My angelfish is 3 years old, has always lived alone, and it just laid eggs. Are the eggs fertilized (hermaphroditic fish?) or does there have to be a male and a female? Just curious if these eggs will hatch, or just die off
Any info would be great!
Thanks!
2007-02-28 15:21:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Heh...
Now for the real answer.
Yeah, this happened to me many times.
They will die off. The Angelfish will protect them for a while. But they will die off or get eaten (even by the Angelfish herself). They will not hatch.
Weird behaviour but cool to see.
Yes you do need a male and female BTW. They pair off if you get a bunch of young ones together.
2007-02-28 15:50:18 · answer #1 · answered by Stealthy Ninja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny thing this happened to my fish one time. i got all excited. lack of sleep or something.... i hurried up and moved all my fish around so not one would eat the eggs..... after i was all done i realized there wasn't a male angelfish to fertilize the eggs. :( i felt so silly. i should have known better cus i worked @ a petstore!! if you want to have baby angelfish though you should get a mate. and see what happens. good luck!
2007-02-28 16:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by elliemay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the eggs turn white and kindof cloudy they are unfertilized. you do need a male and female to get fertilized eggs. the female will (lay) them and the male will come behind and fertilize them so if you have eggs and no male these should just be tossed. sorry to burst your bubble!
2007-02-28 16:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by mrsimmons@rogers.com 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think thats really interesting it would prob be dead eggs birds do the same thing i had a bird who lives by her self an laid an egg. i bet that its just dead eggs. i dont know if their is a way to figure out if they are. hope that helps you! good luck
2007-02-28 15:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by pink_angel1022 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a male angelfish, get him to fetilize them, and wait till they hatch...otherwise the eggs r useless
2007-03-01 00:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by =Matt= 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm. Could be the Second Coming. Jesus Fish Superstar.
2007-02-28 15:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by Birdman 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you would need a male and alot more reading to breed them. Angels are hard to breed
2007-02-28 18:03:35 · answer #7 · answered by jdizine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off get a life and learn how to breed, then come see me
2007-03-01 00:40:06 · answer #8 · answered by J Savage 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
gonna die off.dont let it go to waste, eat it!(not kidding)
2007-02-28 21:38:05 · answer #9 · answered by Reptile Lover 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋