My Angels are laying eggs!!

NetMax wrote:
"Rick" wrote in message
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I just walked in the other room and saw 2 angels acting strange so I
watched them for awhile, seems they're laying eggs. They swim up to my
filter pick-up tube and a small "tube'" comes out of the under side of the
Angels and they swim slowly up the pick-up and deposit eggs (I think). I
don't want to disturb them and turn the lights on, so I really can't tell
what's going on. Are these females laying eggs, or are these males
fertilizing eggs already there?? I don't want to scare them with the
lights, so I can't really tell for sure. I have 2 other Angels in the tank
also, but they are staying on the other side of the tank just kinda
floating around (I know that's what they do ), but more so than usual.
Are they part of it, or are they just smart enough to stay clear? I,ve had
eggs in there before, but never saw it happening. I'm not at all interested
in raising fry, just wondering since I saw it.
Thanks, Rick


The two by the tube are a pair, as they have paired off away from the other
two (unless you were unlucky enough to have 4 females ;~).

The female has a thicker shorter ovipositor (the official name for that new
body part 'egg-depositor').

If you have ever had the eggs hatch, then you know there is a male. If they
were all females, the unfertilized eggs would disintegrate fairly quickly.

Angels are notorious for laying their eggs in spots which are difficult to
move (side of the tank, filter plumbing etc). Next time, put a long thin
piece of slate in there against the glass. They like that, and it makes it
easier to manage the fry, if (when ;~) you do change your mind.
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www.NetMax.tk

Angels are notorious for laying their eggs in spots which are difficult to
move (side of the tank, filter plumbing etc). Next time, put a long thin
piece of slate in there against the glass. They like that, and it makes it
easier to manage the fry, if (when ;~) you do change your mind.

Adding a piece of slate doesn't always do the trick. You hit the nail
on the head with your comment NetMax of how they tend to lay in spots
which are difficult to move.
I had this one pair that refused to lay on anything I wanted them to.
If I put it there, they refused it. If they used a spot last time, I
would fix that 'spot" so I could remove it. Nope. They spawn some where
else. Drove me mad.
Some pairs will spawn like perfect little Angels (hehe) and lay on
anything you hand them. How come I can't ever get those. I always get
the naughty ones. = )~