Milet Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 :D :D :D But all over my filter though... :( I had them seperated from the rest of the fish for 2 weeks thinking that they would lay eggs in the other tank, i had a nice piece of slate there and everything, but i thought false alarm (and i didnt really have time to look after the fry). So i put them back in the comunity tank last week. Still no eggs. So Thursday Night i cleaned the filter becuase it had yuck stuff on it. When i came home last night, there were little white balls over part of the filter, with the angels sitting there staring at them lol. Whenever another fish comes near the eggs, the male angel Chases them away (even though the males the smallest fish in there lol). And i cant take out the filter as i dont have a spare one, and i have no where to put the eggs as my other tanks are taken up with guppys and axolotls. So the questions are: Should i just leave the eggs there and try catch the fry when they hatch? And some eggs are white and some are clear, Whats up with that? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 P.S I'll try put some pics up after lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 well i would leave the eggs there and see if the parents will rase them do you have some food ready for the fry when they hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 the thing is that theres quite a few other fish in there that may eat the fry Nah i dont have any food for the fry yet ill have to get some today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Heres some pics of the eggs and the parents, sorry they are a bit blurry, i only have a digital video camera :oops: A verry Blurry Pic of the eggs, some have gone into the mouths of the moonlight gourami Daddy guarding Eggs with a Hungry Moonlight Gourami Lurking above Mummy and Daddy Guarding Daddy chasing away the moonlight gourami while Mummy guards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 looks good its normal to have a few losses and those angles look small i would just leave them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 K. Some Eggs are Kinda see-through while some are more white. Whats that mean? some dead and some alive? or normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 some are probly un fertilised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 ok thanks GZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 My understanding is that the white ones are infertile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 lol..the majority of them are white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Yeah the white ones will be infertile and the orangey clear ones fertile.. however, some fertile eggs can turn white with fungus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thanks Afrikan!! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 good stuff man... haha pity they decided to lay on your filter though- make sure the newly emerged fry don't get sucked up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 yes that will be a big problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 iv had fry survive inside a filter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 If you hang a piece of slate near the water surface they will normally spawn on that and you can remove them and hatch them without them being eaten. The white eggs are infertile and generally fungus and that spreads to the fertile eggs and kills them also. The parents remove the infertile eggs but if you add a drop of methylene blue to the water with the removed eggs it will slow up the spread of fungus. If you feed them well (particularly with live food) they will go again in a couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Now approx 80% of the eggs are white, with fungus grown in about 3 spots, should i just remove them all? If so, How can i remove them? I Feel really bad though lol, the angels havnt left the eggs since they laid them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 You could scrape them off with a razor blade and hatch them but chances are the fungus will spread and kill the rest. They should go again in a couple of weeks by which time you could be better set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yeah ill scrape them off this afternoon, and ill prepare for the next time. The Severums have eaten half of them this morning anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bOi Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Don't worry they will spawn again soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted March 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I didnt get time to scrape them off lol. Something bet me to it :roll: :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I have slates here with stainless steel straps that I used when I was breeding angels. You can have a couple if you want to come and pick them up. PM me if you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 sometimes the angels will eat them too!! I think I have two girls as often I have eggs but they always end up eating them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 If you remove the eggs they can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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