how do i get my angels to breed??

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hey everyone, i just got a pair of breeding angels (so im told) and i was wondering what to do to make them breed. they are the only inhabitants of a 90 gallon tank. they just ate my school of neon tetras (i shoulda read up a little on them first :) ive got a few pieces of that bogwood stuff in there and some live plants and plastic ones with a gravel bottom. do i need a rock in there for them or any other thing for the eggs? (im a newbie breeder) oh and the temp is at 80 degrees, is that about right? ive had anenomes breed (split into two) when my temp dropped to 76, dont know if that would apply in this case though. thanks for all the help... longer:rolleyes:
 
My angels usually breed after a nice water change and good food for a few days prior to the wc. Thats about it really, they breed in a crowded 55 gal. on the filter tube and they've recently bred in a 46 gal that i moved them into after only 2 days in tank. Good food, clean water, and a male and female and your on your way to having lots of tails with eyeballs(fry):)
 
when angels are ready to breed..nothing stops them..if there is no suitable spawing site..the pair will lay eggs on the glass or on a heater.. not ideal, but if they are ready to spawn they will.

I agree, that a 20 percent water change is a stimulant as well as the addition of live food.. although your misbegotten neons seem to have fulfilled that requirement.. I would try some bloodworms or blackworms..frozen if live are not available.

there are many sites devoted to angel breeding that can give you lots of advice..but one thing I have noticed is that angelfish are picky about nitrate levels with regard to spawning.. a water change would reduce the nitrates..since you have live plants and the tank is large this is probably not your problem.

However, if the water quality in your tank is drastically different than what they are used to, this could be the issue. Angels are tolerant of wide water parameters but I have noticed that if the water is too hard and too alkaline the egg production is not as high or as frequent as it would be otherwise.

As for temperature.. you could try raising it a few degrees..to 82 to 84 F... could help..

live food, water changes and letting the fish acclimate to your water parameters might be all that is needed..

good luck!
 
thanks.. this afternoon i noticed them locking lips so thats a good sign it seems. ive only had them for about two weeks anyways.. one thing tho, do they lay eggs every few weeks once they get going? it kinda sounds like it.. i love fish..:p
 
mine will breed about every 15 days if i remove the eggs.
 
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