Angel eggs! NOW FREE SWIMMING FRY! NEW PICTURES ON PAGE 3

[monkE]

I've noticed a pair of my Angels were overly aggressive today and i've just found out why. There is a ton of eggs placed on to a Aponogeton Crispus leaf. The two have been tending to the eggs all afternoon and chasing away any other fish who strays too close.

I've never bred any fish before and this is a complete surprise to me so any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. How long does this process usually take? Should i remove the pair and the eggs from the tank or just let it go?

Sorry about the crappy quality of the images but it's taken with an iPhone

[`GhostDogg´]

I would leave them with the parents.
You can remove the other fish if you want the best chances.
You can get sponges to cover you intakes on your filters.
Have some food for the fry handy.
ie: insuforia(sp), baby brine shrimp/sea monkeys,crushed flakes, baby 1st bites,liquid fry food.

The parents will do a good job @ caring for the fry.

Good luck & keep us posted.

[onefishtwofish]

as above . i have had success in a quick move of eggs and parents.have new set up all ready to go witha seasoned filter with covered intake. move plant first as quick as you can and the parents as quick as you can. the parents wondered around a bit then refocused on the eggs. odds r you will lose them in a community tank anyway.

[rich16]

Great! My angels did the same last night, but 7-8 hours later after chasing tetras away, they ate all their eggs

Oh well, they're a young pair, so probably haven't figured parenthood out yet..

In the past, I've always had success both leaving them with the parents, and removing them, but given the chance I would keep them with the adults, seperate from the rest of the tank. If you haven't got another tank, you could also use a tank divider to keep the rest of the community at bay.

Be prepared with food for the fry quickly...if the eggs are fertile, you'll see wriggling fry tails in 48 hours. If not they'll turn opaque white. If you have fertilized eggs, you'll have hungry fry in a week or so!

Good luck!
Rich

[bingerz]

congrats!!! i can't wait till i start experiencing the joys of childbirth...in that sense.

[monkE]

thanks for the helpful advice guys. It's been 24 hours and i can see only 3 out of the 100 or so eggs have turned white which means they've been fertilized! yay and both Angels (i've named them Ozzie and Harriet ) are still tending to the eggs with no eating!

I have read on a site that if you remove the parents or eggs on their first spawn then the angles could get confused and no longer breed. but if you leave them and essentially waste the first couple of broods then they will continue even if you remove them to another tank.
That is the plan for now, i will just leave them be, and see what happens. There are plenty of plants for the fry to hide in so we'll see what happens. If they continue to spawn well then who knows, i may just get myself a breeder tank and start pumping out some angels!

I'll keep you guys posted as the eggs progress.

Again thank you for all the helpful advice.

[`GhostDogg´]

I always let nature takes it course.
I like to do this because the parents will eat the deformed fry(usually/most of them).
This saves you the trouble of waiting to see if you have any deformed fish.
WHen they become free swimmers & accepting food I thin down the stock by removing some.
I have big fish who luv feeders.

[Trouble]

Such a great feeling when they have babies.

[monkE]

Well it's the third day and I can clearly see the eggs changing. There seems to be tails sticking out, and both parents are still actively tending and guarding the eggs. Here are a couple new pictures of the eggs so far.

The only time you don't see Ozzie or Harriet next to the eggs is when I approach the tank because they are expecting some food.

There less eggs there, i guess a few have been picked off by the other guys in the tank.





Thanks for looking!

[monkE]

Well I got home from work and all the eggs are gone! I guess they were all eaten. Oh well this is their first time so i guess they have to learn.