My Angels are Breeding - Need Advise

angel fry are pretty small, if not a big deal i would give it a few days it
would not hurt. I have pulled fry up with the vacuum not knowing they were
there before. If you dont see anything in a couple days then put the others
back. If you want to breed them why not put them in their own tank and set
it up for breeding, moving fish around is stressful on them.
Nik



"Brooklyn" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone!

I am new to this forum, so I wanted to say a big howdy from a amateur
fish keeper from Houston

Since I am limited on time here at work, I will get straight to my
situation....

I have a 29g tank with a dual biofiltration system (changed out every
2.5 - 3 weeks) My tank temperature is set to 83 degrees and is stocked
currently with:

2 Orange Crown Koi Angel Fish (they were small when i bought them but
have since matured and are approx. 4 inches from tip to tip,
vertically)

1 old male Betta

I have moved my giant Pecothimus (I know I spelled that wrong, he's an
algea eater)
and my femal Betta outr of the tank because my Angels became highly
agressive when they began the egg laying and fertilixing process.

SO.......my Angels began trying to breed about 2 months ago, but
everytime I would see them laying and fertilizing their eggs (on the
flat slate surface) an hour later the algea eater had eaten them all.
So, last week when I saw the female laying again, I quickly set up an
aux. tank and moved the algea eater and also turned off my filter so
that they would not get sucked up and out....

Within three days the viable eggs had been moved repeatedly by the
anxious Angels and were begining to show signs of life. However, my
husband turned off the aquarium light and the following morning all of
the little eggs with their squiggly protrutions were gone (I'm assuming
that in the darkness they slif down into the gravel)

Are they dead and gone forever......should i put the algea eater back
and turnt he filter back on.....or will they pop out of the gravel in a
week or so?

This is my first experience with breeders.....The Angels seem
distressed now. So, I don't know what to do for them.




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Brooklyn