Advice for angel fish fry please

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So my daughter came out of her room and screamed "I HAVE BABIES!"
I'm super proud of her for taking good enough care of her fish to keep them happy enough to want to breed and it's a bit exciting, but I have no idea what to do.
It's a 55 gallon tank with a marine land magniflow 220 Canister filter.
stocking is 2 dalmatian mollys
2 black velvet mollys
2 sunset dalmatian platys
6 false julli Cory cats
1 upside-down catfish
2 blushing white skirt tetras
3 angel fish

And now the angelfish fry

I have had goldfish fry, but I Don't think I did a very good job raising them as they took FOREVER to grow, and I lost half of them.
So any advice, even basic, is much appreciated. I will be doing some reading as well. Hopefully I can get this right.

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Switch off any filter that has flow to it. Better use sponge filter.
The other tankmates will try to eat the fry so it's better you scoop them or siphone out in another tank.
As for growing them, keep the water nice and healthy , small water changes everyday + high protein feed maybe some boiled eggs but it gets messy and you'll have to clean it out nicely.
Other than that it's basic care you give to your fishes.
Good luck ?
 
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..puSkar.. said:
Switch off any filter that has flow to it. Better use sponge filter.
The other tankmates will try to eat the fry so it's better you scoop them or siphone out in another tank.
As for growing them, keep the water nice and healthy , small water changes everyday + high protein feed maybe some boiled eggs but it gets messy and you'll have to clean it out nicely.
Other than that it's basic care you give to your fishes.
Good luck ?
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That sounds simple enough. I have plenty of empty tanks and what not. Most I'll have to do is pick up another heater.
Would the first bites be a good option for food as well?
 
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If you switch off any powered filter then remove it from the tank otherwise it will pollute the water, but if you are removing the fry to another tank you won’t need to turn it off.
Angelfish tend to be good parent once they have the hang of it so you may find in tank with no others to eat the fry they could rear them themselves.
However, they are also notorious for getting it wrong a number of times too including getting spooked and tidying up the young.
In a tank with other fish this might bring out the instinct to guard them well and look after them.
So it’s six and two threes whether it’s best to leave them to rear them or to remove them and you try.
 
Fishman Dave said:
If you switch off any powered filter then remove it from the tank otherwise it will pollute the water, but if you are removing the fry to another tank you won’t need to turn it off.
Angelfish tend to be good parent once they have the hang of it so you may find in tank with no others to eat the fry they could rear them themselves.
However, they are also notorious for getting it wrong a number of times too including getting spooked and tidying up the young.
In a tank with other fish this might bring out the instinct to guard them well and look after them.
So it’s six and two threes whether it’s best to leave them to rear them or to remove them and you try.
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Poor little things ended up not making it.
I had to leave for work right after discovering them. Came home and they were all gone. It was a bit of a disappointment.
 
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