Fish Questions?

Question

At work we have a community tank, and our Angel fish are just laying their eggs, but the other fish keep eating all the eggs. How can I protect them all?????

Answer 1

There is a lot to be done to successfully raise angelfish. First, the parents must be in a tank alone with their eggs. A sponge filter is necessary, as regular filters will suck up the babies. Also, either sand or a bare tank floor is important. The babies will get stuck in gravel. Then there's maintenance of the tank, frequent water changes, water monitoring, special food for the fry etc.
If you are really interested in raising angel fry, consult your local FISH store. (Not pet store!) They should be able to guide you through the necessary steps of setting up and maintaining your fry tank.
BTW, net breeders don't work for angelfish.

Answer 2

Angel fish arew a type of chiclid. And chiclids protect their broods. Putting a little net or something that the local petshops sell for babies wont work. If the Angels are laying eggs, they have to be rather good sized. The best thing to do would be to remove the other fish and leave the angels in the tank. But usually the first 1 or 2 times they lay eggs is a learning expeience for the fish as well. Also you need to make sure that you have both male and female angels. If you have both female they will still lay eggs, but not fertile. Here are a few links that might help as well.

http://www.bbayaquariums.com/angelfish.html

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/cichlids_neotropical/angel_fish_breeding.htm

Good Luck.

Answer 3

Removing the other fish is the best you can do. There are no nets made for angelfish to lay their eggs on. Chances are the angels will eat their eggs or young anyway, and the young won't be easy to raise in a community tank.

Answer 4

When the Angelfish become mature enough to save a spawn,they will protect the eggs ferociously. Until then if the other fish don't eat the spawn,the parents will. There's really not much you can do until then.
If you want to go into the Angelfish raising business then you'll need a new tank or two or three.
This should not become an office project,because it will eat up tons of time. The occasional caviar party won't hurt anyone.

Answer 5

the ans may seem little hard but...
it's supposed that parent protect the eggs
and there must be some sort of caves and lots of plants so fry can hide but the tank seem a little crowded
so the solution is :
when angels lay eggs and fully fertilized ( unfertilized eggs looks cotton white ) u have to remove both parents and any other fish from tank till eggs hatch
then u can remove the fry to a smaller tank after 3 days
and feed them normal fish food but make it powder
and return other fish back to main tank
hope i was Helpful =]

Answer 6

There are these little compartments you can buy to protect the eggs and babies .
I am sure if you go to your local pet shop they should have these. I found out about them when a friend of mine had the same problem with a different kind of fish. Worked for her :0)

Answer 7

Most pet stores that sell fish, also sell these little floating net basket type things that will keep the fish and the eggs separated from the rest of the tank. It's like a little hatching area you create in the tank. They also have other dividers too.

Answer 8

put them in a seperate tank or a seperate bowl just be carefull if u do