LYNDYLOO Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Oh my God, I can't believe it, after letting my 2 angels do their thing, for the second time round, first time not successful, as mum and dad ate the eggs that I had left in the 4ft commumity tank, I finally have little angel babies, the eggs have hatched this morning, mum and dad are doing a great job, have read not to feed them (babies) until around day six, until they have used up their egg sac. Do I still need to be doing water changes, or do I just leave them be for a little while. I placed mum and dad into a 2ft tank that I had sitting around, took water from me 4ft tank and the power filter from the 4ft, as this is what mum had layed the eggs on, and put it into the 2ft where mum and dad are now, how often should I do water changes, and when I need to start feeding the babies, how often do I feed them, when do I put mum and dad back into the community tank? Any help would be great. If all goes well should have round 25-30 baby Angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hi Lindy, A couple of points you should consider. If the parents were looking after the young... then it would have been better to leave them for a while where they were. Good parents not only protect the young, but also "clean them up" on a regular basis by mouthing them. It also gives the adults a taste of being parents, and I have often left mine with the young for a month or more.. but I'm not recomending this Other point is, that the young are in a four footer.. where food will be hard to find. The fry would have been better off in the two footer. Wait till it is getting dark... turn off the lights and place a small lamp at one end of the tank. The fry will congregate there. Net them up into a container and do the switch... Adults in the four foot... Fry in the two foot. By day six you should be able to feed newly hatch brine shrimp if you have some.. otherwise a prepared fry food. I don't bother with the water changes "too" much.. but you can use a slow siphon with a mesh or guard over it to avoid sucking up the fry. This article I wrote might be of interest http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/the-no ... vt929.html Take care now Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hi there Bill, Thanks for the info, just to clarify the post I put up this morning, at the moment I have the Mum and Dad and the babies all in the 2ft tank, moved them all into the 2ft tank, before the eggs hatched, and out of the 4ft community tank, hopefully causing less stress for mum and dad, with not having the other fish in the comm tank to worry about. Not sure how long I should leave Mum and Dad in the 2ft with the babies, you say you leave them in together for about a month, is it possible that they would be laying again by then? Would this not make them more tempted to eat the fry that is already in the 2ft tank? There's still some eggs that have become covered in fungus (that haven't hatched), should I remove them or just leave them? Many Thanks for your help Lynda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Hi Lynda, Like I mentioned about leaving the parents in... Mine are "Old Hands" at this, and my main reason for leaving them with the young was to STOP them breeding again.. but often they would lay another clutch anyway, and occasionally care for two broods. Sorry about the mix up with the tanks.. but the fry (if you decide to move something).. would be better in the smaller tank until they start taking shape. If the fungused eggs start to accumulate too much.. then siphon them off.. (use a piece of airline tube),.. otherwise leave them, as the parents will herd the fry to a safe area. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Thanks for that info Bill, I might think about moving Mum and Dad back to the 4ft community Tank, in about a week, I will see how they go, as you say this is their first lot of fry. I have read that they should be in a bare bottom tank, the 2ft tank Mum,Dad and the fry are in, has Gravel in the bottom, is this going to cause a problem do you think. Will the fry get lost or stuck in the gravel, What do you think about this? Once again thanks for the valuable info. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Might be ok Lynda... Thing with the bare bottom tanks are that they are heaps easier to clean, and any losses can be spotted immediately. If the parents are well conditioned, they will breed every ten days... but give them a break after a couple of spawns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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