Angelfish fry?

Question

3 weeks ago I asked a ? on here about buying two Angels to go with the one I had....so I did buy two and here I am 3 weeks later watching one of the angels chase off some of the other fish in the tank ....then I just stuck my hand in to move a deco. that had tipped over and she attacked me ......now that I'am looking a little closer at the tank I see what looks like small tapioca on a large leaf ....duhh.... she seems to guarding it with one of the new Angels ....duhhhhh....so I guess I have eggs????? I just removed the unwanted third Angel and 3 Danios that kept being chased.....so, if this is in fact eggs/fry will the parents continue to guard them and take care of the fry???......I guess I need to do some research inline but I thought I would get some good advice from all of you first

Answer 1

You can keep the parents with the eggs, but don't be surprised if they eat the eggs or fry - it sometimes takes new parents a while to figure out what they're supposed to do. Once they get it figured out, they'll provide care for the young. Some people who breed them alwaysd remove the eggs if they are lain on a moveable object and raise the fry in a separate tank. You'll have to decide which you want to do - the first is less work, but you risk losing the brood, the second is more work for you, plus you need to provide the additional tank and equipment.

You'll also want to keep an eye on the eggs - if they're clear/amber colored, they're good, but if they turn white and fuzzy, they aren't fertile. It's possible for a female to lay eggs without a male in the tank, and sometimes another female takes the "role" of the male, even though she can't function as a male to fertilize.

Here are some liks to articles on breeding angels, so you can keep track of when they should be hatching and development of the fry:
http://aquanic.org/publicat/state/il-in/as-489.pdf
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/pterophyllum_scalare.php
http://members.aol.com/angelbook/angel1.htm
http://www.angelsplus.com/Breeding2.htm

Answer 2

Yes, they are eggs, removing the 3rd angel and the danios is a wise move. You can leave the parents with the eggs and let the parents rear the young, but you will have to reduce the activity around your tank, so the parents won't be spooked and eat the eggs/fry.

If you have a spare tank (5-10 gal), I suggest you remove the leaf on which the eggs are laid and transfer it to a hatching tank tying it down to a piece of rock. Have an airstone going placed near the eggs to provide circulation, the eggs should hatch in 3-4 days depending on the temp, and fry free-swimming in another 3 days. fedding shoul then begin, starting with BBS (baby brine shrimps), and gradually moving the biggest sized food as they grow. BTW, i forgot to mention, use the water from your community tank for the hatching tank so that the water chemistry is identical, and you may want to add some medication to prevent fungus.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 3

Okay.. congratulations on your success. Good move taking the other fish out. The parents may or may not take care of the eggs. If they are wild-caught, then everything is in their hands, just feed the fry liquid food. If not wild-caught, they will probably eat the fry as generations of inbreeding have weakened the parental gene so it is overpowered by the find food gene. Recommend splitting them up. If you live in the UK, try to catch a giant water bug. It will eat fungused and infertile eggs and keep the rest unharmed. Infertile eggs are usually pale white and fuzzy. There are loads of good books all about this topic, go find some at the library.
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Answer 4

my angels have laid eggs, so i took the eggs and positioned them in a breeding internet and am going to flow away them in there until finally there loose swimming and to important for the mothers and fathers to consume, sick feed the infant brine shrimp and overwhelmed up flakes

Answer 5

you need a seperate tank when they hatch or the other fish will eat them.