Angelfish eggs and leaving

[Fish Buddy]

Well, my angelfish eggs lasted through the night with only 4 turning white . The mother seems to be doing all the fanning though and no parent is chasing the other angel fish away-is that bad?
Also, I'll be leaving soon, will the fish and eggs fair ok if I'm gone? Should I do anything to prepare them for while I'm gone?

 

[jams.alaskan]

How long are you going to be away?

ALASKA

 

[Opcn]

I'm sure that they will be fine The fry might get eaten by others in the tank if you are not careful though. The fsh know how to take caare of the eggs though.

Opcn

 

[Fish Buddy]

I'll be gone from wed to sun. be home for a few hours then leave mon to fri. Angel fish eggs hatch in 5-7 days so that is when I'm gone should I take all the fish out and put a bubbler in?

 

[heresmike]

My angels haven't bred yet, but I've done some research for when the time comes. I've heard that angels don't make the best parents, and often eat the eggs and/or the fry. Many breeders will take out whatever the fish laid the eggs on and put it in a small tank or gallon jar with an airstone going.

There's a separate forum here for breeding advice... maybe you could find more details there.

 

[vantgE]

My uncle once breed some angels he never realy got it too work cause the fry kept being eaten (community tank) he did turn off the lights in the tank, and i think that helped a little

 

[Fish Buddy]

take out whatever the fish laid the eggs on and put it in a small tank or gallon jar with an airstone going

yea but they laid them on the tank wall silly angels. So far both parents are fanning the eggs and chasing away other fish Can I remove the eggs from the tank wall or will that hurt them?

 

[heresmike]

yea but they laid them on the tank wall

Doh!

No, you shouldn't try to take them off the wall. Sounds like if they're fanning them and chasing the other guys away, they know what they're doing!

 

[Fish Buddy]

Should I remove the other fish though or do I need a dither?

 

[heresmike]

... but you might need to get the fry out of the tank after they hatch.

 

[heresmike]

Should I remove the other fish though or do I need a dither?

If you CAN remove the other fish, that might not be a bad idea. What's a dither?

 

[Fish Buddy]

bum of err... I won't be home when they hatch

 

[Fish Buddy]

A dither is a fish that acts as a 'natural predator'. the parents chase it away and think that they are pretecting their young. Some sort of 'natural' thing for the parents to do so they won't eat their young (so I've heard but I'm not really sure that I/they need one- I don't want my fri eaten if I can help it)

 

[heresmike]

I see what you mean, but . Maybe put a post in the breeding advice section?

Good luck! I really hope it works out!