angel fry !!!
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sorry guys I was writing from my cell phone. I have wiggler angelfish fry. I was wondering if I should take out the parents or not. A little history on them. This is their third batch. The first batch I pulled the fry and put them into an extra 10 gallon I had with a sponge filter. They made it to the point where they were kinda swimming and them died. Well 10 days later the parents (who live in a community tank) layed eggs again so I pulled the eggs and the parents and put them in the 10 gallon. Well everything was going great for a week until I woke up one morning and they were gone. Undoubtedly the parents ate them. Well 10 days later which was this weekend we have eggs again. What should I do? The kids and my wife are really getting discouraged because of this. I have always been the one who has kept fish and my wife hasn't cared much about them until they had babies. I constantly catch here just watching them. So any help will be appreciated
It sometimes takes young angel pairs a few tries to get it right. They sometimes eat eggs/fry/wrigglers the first few times. I always let my angel pairs figure it out. The most stubborn pair I ever had, a koi pair, probably ate their fry a dozen times before finally "getting it" and raising the fry. I'd be patient if they're a young pair and let them try to work it out. I'd suggest a larger tank (20 gallons or 29 gallons) with a few peaceful dithers like large tetras.
If you are impatient, you can wait until the eggs hatch and then siphon the wrigglers into another tank. I've done this multiple times. I set up a 20 gallon with the same temperature as the parents' tank and put a net breeder in it. The net breeder keeps the wrigglers off the bottom where they'd likely fungus and die. Once in the net breeder I position an airstone about 1/2" away to keep water circulating over them.
The fry should go free-swimming in 5 - 7 days and then you should begin feeding them as soon as they're all up and about. I use BBS but you may be able to try some decapsulated brine eggs or Hikari First Bites if you don't want to hatch live food.
If you are impatient, you can wait until the eggs hatch and then siphon the wrigglers into another tank. I've done this multiple times. I set up a 20 gallon with the same temperature as the parents' tank and put a net breeder in it. The net breeder keeps the wrigglers off the bottom where they'd likely fungus and die. Once in the net breeder I position an airstone about 1/2" away to keep water circulating over them.
The fry should go free-swimming in 5 - 7 days and then you should begin feeding them as soon as they're all up and about. I use BBS but you may be able to try some decapsulated brine eggs or Hikari First Bites if you don't want to hatch live food.
