Angel Fish

[shuz7]

Hello,

I know this is a Wildlife forum, but I haven't had much help elsewhere..

I have a pair of angel fish in my aquarium, and on monday morning, I noted that one of them had laid a large number of eggs in the tank.

Since then, the number of eggs has reduced (I've not seen what happened) to the point where they were all gone this morning.

Does anyone on here have any experience of the breeding habits of Angel Fish? Any help appreciated.

Kind Regards

Suzanne.

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

It sounds like the eggs have been eaten by the fish, it is quite common for fish to eat there own eggs. In fact we let the Goldfish in our pond eat the eggs they lay so we are not overrun with small fish

[Gill Catton]

These guys should be able to help:
Tropical Fish Forums

[wyevilla]

Were the Angels in a community tank or a tank of there own? I think the parents have probably eaten them themselves - which is a common response to stress. However having bred once, they are likely to try this again.

I suggest that you research the breeding behaviour and preferred conditions of Angel fish and, if you can, set up a tank specifically for this pair. With a bit of work (and luck) there is no reason why you should not be successful.

[MarkyPooPoo]

This is what I did years ago when my angels laid their eggs on a piece of slate.

I put the slate in a small 1ft tank I had spare with some water from the parent tank, with a fine airstone just in front of the eggs ( carefully placed so as not to knock the eggs off the slate).

When the eggs finally hatched they clung to the slate and after a few days they had used all the egg sac up and could then start to swim.

I then fed them on small portions of boiled egg yoke (little and often) and a few days later on newly hatced brine shrimps.

Hope that helps you

[chkm8]

Angel fisth although a member of the cichlid family who are known for protecting their egss and raising their young have been mass bred for the pet trade by artificial means to the extent where they have lost most of their natural instinct to protect their eggs. Usually what happens is they eat them or abandon them and others eat them.
Try a tank specifically for the Angel fish. Allow them to settle in and feed well on usual foods plus give chopped worms and take the time to hatch some brine shrimp. This will pay dividends by 1 bringing them into breeding condition and give you a dry run at raising them for the fry.
Provide slate to lay eggs on then after a week or so (they are ready to breed again very quickly and sometimes only days later). Do a 20% water change which can induce spawning activity. Then once the egss are laid remove the parents. Add methylene blue to the water to protect the eggs from bacterial infections (available at pet store). Place an air stone near the eggs just enough to prevent dust landing on the eggs and fan them the way the parents fins would. But not strong enough to cause a flow that will blow the eggs off the slate.
The bottom of the tank is better left bare as the fry will get trapped between the gravel and usually die.
Ignore liquid products for egg layers as they will starve to death on this. Provide brine shrimp for a few days and they will quickly grow. You can buy powdered food for them or simply make a powder by crushing the flake food.
Be careful I ended up with about 400 last time I tried it and drove to every pet shop in the area providing baby angels.
Hope this helps.
Next step is Discus ?.

John.