my angelfish laid eggs! except i got no idea what to do!:help::help::help::help::help: plz!! the angels laid it on the filter(intank filter) what do i do
angels laid eggs!
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Let them work things out. Angels usually are not very successful parents the first time around...but if they did it once, they will do it again.
One lays - the other tries to fertilize. It may take several attempts for a mating pair. If not fertilized the eggs will dry up and the parents eat them - usually trying again in a few weeks.
this is i think the 9th attempt with this pair. mabye 9th time is the charm cause usually they just end up eating them after 2 days :wall:
Dangerdoll
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or it could be that they just aren't good angel parents.... some of them just aren't and may never be. If you wanted to raise them, you should have a cycled tank nearby for the eggs once they are laid. Since this time, it's on the intake tube and assuming you don't have another tube available, try placing some slate in the tank and place on a slight incline. Once they lay the eggs, remove out of the tank and into the cycle tank. In there, you should have an airstone to keep water moving over them and meth. blue to protect from fungus. The remain as eggs for a few days and then the angels emerge as wigglers. When the pass this stage into free-swimmers, you need to provide them with baby brins shrimp so a hatchery will also be needed.
when i said intank filter i meant the filter is in the tank not just the intank tube. this 1 is completely in in it(whisper intank filter) and i think they must just be bad parents. when they start hatchin and fallin off ill put them in an 8 gallon i have 
Dangerdoll
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not really sure what kind of filter that is ....
but just know that they will not hatch if the parents keep eating them...
but just know that they will not hatch if the parents keep eating them...
Do the eggs turn white before the parents eat them?
Have you ever witnessed the fish lay the eggs? Next time look at the breeding tube on the one that lays the eggs and compare it to the other to see if its is a male or female.
Males have a pencil like organ verses the more rounded looking tube.
Slate is the best way to go for Angels
Have you ever witnessed the fish lay the eggs? Next time look at the breeding tube on the one that lays the eggs and compare it to the other to see if its is a male or female.
Males have a pencil like organ verses the more rounded looking tube.
Slate is the best way to go for Angels
8 times with out success leads me to believe you have 2 females spawning together. You need to do as pop said look if they will let you see there tubes to be sure. another thing is if the eggs turn white then they are unfertilized.
one last thing you can do if you have a pair is to put a hearty fast swimming dither fish this will strengthen the pair bond as they will feel the need to protect their eggs.
one last thing you can do if you have a pair is to put a hearty fast swimming dither fish this will strengthen the pair bond as they will feel the need to protect their eggs.