Strikingthematch Breeding Angels!

Well I picked up a pair of breeding Angels. The owner bought some angels and these two paired off and then went on to kill all the other fish in the tank once they laid eggs. Since they did not want to have to get more tanks and since the fish where spawning so rapidly they needed a place to go. SO they found their way to one of my 55's Here are some pictures of the beautiful fish.
Not the same color and have no idea what their fry will turn out like but as of right now the female is holding what looks to be a ton of eggs. It would be amazing if it was a black and yellow mix or even a silver and black mix! SO I will be expecting some fry in the up and coming weeks here I hope!

Nice looking fish man.

Nice pair. Good luck with breeding them!

If I locate you another tank that ya end up getting can I be first in line for a few of their off-spring?

Oh.. and what are the donors doing with all the fry? Opportunity?

No idea what they are doing with them. He had them in a little grow out in the tank I guess the parents ate a few of them but didn't say what he was going to do. My guess is raise/sell them but who knows...

As soon I know the fry are going to be healthy I will most likely start looking for some new homes for them hehe

Hmm sounds like fry for the next meet lol.

good luck them angels can b little devils

Boy she is fat. Either eggs or bloat. Hope eggs.

It's eggs her tube is down, they can lay eggs every 8 to 15 days. up to 500 at a time (300to 400 is the norm for most pairs). Once they lay the eggs do not turn off the light as they will get skittish and eat the eggs. (hard for them to see predators in the dark) Put methylene blue in the tank as soon as they are finished laying the eggs.

Vix.. at what point/size are the young up for adoption? Stikes will be 8 weeks at the next chapter meeting.. too soon for him to auction?

depends on the size of his grow out tank? He can donate pre-dime size if he wants. But the person will need to know how to take care of them. BTW you can get the marble anytime.

Thanks for much for information Vix!

I'm totally in love with the coloration of the male. But I have a soft spot for black fish in general, especially Black Moors. Chris hates all things goldfish though, hence why we don't have them lol.

So I guess we'll start seeing pics of YOUR tanks!

I wish. There's no place to put anymore tanks! Except maybe on my not existent fireplace mantel. :P

i love the black pinoy....thats the type of angels i want. but cant find them around here. nice find. good luck on the fry.

I can't wait to see their offspring.. hope you post pictures when their babies get big enough to see their colors. I am hoping to find a pair out of the ones that I have recently aquired. Good Luck raising the fry.

Thanks for the good luck all. They are still getting used to the new tank but are eagerly feeding so I know they are at least happy. She is still ready to pop haha and her tube is down so I have a few slate down for them I hope I get lucky! The Methylene Blue is ready to go btw vix :)

Feed some blood worms and drop the temp a few degrees in the water change stimulates rainy season which is breeding season for wild angels,

Feed blackworms and the angels will breed every 7 days in the morning. Water changes are not needed to make them spawn. H2O mid week between spawns. The trick is babies per gallon. To crowded and fins are short and bent. I raised angel by the thousands and shipped to majors suppliers in Flordia and LA.

Black worms are hard to come by here in Va. that's why I recommended blood worms.

They just laid eggs!!! Must have started about an hour ago or so but I went out and noticed something looked odd and sure enough the female was laying and the male was right behind her fertilizing!

I will post some pictures up in a little while but she must have laid 100 eggs haha. The funny part is I had lots of slate and some pots in there for spawning spots and what do they do it on... a vertical PVC pipe I use for my fill system...

Anyways now the fun begins! I really hope some survive from this batch. I guess the female was eating some of the eggs last time but I would like to try a natural brooding process until they are free swimming.

Great good luck. I'm waiting for mine to get big enough to start breeding.

Well I divided up the tank (55Gal) and added one teaspoon of methylene blue to the fry side. I have air running up the side of the pipe the eggs where laid on. Now I play the waiting game. I will likely move the parents tomorrow to another tank to keep them together and happy but away from the lure of their fry. That way I can keep moving back my divider as the fry grow bigger.

I wanted to keep the eggs with the parents but the guy I got them from made it sound like the female ate most of the eggs. I know this is normal but I would like as many fry to survive as possible!

Our fingers are crossed for ya! Is this your first time with Angels? Best of luck!