My girlfriend has a few angel fish in a 55 gallon tank. 2 of them have paired off. She wants them to breed but is scared the rest of the fish in the tank will eat the fry. What sized tank could she move those angels into? She could get an established 10 gallon tank from her friend. Could they be moved into there to breed. I told her it may work for the breeding but what happens when the fry hatch? Would she be better off keeping them in the big tank. Maybe some fry will survive.
Breeding tank size??
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A 20H works well if they are already paired off. I'd let them lay the eggs, and if you plan to rear them yourself then just leave the eggs in the tank, move the parents, and grow the fry out in it. I wouldn't try to move the fry unless totally necessary. I use a plastic container to move fry with, just put it in the tank and the suction of the water into the tub usually pulls them in. Doesn't get them all, but it works.
Ok thanks for the ideas. If we move the parents we wouldn't know where to put them. I don't think they would like the 10 gal. We can prob move the fry into the 10 but rearing them in the 10 will work only for a short time. Don't want to overpopulate the 10 and have to recycle.
If you can't get a 20H or larger, you may have to deal with the angels chasing everyone to the other end of the tank. You may have to break the pair up and put one of them in a 10 for a week or so.
There is a good simple article here http://www.angelsplus.com/ArticleBreeding.htm that your girlfriend needs to read.
If you can't supply the space, you can't plan on breeding fish.
There is a good simple article here http://www.angelsplus.com/ArticleBreeding.htm that your girlfriend needs to read.
If you can't supply the space, you can't plan on breeding fish.
That wasn't the plan it just happened. Maybe they should all get eaten and not have anyone give them a better chance to survive. The circle of life right. Just like it's in the wild. I mean all these fish in our tanks know what it's like to live in and survive the wild.
Buying multiple angel fish for a decent size tank almost always results in a breeding pair. A breeding pair of cichlids -which angelfish are- always terrorizes the tank mates. Over crowding, which is what is happening in a tank with a breeding pair of angels, produces viciousness or simply protective parents.
If your fish are healthy they will try to breed.
All the egg laying fish in our aquariums have their eggs eaten by their tank mates. Most of the fry of live bearers in a community tank get eaten.
As said, It is part of life in a contained environment.
If your fish are healthy they will try to breed.
All the egg laying fish in our aquariums have their eggs eaten by their tank mates. Most of the fry of live bearers in a community tank get eaten.
As said, It is part of life in a contained environment.