Angelfish Breeding help please & Thank you

[z400]

Well this is pretty wild in my opinion.

We have got a 90 gallon planted tank in our living room.
Over the course of a few weeks ive been selling of the plants and am
currently working on converting it to non planted. I just dont have the
time to maintain it. It is one of our larger tanks that requires quite a bit
of work to keep it nice. Ive even tossed around the idea of selling the
whole set up.

It was a high tech set up with Pressurized Co2 and 4 x 54w of T5HO lighting.

Just this past week i shut down the Co2, most of the plants are gone.
Some of my family came over for gift exchange tonight. One of my niece's
wanted to see the tank, so i lifted her up and shes pointing and giggling at
the angels. Well i gt to doin some looking around my self and what do ya know, ive got eggs deposited on one of my filter intake tubes with one of
my angels guarding them close by.

I need all the advice, tips and tricks i can get.
This is the first batch ive seen, i would like to save a couple if any of the eggs hatch.


We are stoked right now, my Fiancee is pretty darn excited.

 

[PIE.]

What do you have in the tank?

First look to see if the eggs are fertile (white eggs are not fertile).

Either separate the angels from the other tank mates, some tank mates they can't defend against (plecos, etc.) or separate the eggs into a different tank, the latter probably not recommended as the eggs are on your filter.

The parents will keep the eggs aerated, or you can do it. Since this is their first time, it is good for them to gain experience. If you identify the mated pair, you can get them their own breeding aquarium to produce fry.

The fry consume their yolk stack in just under a week, which it is then recommended to feed small foods like baby brine shrimp.

 

[z400]

Well they ate the eggs, i can identify the breeding pair.

Other tank mates are 2 female angels i believe and about 8 or 9 breeding cherry barbs.

 

[PIE.]

Well, at least they get some experience. Usually angels aren't good parents their first few spawns.

 

[z400]

Yeah thats what i have been told and have read.

 

[AngelsAquatics]

I have a few spawning pairs of angels and I think they like to frustrate me by laying on the filter intakes also. lol I have had about 8-12 batches laid but I have only been able to raise out one batch and ended up with about 75 young angels(most are about a 1/2 dollar size)

 

[Aquanero]

Well, at least they get some experience. Usually angels aren't good parents their first few spawns.

My experiance as well, but they get it right after a while. I had Angles lay eggs everywhere but where they're suppose to. They love vertical locations so filter intake are a favorite. Tall pieces of drift wood in a few places and amazon sword leaves are a good alternative if they'll use it.

 

[spot]

I've had the same thing happen twice now. I'm not intentionally trying to breed my angels but when I see eggs, I set up my hospital tank just in case. Problem is, I see about 75-80% fertile (transparent) eggs, but two days later they're all gone. My angels also lay theirs on the filter arm, so I've been thinking about putting the arm from an old filter in there to get them to lay them on that. I don't have any experience raising fry though, so I'm a little hesitant to interfere with nature.

 

[z400]

Whole bunch more eggs were laid either lastnight or today sometime.

Theres definitely more this time then there was the first time.

 

[Henryng]

Get a tank or pail, fill one third wilh the breeding tank water. You can remove the wiggle babies using a air tube to a pail and keep it there. Make sure there is little air bubble in the pail or tank. Feed them will egg yolk or brine shrimp or angel baby food or crash powder food (small amount). Feeding should be done only when they can swim. If not let the parent take care but off the air to that filter. Do not off the whole tank air. Important do not disturb the babies when the parent are angry if not they will eat all the babies.
If there are many fishes in the tank, my advice is to move all the babies out of your tank. happy keeping