Silver angels with eggs! Help

[Sam]

I got home from work today, and I found a couple hundred tannish eggs on
pump inlet tube, and my two angelfish actively gaurding the area. Since I
have a community tank of 23 fish, should I move the eggs out and into a new
tank. Also should I move the parents with them. I have did some research
on the web, and I found many opinions. Whay should I do? I do know at this
time that the eggs are not white, so they still may be viable. Also how do
I get them off my filter inlet tube without destroying them? With so many
fish in my tank, I am worried that they may not have a chance, once my
Gourmai, Clown Loaches, and Zebra Danios get wind of what is going on. I
need any help I can get from you guys.

What to do? What to do?

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[Sam]

Sam should have said :
>
> I got home from work today, and I found a couple hundred tannish eggs
> on pump inlet tube, and my two angelfish actively gaurding the area.
> Since I have a community tank of 23 fish, should I move the eggs out
> and into a new tank.

I would move the other fish rather than disturb the eggs and the
territory of the parents.

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[Happy'Cam'per]

"Sam" > wrote in message
m...
> Sam should have said :
> >
> > I got home from work today, and I found a couple hundred tannish eggs
> > on pump inlet tube, and my two angelfish actively gaurding the area.
> > Since I have a community tank of 23 fish, should I move the eggs out
> > and into a new tank.
>
> I would move the other fish rather than disturb the eggs and the
> territory of the parents.
>
> --

First off, congrats on your mated pair.
IMO, this is what I would do. Consider this first batch of eggs history.
Within a community tank the new fry will slowly over a number of days be
consumed by the inhabitants of the community. The parents try their best to
protect them but its almost an impossible mission in a community tank. Leave
the parents and the other fish in there for now and let nature take its
course.

Buy yourself a small breeder tank and in the next couple of weeks move the
Angels into this tank. They are Cichlids and once they start spawning they
won't stop, so you are guaranteed they will spawn again in the safety and
privacy of the breeder tank, and the survival rate of fry will be high. Just
be patient, the pair WILL spawn for you again.

There really is no point in stressing yourself and the fish out by moving
them all to a separate tank, thats just a pointless mission, although it's
completely up to you, I'm just voicing my opinions. Good luck...
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