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Ok, so here is a couple more pics of the babies.
These 2 pics were taken on the 30th, and I dont have that many left now. I am down to just 4 fry, however they do seem very healthy the remaining few. I have no idea why the rest died. I will post some new pics taken tonight later on tonight after I get home from class.
Heres the ones from 4 days ago. Since then they have almost doubled in size, and now they have dorsal fins! Wait till you see!
Babies, about 24 days since hatching
Babies, pic 2

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Cool pics on the babies. I have a few questions for you. I have 6 angels and of the six two sets have paired off! In the last 2 months I get new eggs every 3-4 weeks. I have tried everything. Removing all but the parents from the tank, removing the fry, etc. I just can't seem to keep them going. The parents ate the 2nd batch! I now have a new batch from a different set of parents (their first). I can't remove them because they are on the glass. The other two have had three and none have survived. So...any suggestions?

What I did was leave the eggs with the parents until they hatched into wigglers, and then removed the leaf the wigglers were on to a seperate enclosure. Sometimes it takes a few spawns for the parent angels to realize that eggs are not just tasty treats.
Some wise up quickly, some are good from the first batch, and some never get over the urge to chow down on some caviar!
Also, young angels I have noticed seem to eat their eggs more frequently, but as they age seem to lose interest in the eggs as food.
If you are trying to hatch the eggs yourself, you need a couple of things: a 1-5g tank, pretty much any size will do, or even a smallish tupperware container depending on what type of thing the eggs are attached to. Try not to remove the eggs from the leaf or laying surface, as it can damage the eggs. If the angels are laying them on a non-useful structure, like the tank glass, try to provide them with an alternate surface to lay on. (Large leafed plants like big anubias work good, so does large java fern, as well as slate tablets, or strips of glass leftovers from a glass shop, or even plexiglass cut into strips will work).
Once you have the eggs in the other container/tank, you need to add an air stone, making sure the bubbles pass directly over the eggs, and then you need to add methylene blue to the water to prevent fungus of the eggs. Once the eggs hatch, the fry are wigglers for about 7 days, once you reach day 4 you should start some baby brine shrimp for them to eat. Alternately, though brine shrimp are easy to hatch, some people dont like the hassle, so there are available prepared fry foods for fry, such as Liquifry for Egglayers, and the like. You can also prepare foods for them, egg yolk works good, just really hard boil the egg, then take the yolk out, pinch off a tiny bit (really tiny) of egg yolk, and rub it together in the water between your fingers to distribute it. This and liquifry are very dirtying on your water, so be sure to make frequent water changes using water from the parents aged tank water.
Im sure you could even mash cooked shrimp or beef heart for the babies as well, just making sure it was a fine paste. This would also work. After about 2 weeks, start adding in tiny bits of powder flake food for the fry. Just rub it between your fingers until it is almost dust. After a few days you will find the babies start eating the flake, and once they are filling up noticeably on flake, you can stop feeding the BBS if you wish, and continue with a good quality flake food. Variation helps as well, try to add in some spirulina flake and some brine shrimp flake or earthworm flake as well. Variation makes for quick baby growth. Make sure their tank is warm too, and upgrade the size of their enclosure as they grow.
I hope this helps you some, and sorry for the length of it, I have a habit of rambling. Good luck!


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Aww! Cute lil pics! Keep us posted!

Congratulations and good luck on your fry. Be sure to keep us updated.