Never breed angels before, only live bearers and Neolamprologus pulcher "daffodil" cichlids.
I noticed 2 of my angels seemed to pair up a few days ago. The one seeming to have a really big belly but i sumed it up to being full due to them just eating. Watching them before the next feeding time they appeared to be cleaning one of the plant leaves. I noticed the fat one had a nice little tube sticking out of her underside. OK, that one is the female, but the one that she paired up with didnt have anything underneath. I found an empty tank, filled it up with their tank water, heater, sponge filter and a nice tall rock with flat sides. Was going to move them last night into that tank. I wasnt feeling well so i said i will do it tomorrow......
Well before i could get around to doing it i was watching them and they seemed to be going at some dry runs on the leaf. Not sure if i should mess with them at the moment i turned to my handy internet to see if i could find more info on what to do. trying to see if i really had male/female. I went back to the tank and opps she had already started laying eggs... once she started depositing the eggs i noticed her mate finally has his (i hope) little point sticking out. She would lay a couple rounds of eggs while he fended off any other tankmates, then he would go behind her and hopefully fert they eggs.
I unplugged the filter once they started thinking maybe the water flow would disrupt any sperm, since they decided to do this under the return hose. I waited aprox 30 min after they were done and fanning the eggs and plugged it back in.
They are in my 110 display tank with lots of other tankmates.
12 angels half dollar size-adults ~ 2 opal groumies ~1 discus 3" ~ 3 blue rams ~ cory 2 green 2albino ~ 20 different neons ~ Snails 4 trapdoor 2 apple. 50% planted. temp 80 ~ph 7.5 ~gh 7~kh 4~no 0~nh 0
Here are some pics, does it look like i have a male? (black marble)
Female golden... Did i get the colors right?
Should i still move them to the other tank, i dont think they have much chance in the big tank with so many predators. If they are fertile?
I noticed 2 of my angels seemed to pair up a few days ago. The one seeming to have a really big belly but i sumed it up to being full due to them just eating. Watching them before the next feeding time they appeared to be cleaning one of the plant leaves. I noticed the fat one had a nice little tube sticking out of her underside. OK, that one is the female, but the one that she paired up with didnt have anything underneath. I found an empty tank, filled it up with their tank water, heater, sponge filter and a nice tall rock with flat sides. Was going to move them last night into that tank. I wasnt feeling well so i said i will do it tomorrow......
Well before i could get around to doing it i was watching them and they seemed to be going at some dry runs on the leaf. Not sure if i should mess with them at the moment i turned to my handy internet to see if i could find more info on what to do. trying to see if i really had male/female. I went back to the tank and opps she had already started laying eggs... once she started depositing the eggs i noticed her mate finally has his (i hope) little point sticking out. She would lay a couple rounds of eggs while he fended off any other tankmates, then he would go behind her and hopefully fert they eggs.
I unplugged the filter once they started thinking maybe the water flow would disrupt any sperm, since they decided to do this under the return hose. I waited aprox 30 min after they were done and fanning the eggs and plugged it back in.
They are in my 110 display tank with lots of other tankmates.
12 angels half dollar size-adults ~ 2 opal groumies ~1 discus 3" ~ 3 blue rams ~ cory 2 green 2albino ~ 20 different neons ~ Snails 4 trapdoor 2 apple. 50% planted. temp 80 ~ph 7.5 ~gh 7~kh 4~no 0~nh 0
Here are some pics, does it look like i have a male? (black marble)
Female golden... Did i get the colors right?
Should i still move them to the other tank, i dont think they have much chance in the big tank with so many predators. If they are fertile?
