I'm waiting for another spawn.

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Diann62

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My angelfish spawned on my filter and they hatched. The were swimming around the parents and it was adorable! I wanted to save them from being eaten by the other fish so I bought a net (suggested from my LFS) and caught the babies but they swam through because the holes were too big. They all got eaten, which was very sad.

I'm waiting for another spawn (I read they could spawn in about 9 days) and when they do, I'm going to remove all the other fish into another tank so the parents can raise their young.

It was such an amazing thing to see the parents protect the eggs and then protect the babies. I'm hoping for a quick spawn.
 
Why not just move your pair to another tank so they can raise them there. Would be much easier than moving all your other fish and a bare bottom tank would be better for them to raise them in anyway. Just a suggestion.
 
even if you move the parents you still must watch.

Angels have been known to eat the babies prior to the next spawn(Usually 2 weeks)

a good pair will raise the babies but this seems to only happen in a blue moon these days.
you could use a turkey baster to move the free swimmers..to a growout tank and raise them yourself.
 
A turkey baster, really? I just wanted to watch the parents interact with the babies. I could move the parents and eggs but they laid them on the filter the last time so I thought it would be easier to move the other fish. I have 6 angels in total.
 
either way as long as the parents are alone with the eggs you increase your chances.
if they eat them(this happens often) then get the turkey baster ready
you can use it to suck up the free swimmers and move them to another tank.
 
You may wish to cover the filter intake with a filter sponge. Otherwise, the fry could be sucked in.

You can move the parents to a tank as small as a 10 gallon a few days before they spawn. Leave the tank bare. Place in it a piece of pvc tubing (3-4 inch diameter) about 6 inches long and a sponge filter and heater. They will usually select the pvc to spawn upon. Once that is done you can simply either remove the parents and put them back in their regular tank or move the pvc to another tank. Either way the eggs are going to need help to survive to hatchout. Add methylene blue to the water enough to produce a dark stained tank and use the sponge filter to move the water aroung the pvc providing oxygen for the developing fry. Once the fry hatch you can start doing partial water changes to reduce the staining ( it will take several days). By the time the water clears, it will be time to star feeding the fry.

I know natural processes are really wonderful to observe but they have their own drawbacks. Fry survival rates are reduced over the artificial method I outlined and, sadly, our angels have been in captivity for so many generations that a great deal of their parenting instincts are gone and you may lose spawn after spawn. Some learn eventually, some never do.

Charlie
 
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