angel breeding tank finally setup

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So I grew out my angels in a community tank, got a pair, and the eggs kept disappearing. I figured it was the tankmates, but it still took me forever to get them into their own tank. Well, I finally did it and they've laid their first batch in seclusion (probably their 5th or 6th ever) and all seems well. none of the eggs are disappearing and only one turned white so far, so hopefully in a few days i can post pics of fry. Here's the latest batch.

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I've got one pair that parent raise then (of course the really nice ones)
2 good pairs that eat their eggs
they eventually do stop eating them I think
I guess it depends on how badly you want fry from this pair
 
If you want to make them last, put a semi-agressive fish in the tank. The angelfish will have something to guard rather than eating them.
 
Any semi-aggressive fish would most likely attack the angels. Some calm, quiet dithers is what you'd need if you wished to prevent this.
 
so, they ate the eggs on the 3rd day. . . . I probly shouldn't even have posted, but I got over excited. Then today I noticed they were about to lay eggs again and I put a piece of glass in front of the spot they seemed to be cleaning, but they laid eggs on the side of the tank over the glass anyway. . . . . oh well, I'm workin doubles till christmas and don't really have the time to raise fry right now anyway. Maybe I could move the parents to a separate tank instead of the eggs.
 
UPDATE: I got wrigglers. at first it just looked like the eggs were vibrating, but it's been 2 days now and I can definately see a tail and they seem to have yolk sacs. Not really picture worthy. Anyway, my question is this. How long till they're free swimming? I've got frozen baby brine shrimp to start feeding as soon as they are, and I've raised rainbow cichlids on ground up flake food, but they grew really slowly, so if anybody's got suggestions on what to feed for fast growth. . . . I'm not gonna start a live food culture though. too much effort, not enough space/time
 
they remain wrigglers for about 4 days.

I don't want to sound overly negative, but without live baby brine shrimp, I don't see many/any surviving. Another thing you could try is microworms, which are tiny live worms in a culture, but that may be too much work for you as well.

It takes quite a bit of work/time to actually raise them out. Maybe after christmas when you aren't working doubles, you'll have some time.

Good luck with them - it's lots of fun! :drool:
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