Snail eggs?

[steve]

I was putting a new sword plant in my angel tank and also took the
opportunity to prune a bit. I was plucking old leaves and stacking the
wood a bit different, when I found a sword leaf with some snail eggs on
it. I though, "that's weird, I've never seen any snails in this tank
before..."

Just then the bigger angel came over and nipped at my hand. They do
that alot though, and normally eat their food while it's still in my
fingers. So I'm scrapping off these snail eggs and the angel fish is
paying close attention to my hand... oh darn! These aren't snail eggs,
they're angel fish eggs! Ack! Fortunately I hadn't decimated them all
and quickly quit the disturbance. The angels went back to their watch
and I hope to see the eggs hatch.

A bit later, mr. observant here, :>) I looked closer at my new pair of
angel fish. Sho enough, the big silver and black one has a raised
ridge above his eyes. The gold one had her extended oviposter tube,
just like the books say!

fish are cool,
steve

[Elaine T]

steve wrote:
> I was putting a new sword plant in my angel tank and also took the
> opportunity to prune a bit. I was plucking old leaves and stacking the
> wood a bit different, when I found a sword leaf with some snail eggs on
> it. I though, "that's weird, I've never seen any snails in this tank
> before..."
>
> Just then the bigger angel came over and nipped at my hand. They do
> that alot though, and normally eat their food while it's still in my
> fingers. So I'm scrapping off these snail eggs and the angel fish is
> paying close attention to my hand... oh darn! These aren't snail eggs,
> they're angel fish eggs! Ack! Fortunately I hadn't decimated them all
> and quickly quit the disturbance. The angels went back to their watch
> and I hope to see the eggs hatch.
>
> A bit later, mr. observant here, :>) I looked closer at my new pair of
> angel fish. Sho enough, the big silver and black one has a raised
> ridge above his eyes. The gold one had her extended oviposter tube,
> just like the books say!
>
> fish are cool,
> steve
>
Nice! It's so much fun when fish breed. The angels should guard the
fry as well as the eggs, and it sounds like they're taking on all
comers, no matter how large. ;-) Hope your other fish are sturdy.

You might want to start some brine shrimp hatching so you have food for
the fry.

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[steve]

Elaine T wrote:

> Nice! It's so much fun when fish breed. The angels should guard the

> fry as well as the eggs, and it sounds like they're taking on all
> comers, no matter how large. ;-) Hope your other fish are sturdy.
>
> You might want to start some brine shrimp hatching so you have food
for
> the fry.
>

Good suggestion, got it covered. I've been raising some dwarf cichlid
fry on BBS and decapsulated. There was a flock of neons in with the
angels, but I'd just netted them and taken them back to the LFS. They
were original residents of my main tank, and temporarily rooming with
the angels until the cichlid fry grew up. I'm re-arranging my tank
populations to come in line with my original plan. I had just come
home with a new plant and a fleet of ottos when I found the eggs. Just
in time the tetras had moved out. I'm sure they would have found the
eggs, or if not, picked off any hatchers one by one. Now the angels
are alone 'cept for the ottos. Should be a peaceful community.

steve

[Jim Anderson]

In article om>,
says...
>
> Elaine T wrote:
>
> > Nice! It's so much fun when fish breed. The angels should guard the
>
> > fry as well as the eggs, and it sounds like they're taking on all
> > comers, no matter how large. ;-) Hope your other fish are sturdy.
> >
> > You might want to start some brine shrimp hatching so you have food
> for
> > the fry.
> >
>
> Good suggestion, got it covered. I've been raising some dwarf cichlid
> fry on BBS and decapsulated. There was a flock of neons in with the
> angels, but I'd just netted them and taken them back to the LFS. They
> were original residents of my main tank, and temporarily rooming with
> the angels until the cichlid fry grew up. I'm re-arranging my tank
> populations to come in line with my original plan. I had just come
> home with a new plant and a fleet of ottos when I found the eggs. Just
> in time the tetras had moved out. I'm sure they would have found the
> eggs, or if not, picked off any hatchers one by one. Now the angels
> are alone 'cept for the ottos. Should be a peaceful community.
>
> steve
>
>

Condrats, when Angels first hatch, they have a large yoke sack and sink
to the bottom of the tank. It takes 3-4 day before they start swimming.
Just to warn about bottom feeders, and large gravel ( 8(|).

--
Jim Anderson
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[NetMax]

"Jim Anderson" > wrote in message
et...
> In article om>,
> says...
>>
>> Elaine T wrote:
>>
>> > Nice! It's so much fun when fish breed. The angels should guard
>> > the
>>
>> > fry as well as the eggs, and it sounds like they're taking on all
>> > comers, no matter how large. ;-) Hope your other fish are sturdy.
>> >
>> > You might want to start some brine shrimp hatching so you have food
>> for
>> > the fry.
>> >
>>
>> Good suggestion, got it covered. I've been raising some dwarf cichlid
>> fry on BBS and decapsulated. There was a flock of neons in with the
>> angels, but I'd just netted them and taken them back to the LFS. They
>> were original residents of my main tank, and temporarily rooming with
>> the angels until the cichlid fry grew up. I'm re-arranging my tank
>> populations to come in line with my original plan. I had just come
>> home with a new plant and a fleet of ottos when I found the eggs.
>> Just
>> in time the tetras had moved out. I'm sure they would have found the
>> eggs, or if not, picked off any hatchers one by one. Now the angels
>> are alone 'cept for the ottos. Should be a peaceful community.
>>
>> steve
>>
>>
>
> Condrats, when Angels first hatch, they have a large yoke sack and sink
> to the bottom of the tank. It takes 3-4 day before they start swimming.
> Just to warn about bottom feeders, and large gravel ( 8(|).
>
> --
> Jim Anderson


Suggest you leave a night light on in the room, until the fry are
free-swimming. This will let the Angels keep the Otos from blundering
through the fry.

Count yourself lucky that you have Angelfish. Many cichlids would have
made a bigger 'impression' on your hands ;~).
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