My Angelfish jus gave birth~!!

• SGpork

  9 Mar 05, 18:35

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  wat?

  orh..
  
  jus to notice u..the nick u waiting...is here
• BabyLover

  9 Mar 05, 18:36

  alamak i juz go n c.. i got afeeling the baby fish like lesser leh
  
  i tink i better go seperate now!!!
  
  n thanks for all the advice!
• mistyblue

  9 Mar 05, 18:37

  Angelfish
  
  Common name: Angelfish
  Scientific name: Pterphyllum scalare
  
  Production potential: Moderate
  
  Marketing potential:
  Potential: High
  Size: 1/2 inch - 3 inches length
  Market: Ornamental
  
  Temperature requirements:
  Growing: 75-84°F
  Spawning: 82°F
  Lethal: 60°F
  
  Feed requirements:
  Protein: 40% crude protein, using a combination of flake, live, or frozen feeds
  Fat: 10-15%
  
  Spawning requirements: Once broodfish start to exhibit courtship behavior, they are transferred to an 80 liter spawning tank. Females spawn on a vertical substrate such as a slate tile. Eggs are adhesive and will hatch in two days at 82°F. Each female may lay up to 200 eggs per female every 7 to 14 days. First feeding using newly hatched brine shrimp can begin five days after hatching. After fertilization, the slate with attached eggs is placed in a 3 to 5 gallon aquarium containing enough methylene blue to give a dark blue color. An air stone should be placed underneath the slate to provide circulation. After hatching one-half of the aquarium, water should be replaced each day so by the time the fry are free-swimming, the water is only slightly blue.
  
  Most common production systems: Recycle systems, ponds. When the fry are free-swimming, they should be transferred to an aerated 15 gallon aquarium at 300 fry per aquarium. The aquarium should have a water depth of approximately 4 inches and be filtered with a sponge filter. The shallow water depth facilitates the feeding of the fry. When the fry are approximately 0.6 inches in diameter, they should be transferred to a 30 to 55 gallon aquarium with aeration and filtration. Fry should grow to a marketable size in 6 to 8 weeks.
  
  http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/courses/aq448/species/ornamentals.htm
• cornyfish2000

  9 Mar 05, 18:44

  That's exciting... i've only had my little feeder shrimps lay eggs and hatch before.
  
  Used to have some goldfishes which laid eggs before also, but in the end all kenna eaten up by the parents before they hatched.
• mistyblue

  9 Mar 05, 18:48

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  That's exciting... i've only had my little feeder shrimps lay eggs and hatch before.
  
  Used to have some goldfishes which laid eggs before also, but in the end all kenna eaten up by the parents before they hatched.

  goldfish are greedy... used to keep them and they had eggs... but also kena eaten ...
• BabyLover

  9 Mar 05, 18:54

  ehhh.. so read frm abv tat means i muz transfer the swimming bb fish har?
  the ones stuck at the side of the tank juz leave it w the parents???
• nightzip

  9 Mar 05, 19:04

  quick go library to check books on it, or search internet...
  
  i think best is to separate the parents from the eggs...think eggs inside itself got enough nutrients to sustain them....
  then wait until they hatch liao then feed them algae or small stuffs until 10-15 days...then put together?
• cornyfish2000

  9 Mar 05, 20:18

  I suspect the reason why people prefer to take out the baby fishes (rather than the parents) and put them in a smaller tank to rear is that it's easier to feed the baby fishes when they're all in a small tank.
  
  If the babies are swimming all over in a 2-3 feet tank it might be kinda hard to feed them all..
• browniebaobao

  9 Mar 05, 20:26

  Ask the 'fishing' expert
• BabyLover

  9 Mar 05, 22:20

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  I suspect the reason why people prefer to take out the baby fishes (rather than the parents) and put them in a smaller tank to rear is that it's easier to feed the baby fishes when they're all in a small tank.
  
  If the babies are swimming all over in a 2-3 feet tank it might be kinda hard to feed them all..

  ok ardy.. hee... i seperated them... did as told..
  whew! hope will turn out okie tis time...
  now the bb fishes are in 4grps
  c the parents like v sad.. kenna seperated frm them
  
• BabyLover

  9 Mar 05, 22:21

  Originally posted by nightzip:

  quick go library to check books on it, or search internet...
  
  i think best is to separate the parents from the eggs...think eggs inside itself got enough nutrients to sustain them....
  then wait until they hatch liao then feed them algae or small stuffs until 10-15 days...then put together?

  hee no need lah.. got all the help here liaos
• BabyLover

  9 Mar 05, 22:24

  Originally posted by SGpork:

  orh..
  
  jus to notice u..the nick u waiting...is here

  haha.. i thot wat thing
• cornyfish2000

  10 Mar 05, 13:34

  So how're your baby angels doing? Managed to feed them yet?
• stormax

  10 Mar 05, 13:54

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  ya lor... by tonite c anymore advice then i will do sumthing...

  What i know, either u dun bother, so the parent wont feel threaten,
  or u can go n buy the small floating box where u can put the babies in to protect them fm being eaten up.
  
  U will have to move soon, as parents will get irritated soon.
  
  Temp is impt too.
  
  
• BabyLover

  10 Mar 05, 13:56

  Originally posted by stormax:

  What i know, either u dun bother, so the parent wont feel threaten,
  or u can go n buy the small floating box where u can put the babies in to protect them fm being eaten up.
  
  U will have to move soon, as parents will get irritated soon.
  
  Temp is impt too.
  
  

  i seperated them liaos
• BabyLover

  10 Mar 05, 13:58

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  So how're your baby angels doing? Managed to feed them yet?

  hmmm.. i feed them w d liquifry.
  saw sum go towards it sum nvr bother lor...
  oso got bb flakes.... but i tink muz slightly bigger then can feed w tat rite....
• stormax

  11 Mar 05, 01:27

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  hmmm.. i feed them w d liquifry.
  saw sum go towards it sum nvr bother lor...
  oso got bb flakes.... but i tink muz slightly bigger then can feed w tat rite....

  yes.
  
  U will see some growing while some will not grow...
  update us loh.
• BabyLover

  11 Mar 05, 13:55

  Originally posted by stormax:

  yes.
  
  U will see some growing while some will not grow...
  update us loh.

  yah okie
• LeftBallBigger

  11 Mar 05, 13:56

  huh? didnt die yet ar?
  
  
• stormax

  11 Mar 05, 13:57

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  yah okie

  okie dokie.
• BabyLover

  12 Mar 05, 17:03

  alamak.. alot died leh...dunno why dunno how dunno wata do
• bismarck

  12 Mar 05, 19:09

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  alamak.. alot died leh...dunno why dunno how dunno wata do

  basic law of evolution
  strongest will survive.
• SGpork

  12 Mar 05, 19:47

  aww..
  
  only some survive ??
  
  everytime like that..those spawn alot ..
  in the end only some will make it
  
  
• cornyfish2000

  12 Mar 05, 19:50

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  alamak.. alot died leh...dunno why dunno how dunno wata do

  hehe.. it's like that one lah.. that's why the angelfish must spawn alot of young, cos only a small minority will survive to adulthood and reproduce. In fact, the parents will probably spawn once again in 2 months time or so..
  
  hmmm.. but must take out all the dead fishes, or else the water will foul up and even more will die..
• Danisdead101times

  12 Mar 05, 22:47

  Originally posted by BabyLover:

  
  
  
  
  OMG! how how how?? shld i take out the parent now? or continue to let it protect?
  abt 2wks ago i din take out the parent in time.. all the babies kenna eaten up leh...
  now wat shld i do????
  

  don't take the parents out lah..take the eggs out~