Angel fish spawned, now what?

festaedan · Feb 4, 2016

Hey guys
Right after basketball practice I went to check on my new angels and I found some eggs! I was surprised to see that they didnt spawn on the filter intake.
These angels actually survived a pretty bad car accident on their way home so maybe the extra stress plus new water triggered it.
Either way, they spawned and I'm happy about it.
I have bred a plethora (hope Im using that right

) of Ca/Sa cichlids but never angels so i have a few questions.
As of now they are guarding the babies well, but should I pull them? There are 7 other angels, 5 bn plecos, and a pair of kribs in the tank.
Come to think about it, thats my only question.
Here are some pictures and a video of the parents and eggs:

The video below might be still uploading depending on how early you see this. If it is, check back later. I think I did a good job with it

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Thanks!

decoy50 · Feb 4, 2016

Pulling the eggs will give you a much better/easier chance of growing out the fry. Angels are very good & protective parents, but that many tankmates are bound to pick off quite a few.

Forester · Feb 4, 2016

Agreed. I'd be especially wary of the BNs cause at night they could be a big threat.

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Rasta Fish · Feb 4, 2016

What type of angels are those?
I got some from Frank last meeting they layed eggs 3 times since last eggs hatched but tank mates ate them
not sure I want them to raise the babies though

festaedan · Feb 4, 2016

Thanks
I'm planning on moving the eggs to an empty 20 long and put in some methalyn blue.
What dose do you recommend?
Rastafish, they are wild type angels. I dont think there is a fancy name for them other than P.scalare

festaedan · Feb 4, 2016

Decided to pull the eggs
Here are the parents right before I pulled the eggs

Heres a close up on the eggs before I put them in the rearing tank

Here's the rearing tank, a 20 long, with the methalyn blue

I put the egg covered leaf in a breeder box in the tank but it kept turning over

I put it in a seperate cup and it fixed the problem

Here are the parents after I moved the eggs.

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Turns out, the angels werent the only ones who spawned!

Thanks!

Rasta Fish · Feb 4, 2016

Lol wow what did u put in your water

dhavalsp · Feb 5, 2016

Rasta Fish said:
Lol wow what did u put in your water

jonclark96 · Feb 5, 2016

Well done, Dan!

mchambers · Feb 5, 2016

Car accident

festaedan said:
These angels actually survived a pretty bad car accident on their way home so maybe the extra stress plus new water triggered it.

Angels are terrible drivers. In fact, almost all cichlids are bad drivers. Fishkeepers don't let fish drive.

Rasta Fish · Feb 5, 2016

. Angels are terrible drivers. In fact, almost all cichlids are bad drivers. Fishkeepers don't let fish drive.

festaedan · Feb 5, 2016

Rasta Fish said:

mchambers said:
Angels are terrible drivers. In fact, almost all cichlids are bad drivers. Fishkeepers don't let fish drive.

Lol, they've lost their privledge

jonclark96 said:
Well done, Dan!

Thanks!

dhavalsp said:

Rasta Fish said:
Lol wow what did u put in your water

I put in some methalyn blue to keep from fungus growing on the eggs

FishEggs · Feb 6, 2016

Nice of them to use a leaf that you could just snip off to move them.
Could use one of them suction cup clips if you have one to keep it from flipping over.

lkelly · Feb 6, 2016

mchambers said:
Angels are terrible drivers. In fact, almost all cichlids are bad drivers. Fishkeepers don't let fish drive.

The worst is when you can't find your keys and you just know that your Cleithracara maronii probably took off with the car.

mchambers · Feb 6, 2016

Yup

lkelly said:
The worst is when you can't find your keys and you just know that your Cleithracara maronii probably took off with the car.

Is that why they're called keyholes?

Termato · Feb 6, 2016

Niiice! I like your angels.

My angels took off with a my car and crashed it. They came back pregnant but they laid the eggs on the glass. Any suggestions on how to get these eggs off? Or just let them get eventually eaten by the many tank mates?

festaedan · Feb 6, 2016

Gotta love angels

Even when one batch almost completely funguses over..

They spawn again 2 days later!

festaedan · Feb 6, 2016

Termato said:
Niiice! I like your angels.

My angels took off with a my car and crashed it. They came back pregnant but they laid the eggs on the glass. Any suggestions on how to get these eggs off? Or just let them get eventually eaten by the many tank mates?

Thank you!
Maybe you could scrape them off gently into a little container or net

Termato · Feb 6, 2016

I have a little breeder box I can put them in. I was just scared scraping them off would harm the eggs. I have a few things I could try scraping them off with. Any suggestions?

festaedan said:
Thank you!
Maybe you could scrape them off gently into a little container or net

Mwildgruber · Feb 6, 2016

Did the second pair already lay eggs to?

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