Ava
07-08-2008, 3:01 PM
So My breeding pair of angels are due to lay again any day. We've had the agression and the mouth twisting for 3 days now. (and I really don't think my female can get much fatter). So every day I've been running home/jumping up to see if they've laid yet. I've yet to get a fertalized lot of eggs off them as I think the male is either gay, confused or just imature. So after running home about half an hour ago I was yet again disappointed in the absence of eggs.
So I start watching the otehr fish and I see one of my Ram's has a tube like thing coming out it and I think it looks like the egg tube like the angels! So deciding I'd ask everyone on here what it is. I get up to go find the camera and notice another one near it has one too! The the first one starts rubbing itself on teh rock and I see EGGS!!!!!
So after about falling off my seat in excitment (No lie) I see that with this pair I don't have the angel problem and this male know his job and is making sure he does it!
But I don't know what to expect I'm completly unprepared for this. I've only had them 3 weeks and was told when I bought them they wouldn't breed for 3 months yet. So I've been feeding them on live food to get them to colour up. THey've dug a pit and laid partially on the rock and in the pit. I'm tempted to leave them in there for the moment but I don't have another tank set up as I was unprepared! Also don't have one set up for the angels as I'm waiting on a fetilized bunch!
So advice please! How long do the they take to hatch? Will they be ok in the main tank of should I move to a floating breeding tank? Is it going to be much like the angels? Will they be a breeding pair from now on?
Any advice appreciated!
So I start watching the otehr fish and I see one of my Ram's has a tube like thing coming out it and I think it looks like the egg tube like the angels! So deciding I'd ask everyone on here what it is. I get up to go find the camera and notice another one near it has one too! The the first one starts rubbing itself on teh rock and I see EGGS!!!!!
So after about falling off my seat in excitment (No lie) I see that with this pair I don't have the angel problem and this male know his job and is making sure he does it!
But I don't know what to expect I'm completly unprepared for this. I've only had them 3 weeks and was told when I bought them they wouldn't breed for 3 months yet. So I've been feeding them on live food to get them to colour up. THey've dug a pit and laid partially on the rock and in the pit. I'm tempted to leave them in there for the moment but I don't have another tank set up as I was unprepared! Also don't have one set up for the angels as I'm waiting on a fetilized bunch!
So advice please! How long do the they take to hatch? Will they be ok in the main tank of should I move to a floating breeding tank? Is it going to be much like the angels? Will they be a breeding pair from now on?
Any advice appreciated!