Angelfish eggsq

[Arizonagrace]

I found that my female angel had laid eggs today. I didn't believe she was big enough to do so, but she did. I immediately set up another tank, filled it with water from her tank, put in an airstone and moved the heater with the eggs to the new tank. I made sure not to let the eggs out of the water as I moved them. I put the angels in the tank with the eggs. I am not sure if the other angel is a male, but the tube he has is very small compared to hers.

Right now, they have the heater that is covered with eggs and an airstone. I plan on getting a sponge filter, but want to know if the eggs are fetile before I do that.

How do I tell if they are fertile? I read some things on the internet, but am still not sure how to tell.

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, and I will keep reading.

 

[night flight]

If the eggs don't start turning white in 24 hrs or so and the parents keep attending to them then chances are they are fertile.

 

[Aquaman_95]

Yes the eggs will turn white and then you have to carefully remove them.

 

[Arizonagrace]

Thank you so much. There are about 8 of the eggs that have turned white, but the rest haven't, and the angels are always over there with them. They look as though they are going to touch them with their mouths, but they don't.

Again, Thank you.

 

[Titania]

Good, healthy eggs will have a creamy color. It's normal for the parents to mouth the eggs. They will usually remove nonfertile eggs, but if it's a first time for them they may not quite have the hang of it yet. Honestly, I'd be surprised if they didn't eat the eggs. Good parenting skills have been bred out of angels. Almost all are artificially raised now. It's tough to find angels who will actually raise their fry.

 

[Arizonagrace]

I have not yet seen any of the eggs disappear, so I am assuming they aren't eating them yet. They are new parents, as I purchased them both when they were very small.

At what point should I remove the parents from the tank? I know they are very protective. My cat will sometimes sit and watch them swim, and they go to the side of the tank and try to "attack" him. I am trying to keep them as quiet as possible. I plan on putting a background around all but the front of the tank today so they have more privacy.

I am sooo excited!

 

[Titania]

I have not yet seen any of the eggs disappear, so I am assuming they aren't eating them yet. They are new parents, as I purchased them both when they were very small.

At what point should I remove the parents from the tank? I know they are very protective. My cat will sometimes sit and watch them swim, and they go to the side of the tank and try to "attack" him. I am trying to keep them as quiet as possible. I plan on putting a background around all but the front of the tank today so they have more privacy.

I am sooo excited!

If they're not eating the eggs, I would go ahead and let them try to raise the fry. You might have gotten lucky with a good pair.

If they screw it up, don't worry, they'll spawn again in a few weeks.

 

[Arizonagrace]

They have been in the separate tank for 24 hours now, and seem to be very, very happy there. They are taking wonderful care of the eggs, and have slowly begun removing the infertile eggs.

About 1/2 of the eggs are white, which I know means they are infertile. Is it possible the other 1/2 are still fertilized eggs? If they won't be, I want to move the parents back to their regular tank tomorrow, as they are in a smaller tank, and have only a sponge filter in there.

 

[Titania]

They have been in the separate tank for 24 hours now, and seem to be very, very happy there. They are taking wonderful care of the eggs, and have slowly begun removing the infertile eggs.

About 1/2 of the eggs are white, which I know means they are infertile. Is it possible the other 1/2 are still fertilized eggs? If they won't be, I want to move the parents back to their regular tank tomorrow, as they are in a smaller tank, and have only a sponge filter in there.

It IS possible that the eggs are fertile, but if the parents aren't doing a good job of removing the fungused ones, it'll spread. When I have to artificially raise the eggs, I add a fungus preventative to the water.