Angelfish laying eggs
I noticed awhile back that DFS has a contraption that hooks up to the back/side of the tank and will let out hatched brine shrimp periodically without adding any salt water to the tank, has anyone used this reliably? I considered getting one, but I’ve also seen home made hatcheries online too.
Amber
Raymond Wetzel wrote: > > Amber, An air-operated sponge filter would be best (and safest) for > Angelfish fry. While a power filter having its intake covered with a > sponge barrier may work with those filters having a control to > adjust/reduce its flow, without such a provision the fry can still be > sucked up against the sponge material when venturing too close if the > flow is too strong. > > Probably just a slip of the the tongue (finger), but while newly- > hatched brine shrimp are available frozen (no, they won’t become > alive when thawed) as a convenient method to feed them to fish fry, > brine shrimp eggs do not come frozen. The serious Angelfish breeder > intent on raising this species should hatch their own baby brine > shrimp for best success as this is agreed to be the most nutitious > food one can offer fish fry — with micro-worms being considered the > second best fry food. For the occasional breeder of fish, a fai > amount of success will still be had when feeding frozen newly-hatched > brine shrimp to their fry, provided this food is kept in circulation > by mild aeration (via an airstone), which imparts some “action” to > this food as if it might be alive; this food, when settled to the > bottom, is not as eagerly taken. > > Brine shrimp eggs are bought in a container off the shelf, to be > hatched in a solution of salt water. Herein lies the problem when > confronted by the smaller or occasional breeder of fish requiring > this as their first food. The longer brine shrimp eggs remain on the > shelf, the less fecundity can be expected of the hatch as the > hatching rate (percentage) diminishes with time, especially at normal > room temperature (not to mention summertime temperatures). The most > convenient and economical packaging of brine shrimp eggs the > infrequent breeder can buy is a small vial of an ounce or less; > slightly larger amounts of up to a 3.5 ounce can is also offered. > Unfortunately, as this packaging is aimed for the infrequent breeder > of fish (serious breeders buy brine shrimp eggs in larger quanties of > 1 pound cans), these smaller amounts often remain on the shelf for > extended periods of time, often resulting in very poor (or no) > hatch. > > For this reason, it must be decided on how much fish raising one > wants to enter into when condidering how large of a container of > shrimp eggs to purchase, unless its decided just to take a chance on > th smaller quantities hatching rate. Larger quanties will last a > good amount of time provided they’re refigerated. Ray > > — In AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > , “Lenny V. aka GoldLenny” > wrote: > > > > A sponge filter would be fine (it’s probably a good idea to keep > one running > > on your big tank all the time so it’s always cycled) but a small > HOB would > > be OK… just put a large sponge block over the intake screen. If > you don’t > > have aquarium safe sponge blocks handy, then some filter floss > padding > > covering the intake and a rubber band or nylon zip tie will also > work… > > just something to diffuse the suction intake and to keep the fry > from > > getting sucked in if they get too close. If you don’t want to keep > an extra > > filter running on your tank all the time, then just put some extra > filter > > media in the reservoir of one of your filters so you can use that > extra > > filter media in the newly set up filter on the grow-out tank. > > > > Your LFS should have brine shrimp eggs for sale or other fry food. > If they > > don’t, then order a package of the frozen brine shrimp eggs so you > can grow > > your own when needed. Read over them articles I gave you for other > fry > > foods. > > > > Lenny Vasbinder > > Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com > > > (Links to any articles referenced in above reply are listed on the > right > > side, alphabetically under Labels and also under Archives by Year, > Month) > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > > [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > ] On > > Behalf Of Amber Berglund > > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:28 PM > > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Angelfish laying eggs > > > > what would be the best filter to use or would a normal powerfilter > be okay? > > I would hate to suck up any newborn fry. I also don’t have the > proper food > > to feed them either, and I doubt my fish store can supply me with > any, so I > > may as well forget about that though at least for now 
but thanks > for the > > help 
> > > > Amber > > > > Steve Szabo wrote: > > > > > > It is not unusual for angel pairs to eat their eggs, even several > > > times, before they get it “right” and understand that making > caviar of > > > their young may not be such a good idea. If there are other fish > in > > > the tank, it is quite possible someone snuck in at night and had > a > > > feast also. If the eggs were not fertile, they may also be eaten > by > > > the parents. > > > > > > If you do want to breed them, your best bet may be to place the > two of > > > them in a 40 gallon tank or better for breeding along with the > > > appropriate pieces of slate and roughly vertical broad leafed > plants > > > (real or artificial) to give them a choice of spots to lay eggs, > and > > > cross your fingers they do not decide to use the heater, or the > filter > > > siphon tube instead. Then, if you want to ensure the eggs stick > > > around, you may remove the surface they were laid on to another > tank > > > with methyline blue added and an air stone strategically placed > to > > > provide water movement. Alternatively, you can move the parents. > > > > > > \Steve// > > > > > > > —–Original Message—– > > > > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > ] On Behalf Of > > > > Amber Berglund > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:42 PM > > > > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [AquaticLife] Angelfish laying eggs > > > > > > > > Replying to myself again here guess no one knows anything > about > > > > breeding angel fish or they’re all busy, LOL. > > > > Anyways, the eggs are all gone today since I didn’t get an > answer > > > > last night if I should remove the leaf or what-not. I figure > one of > > > > the fish had a nice meal over night Maybe my angel’s will go > for > > > > another batch later or something. > > > > > > > > Amber > > > > > > > > Amber Berglund wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I forgot to say that the 10 gallon with fry is guppies, with > one > > > female > > > > > that’s been popping out babies. > > > > > > > > > > Amber > > > > > > > > > > Amber Berglund wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay so my 2 angel fish apparently decided they really like > each > > > other > > > > > > recently. They were fighting a bit more lately, and I > figured > > > something > > > > > > was going on but didn’t think they would start laying eggs > and > > > > > > fertilizing them. One (grey/black striped not sure what > kind it > > > > > > is > > > > > > precisely) is laying the eggs while my Koi angelfish comes > in > > > > > > and is apparently fertilizing them (I can see a slight > cloud > > > > > > coming out > > > as he > > > > > > hovers over the leaf that the female laid eggs on), and the > two > > > of them > > > > > > are definitely guarding the leaf. My question is this, how > > > likely is it > > > > > > for these babies to actually survive in a semi-aggressive > > > aquarium with > > > > > > a few “passive” fish as well? I could get a tank divider if > it > > > > > > might help somehow, wonder how much it will cost at my LFS, > > > > > > afterall > > > it’s a > > > > > > 125 gallon tank, LOL. On a side note it’s nice to see that > they > > > are both > > > > > > very happy in their environment. All of the fish have > increased > > > in size > > > > > > and color since I moved them into the bigger tank. > > > > > > I currently have a 10 gallon set up with 4 fry and an > expecting > > > female > > > > > > (well I think she has laid the 4 fry in there and there are > more > > > > > > to come, but I could be wrong, LOL), could I just cut the > leaf > > > > > > with > > > eggs on > > > > > > it off of the plant and put it into the 10 gallon or would > that > > > be a bad > > > > > > idea? > > > > > > > > > > > > Amber > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ———————————— > > > > > > > > Please, DELETE this line and EVERYTHING below it when replying, > > > Thank You. > > > > ·´¯`·.¸¸.>.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸> ¸.·´¯`·.¸. , > > > > .·´¯`·..> PLEASE, when you REPLY to a post, DELETE all > TEXT > > > > that is NOT > > > important to the reply & if > > > > CHANGING the TOPIC of the original message MODIFY the SUBJECT > LINE > > > -> i.e. “new > > > > subject (was re: old subject)” > > > ((((> > > > We Thank You in Advance for Your HELP in this matter.Yahoo! > Groups > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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