Angelfish Spawning Caught On Tape (videos!)

[aquaticadmirer]

My angels have spawned many times before, but I've finally been able to get some good pics/videos of it. It usually doesn't last long since they're in a community tank and I just "let nature take its course" (I don't have the time or space to raise the babies!). I put a few pics of my other fish in while I was at it.

Here's a link to the videos:
My videos
There's also a couple videos of a giant dolphin pod from my trip to San Diego last month for your viewing enjoyment

And here's the pics:
Male on the right, female on the left

The female laying eggs

It looks like they're kissing!

And now the enemy (in the eyes of the breeding angels!):

My rosy and albino tinfoil barbs

My other male angel (not part of the pair)

And here's the whole tank (you can see the angels breeding in the right corner)

Hope you enjoyed! Comments appreciated

 

[paul_219]

Very nice pictures and videos. They look gr8.

 

[kewskills]

good pictures & vids, thanks for sharing

 

[PrettyDiscus]

Nice pics and vids.

 

[Matty P]

Yeh nice pics and vids! Cheers

Matt

 

[three-fingers]

Woah I love all your fish...apart from the irridescent shark I can spy in one of them.
Well actually they are cool too, I just hate the fact that very few people can house them properly yet they are so widely sold .
So what's the story behind your shark, and where can I pick up those amazing albino tinfoil barbs!

 

[aquaticadmirer]

Darn...I was hoping nobody would notice the sharks! I was just waiting for the "don't you know how big they get" posts lol. Unfortunately, no thanks to the LFS, I didn't when I bought them. I have four of them actually. Two of them are about 4 or 5 inches and the other two are about 2 inches each. I had the first two for a while and they were always hiding so I bought the other two so they might be more confident and come out where I can see them. It's really a shame they get so big because I like them, but I'll have to either rehome them or just buy a huge tank someday (and that would be just TERRIBLE...wink wink ).

Here's a pic with the big (but little...) guys in it if you'd like to see them:

Glad you like the albino tinfoil barbs too, they are some of my favorite fish. In the States you can get them at just about any pet store but they don't always have them in stock. You just have to be lucky and be there at the right time. Or you could just get the regular tinfoil barbs which are silver with red fins, but not as pretty as the albino ones IMO. They're great fish...lots of character!

Glad everybody likes my tank! Thanks for the comments so far!