malawi_man Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I have had numerous angel pairs spawning lately, this time i seperated the fry once they were 5 days after hatching. Now they are all dead:(. They died off slowly, they still had egg sack, but they seemed to go for the microworms. I have another spawn due to hatch int eh enxt few hours at the earliest. Should i let the parents do their stuff or try artificially again?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Dont feed the fry till they are free swimming. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 They were free swimming but they still had eggs sacks. The spawn of angels due to hatch now have been eaten, hopefully that pair that had the fry b4 will lay again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 you want to wait till the egg sacks have disappeared, because they will feed on that, and will start swimming properly when finished, thats when you shoudl feed, removing fry from another tank isnt smart, tends to cause damage or stress on the small fish, some ppl have success with it some ppl dont, if your angels are spawining all the time i wouldnt worry about it. make sure if you are removing them thye go into clean aged/cycled water, if i were you i would remove them into a floater in one of my tanks, that way you can monitor them easily, and when the time comes fill there bellys with little energy expense on the fishes part. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 they were floating in a container in the tank with an air stone, i even took out the dead ones with a eye dropper. The conatiner didn't have water slots in the side for circulation, but i did water changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 as long as there was a few bubble not heaps then you are fine. Dont worry about slits in the container. You might have found it was a bad hatch, it happens. As said dont worry about it, get focused on the next spawn Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted March 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I will have to be prepared with bbs this time. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Might be an Idea. Less poluting that microworms, and can swim. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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