my angel fish are laying eggs in my tank but the other fish are eating them...what can i do?

Question

they have already started to have the eggs and they are on my heater but they are protecting the eggs pretty well and i dont have another tank to put them is...so how high are the eggs chances or hatching and the baby fishes survival if they do hatch

Answer 1

You have to seperate them from the other fish if you want to have a chance at the eggs hatching.

Answer 2

If the parents aren't protecting the eggs, the other fish will end up eating them all unless you take the eggs out and put them in another container. Even if some of the eggs end up hatching in the community tank, the other fish or the parents might eat them. If the eggs are on something you can remove from the tank, remove them and put them into another tank or container with a few drops of methylene blue, making sure you aerate gently. You might also try removing the eggs with a razor or something that can scrape the eggs off of the glass without popping them. It's best to have a slate in the tank so the angels will lay the eggs on it, then it makes it easier to remove. Once they hatch and become free swimming you have to feed them. I either feed them micro worms, or live baby brine. Sometimes, if they are really small, use infosoria. Take a piece of lettuce and add it to a container of aquarium water for 3 days.

Answer 3

Take all the other fish out of the tank until the eggs hatch and they start swimming then you can put the other fish back in.

Answer 4

there are special breeding nets/ enclosures you can use to separate the angel fish from the other fish, if you don't there is a good chance all the eggs will be eaten, you can try extra feedings to help deter your fish from eating the eggs, but in the end you really want to get the eggs and if they survive the fry into there own small tank at least until there big enough to survive on there own.

Answer 5

Put your angel fish into another tank until the eggs have a chance to hatch and become big enough not to be eaten by the other fish.

Answer 6

merely permit nature take its direction. shifting stuff around now will in all probability reason the angels to consume the eggs themselves. attempt to maintain the area around the tank quiet,and sit down lower back and watch the coach. If the tank is sufficiently massive the confirm fish in all probability won't injury their tank pals,yet once you want to objective to spawn angels they ought to have their very own tank,29 gallon at a minimum.they could be waiting to advance some youthful interior the community tank,however the opportunities are against it. good success,PeeTee

Answer 7

Move the Angels to a separate tank where they can spawn. After the spawning, remove the fish and leave just the eggs. They will hatch and you will need to feed them special fry food. Good luck!

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Answer 8

maybe you can take some water from the big tank and get a smal fishbowl it costs 2.99 in petsmart cuz i just got one today and just put the babies in there....or u can buy this thing called a bredder which u usualy get when the moma fish is pregannt( i had it for my molly and i had little tiny black mollie swimming around) and just keep them there til they hatch they cant leave because the holes arent big enough

Answer 9

it might be too late, however, get a breeders net andtry to gently put the eggs in there....other wise you can get a tank divider and just seperate the eggs fromthe fish, including mama and papa....they will eat whatever eggs fall, or if another fish is aggravating them.

Answer 10

you need to get a special small tank that fits the inside of the big tank, put the moma fish in there. I had a friend ( years ago) who had to to that, but i would ask at the pet store to make sure i'm right & if there is anything else that needs done.