OK so i have 2 pair of angelfish in my 100 gal tank that spawn at different times or atleast just one pair have spawned so far. The other pair is just cleaning a spot and acting as they are going to spawn for the past 2 or 3 days now. Does it normally take this long before they spawn?
My Angelfish Breeding Behaviors
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usually you should be able to tell if an angelfish pair is about to breed. the egg sack of the female is going to be visible, and fairly large by the time they are about to spawn. i have a new pair of breeding angels right now, yesterday i saw her egg sack was low and already knew that she was probably going to lay eggs over night. the next morning i had angelfish eggs.
i dont have a picture of her before she is about to lay eggs, but here is a pic of mine, the female isnt in this one, this is the male (the female is a black angelfish), they are in a 75g tank. an older pair i had used to sometimes clean two spots, they would lay the eggs on one, and once the eggs become wigglers they moved them on the other.
Good Luck.
(check out my other breeding thread to see pics of my BN plecos that just hatched today. i just took the angel pic and the BN plecos pics today!)
i dont have a picture of her before she is about to lay eggs, but here is a pic of mine, the female isnt in this one, this is the male (the female is a black angelfish), they are in a 75g tank. an older pair i had used to sometimes clean two spots, they would lay the eggs on one, and once the eggs become wigglers they moved them on the other.
Good Luck.
(check out my other breeding thread to see pics of my BN plecos that just hatched today. i just took the angel pic and the BN plecos pics today!)
also make sure you have fry food, and feed them often, maybe like 5-6 times a day (wigglers). i made the mistake of feeding wigglers only when i fed the whole tank before and you lose a lot of them if you miss one feeding.
Sorry, im very new here. but hope you can help me out. Do you raise the fry naturally or do you do it personally? Im really hoping i can find a system where my frys can be parent raised. In your opinion, how do you prevent parents from eating their young?
I have 2 mated pairs, the first ate every single egg, every time. My newest pair are so far doing everything right. I moved them to a 20 gallon tank by themselves and after they are free swimming for a bit I will move the parents back into my 75 gallon so they can spawn again. If they do, i will have to get my 10 gallon up and running for more fry. from my experience I made sure that i kept my 20 gallon and 10 gallon filters in my 75's filter, so in case I need to get the tank up and running faster, the filter already has the proper cycle. just add water, and the pre cycled filter and viola', instant cycled tank!
Angels are notorious for not being great parents the first few times around. It usually takes a few attempts before they get it figured out and get some actual spawn. If there are any tanks mates, they may get stressed and eat the eggs or spawn. This will also happen if they are in a high traffic area of the house, every time someone walks past the tank, it stresses them out when breeding.
New parents will also take a very long time to actually lay eggs. Just like a human, they have to play around a little and figure out the ropes of the whole breeding thing. Give them time, lower stress as much as possible by moving them to a low traffic area, removing problematic tank mates, maintaining good water quality, and not giving them TOO much light. Eventually, they will figure it out.
When it comes to spawn, some fish are great parents for the life of their children, some aren't. Even in species that are known to be great parents, it depends on the individual fish. Good luck!
New parents will also take a very long time to actually lay eggs. Just like a human, they have to play around a little and figure out the ropes of the whole breeding thing. Give them time, lower stress as much as possible by moving them to a low traffic area, removing problematic tank mates, maintaining good water quality, and not giving them TOO much light. Eventually, they will figure it out.
When it comes to spawn, some fish are great parents for the life of their children, some aren't. Even in species that are known to be great parents, it depends on the individual fish. Good luck!
if they dont succeed the firs time, dont worry, once they start spawning you will have more spawns, and everlastace is right, sometimes it takes a few attempts, or sometimes they never get it and you have to raise them artificially. it depends on the pair, you just have to give them some time, and if you havent already, try to mimic their natural habitat as much as possible.
i was reading in a magazine about how to get better results from angelfish spawns, and what they talked about was adding a lot of driftwood and plants, have them alone in a tank, and cover the bottom, back, and the sides of the tank to make them feel less stressed (just make sure they have some room to swim). the reason for adding lots of drift wood is because that is where they would hide in their natural habitat, and their body shape is great for swimming through the wood and getting away from predators, so adding something that is a familiar safe haven to them could really benefit. personally i havent tried this method, but it would be worth a try.
i was reading in a magazine about how to get better results from angelfish spawns, and what they talked about was adding a lot of driftwood and plants, have them alone in a tank, and cover the bottom, back, and the sides of the tank to make them feel less stressed (just make sure they have some room to swim). the reason for adding lots of drift wood is because that is where they would hide in their natural habitat, and their body shape is great for swimming through the wood and getting away from predators, so adding something that is a familiar safe haven to them could really benefit. personally i havent tried this method, but it would be worth a try.
