angels laid eggs..need advice please

You would do better moving the other fish into the 10 gal. tank. Even though your pair of angels are young (20 to 30 eggs) the 10 gal. tank wouldn't be large enough for the pair, let alone the young, if your lucky enough to have the pair raise the fry. It'll most likely take them 2 or 3 trys before they raise a batch - but then again, you might get lucky. You could also move the eggs to a gal. glass jar, two drops of methylene blue, and an airstone to keep the water moving past the eggs. Put the jar in the 10 gal tank, half filled with the tank water, bare bottom, with a sponge filter. When the fry absorb their yoke sac, feed _small_ amounts of baby brine shrimp for two days, then dump the jar in the tank. Change a gal. of water every day for another two or three days to keep the ammonia level down. Keep changing a gal. every day after that, but adding two gals. untill the tank is filled...Have fun, Frank

Hello,

I just noticed tonight that my pair of angel fish seem to have laid a batch of about 20 or 30 eggs on one of the leaves of a corkscrew val plant. I'm extremely excited about the possibility of these eggs hatching, and raising the young, but I've never had this happen before, and I'm not sure what I should do to ensure the best possible chance of success for the parents and eggs.

I have a 40 gallon tank with the following fish in it: - 2 angelfish (obviously!) - 5 clown loaches - two small ciclids (bright yellow, with black dorsal fin, can't remember name) - one sailfin pleco

The angels seem to be defending the eggs from the clowns, who are fairly curious about the whole affair.

I have a ten gallon tank that I could move the plant and parents to, if that would help.

Does anybody have any advice for what I should do?

Thanks in advance,

Thats a very good explanation of how to hatch the fry. If you are interested in more info there is a good breeders site at www.oodlesofangels.com

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Thanks for the info, both of you.

When I woke up this morning, all of eggs had disappeared, so I assume they got eaten or something.

The next time they lay eggs, though, I'll have a better idea of what to do.

Don't feel bad. I discovered angelfish eggs last Friday and when I woke up Saturday they were gone. Next time I'll just scrape them and put them into another container right away. I can't wait. I've had these angels for over a year and nothing happened before. It's about time!!

I have raised angelfish fry for about a year now. The ideal way to do it is have a piece of slate or pvc or something they can lay on. Then when you see them spawn give them a couple of hours and then remove the slate or pvc to a small hatching tank you had presetup. add a couple of drops of methylene blue and keep heated at roughly 76-79 degrees f. You might consider rinsing them off gently with ro water before putting them in the hatchery.

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Being a young pair, next time they lay eggs might be two and a half weeks away, but then again, you never know. I've had two, pair off and breed every 6th day right from the start, of corse - that's me removing their eggs...... Frank