not the water they were bred in, as it will be highly polluted.
 
Feel free to message me direct if you get stuck, mine was a lot of trial and error at first but I have it down now.
 
good luck.

 

[ky*weremiej]

Thank you, I will take you up on that.

 

[ky*weremiej]

right I am all set up, unfortunately the parents seem to have give up so I had to step in the eggs are in my hatchery and they are at wriggler stage, I just hope the first batch of brine shrimp pays of

  

 

[DrRob]

They'll not take anything until free swimming, remember to clear away any unused food  (turkey baster is great for this) and yes, newly hatched brine shrimp and powdered flake food.

 

[ky*weremiej]

SUCSESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRINE SHRIPM HATCHED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Blondielovesfish]

Keep us updated on how it all goes, you seem to be doing great so far!