Hey there! New to the forums, but I am in need of help!
I have contacted my local angelfish breeder as well, and he said he hasn't ever heared of this, so I thought I would turn to others who might have run into this as well. (Thank you internet!)
My angelfish pairs, one a new pair (4 batches so far, 2 to wrigglers) and one a proven pair (have had 3 batches for previous owner that they raised themselves), have no problem laying eggs and watching over them as wonderful parents do, but when they get to the wriggler stage, the wrigglers start to fall off the PVC pipe. The parents are so good at watching them, and try to "re-stick" them, even move them to a different area and try to "re-stick" them, to no avail. They just wont stick. So eventually all the wrigglers fall to the bottom, where the parents lose hope? Give up? etc etc. They don't eat them, just let them go.
I am just curious if anyone knows what might be the issue. The only thing I have found in hours of online searches is the possibility of my GH being too high? It sits at roughly 100-150. I use only my treated tap water to do water changes, and if I need an RO system I will look into getting one, but I am currently just trying things out. PH sits at 6.5-7, all other parameters are perfect.
I do have 2 large sponge filters, one on either side of my tank. It is an 80 gallon, with a moss wall (just growing in) divider to separate the two pairs. My local breeder did ask about flow, so I turned them down slightly to see if that might be an issue.
I do have Rooibos tea on order, as well as some alder cones to try, as I had read that might help with it? (If anyone has experience I would greatly appreciate that!)
My cory's have no problem at all with the "stickiness" of their eggs lol I have about 100-150 newly hatched cory fry doing wonderful (Different tank though), but all the same readings, except temp. The Angels tank sits at about 80-81, the cory's at about 78-79.
Any sort of advice would be amazing. I know I am supposed to be patient, and I will be! I just would like to know if there is something I am possibly missing. I also know that moving the eggs and artificially hatching them is an option, and again I will absolutely do that if needed!
Thanks in advance!
I have contacted my local angelfish breeder as well, and he said he hasn't ever heared of this, so I thought I would turn to others who might have run into this as well. (Thank you internet!)
My angelfish pairs, one a new pair (4 batches so far, 2 to wrigglers) and one a proven pair (have had 3 batches for previous owner that they raised themselves), have no problem laying eggs and watching over them as wonderful parents do, but when they get to the wriggler stage, the wrigglers start to fall off the PVC pipe. The parents are so good at watching them, and try to "re-stick" them, even move them to a different area and try to "re-stick" them, to no avail. They just wont stick. So eventually all the wrigglers fall to the bottom, where the parents lose hope? Give up? etc etc. They don't eat them, just let them go.
I am just curious if anyone knows what might be the issue. The only thing I have found in hours of online searches is the possibility of my GH being too high? It sits at roughly 100-150. I use only my treated tap water to do water changes, and if I need an RO system I will look into getting one, but I am currently just trying things out. PH sits at 6.5-7, all other parameters are perfect.
I do have 2 large sponge filters, one on either side of my tank. It is an 80 gallon, with a moss wall (just growing in) divider to separate the two pairs. My local breeder did ask about flow, so I turned them down slightly to see if that might be an issue.
I do have Rooibos tea on order, as well as some alder cones to try, as I had read that might help with it? (If anyone has experience I would greatly appreciate that!)
My cory's have no problem at all with the "stickiness" of their eggs lol I have about 100-150 newly hatched cory fry doing wonderful (Different tank though), but all the same readings, except temp. The Angels tank sits at about 80-81, the cory's at about 78-79.
Any sort of advice would be amazing. I know I am supposed to be patient, and I will be! I just would like to know if there is something I am possibly missing. I also know that moving the eggs and artificially hatching them is an option, and again I will absolutely do that if needed!
Thanks in advance!
