macdre Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 so a few weeks ago i brought home these black marble angelfish that i purchased at a tank close out they were almost fullgrown, beautiful shape, all fins and bodies immaculate , i HAD no interest in them at all but they were far to pretty to leave behind, so i chucked them in my 180 semi predatorial tank and posted them for sale, lots had expressed interest but the fact that im in red deer seems to throw a monkey in the works almost everytime, all day today while im laying on my couch sick as a dog i see 2 of the 3 doing what i can only describe as something weird in the corner of my tank next to my big mag glass cleaner, so long story short they seem to have spawned all over the damn glass cleaner so what do i do, i mean these guys are beautiful so knowing that i cant just scrap the eggs because #1 breeding stuff is cool, and #2 accidentally breeding stuff is even cooler here inlies my issue they live with 2 16 inch plus bichirs a 16 inch black ghost knife, 1 royal pleco, i bn pleco, 1 12 inch suncatfish <who is a major ahole>and a few other misc beasties, why they would choose to spawn in there i have no idea but seems to me like one of the worst tanks to try and raise babies in, so what do i do>? do i try and remove the mag with the eggs all over it and stick it in another tank?or leave it until the fry are hatched? or is this just a good way to feed the beasts i mean i dont want the whole works to get eaten but im unsure of what would be the best course of action, my dad suggested just leave them he said angels are tough but i mean they are by far the smallest fish in there, certainly no where near the meanest and frankly what is a honda civic gonna do to a semi truck lol all im saying , so advice input comments please let me know thanks Dreezy and yes realize putting them in there not the best idea however they have had no issues with anything in there and are all in 100% health so i figured if it aint broke.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucegruve Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 can you set up some sort of a divider in the tank around the eggs?,once they hatch you can pull them out into a small container and feed them live food untill they get big enough to reintroduce into one of your tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geleen Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Removing the eggs seems easy and it wont hurt.......I would put them in a small tank with an airstone or sponge filter at the same temp; they should hatch just fine. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprucegruve Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 geleen is right that is the best option i just dont know how to remove the eggs without damaging them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyW Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 geleen is right that is the best option i just dont know how to remove the eggs without damaging them Everyone else is right. Take the eggs out and put them in another tank. You are lucky that you can remove the glass cleaner. Even though my angels were the biggest fish in the aquarium when they laid eggs someone else managed to sneak in and eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Also add in some antifungal and keep them about 80 degrees and you should have wigglers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Shows that the fishes main goal in life is to breed. \Even around predators. Good job I hope you get some fry out of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdre Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 [the whole thing is just totally unexpected, there is no conditioning no planning just chucked them in the tank with the others and after i put them in i chuckled and said to myself now dont be stupid and you'll survive, SURVIVE lol they seem to be thriving i guess the constant threat of being eaten or disfigured lol gets angels in the mood, im gonna try and save the fry/eggs but i think im gonna leave them for a few days here the parents acctually seem to be doing a good job of keeping everyone out of the top right corner of my tank, there is a 3rd angel in there who has been taking a beating from the other 2 for a couple days should i remove it from the equation? i hope i get fry too i think it would be cool to accidentally be breeding angels these are very pretty marble angels witrh orange head so i have no idea what the breed is but there very pretty the tank water temp is 82 degreez, and my big gravity feed biofilter makes it sound like its raining indoors lol so maybe that has something to do with it i dunno i have no tanks running that arent filled with catfish or micro killers so the best i can do is a guppy breeding net thing so we'll have a go at it and see, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdre Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 i should also ad that they have laid eggs all over the damn magnet and around it so i dont know how to remove it without squashing a big batch of eggs there is no easy/damage free way what if i put the guppy thing over the magnet like a prison for the eggs, either the mom or dad will be pissed im sure we'll have to see , i may have to diy a loose fitting net ovewr it or something, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11 Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 How did they do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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