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	did my angels eat their youngs?..
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	well, after about 10 days, the fries hatched, and are free swimming. there are 5 rummy nose, 2 SAE and 2 otos in the tank along with a mini clown pleco. yesterday, the fries are still swimming near where they hatched, this morning right before i fed them i still see them swimming near the parents. but when i fed them, the other fish came nearby, and so the parents took in the fries in the mouths.... the porblem is... i havent see the fries out yet, and its been 30 minutes... how long can they hold them?? or did my other fish ate them and i didnt see?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
LOACHESRCOOL Enthusiast Posts: 206 Kudos: 215 Votes: 0 Registered: 27-Apr-2005	well usually it depends on the parents how long they hold the fry the usually hold them until THEY feel its safe Last edited by LOACHESRCOOL at 14-Jun-2005 22:02
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
heaven2 Mega Fish Posts: 1065 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jun-2002	Mmmm, I think they ate them. Angels will eat their fry if they think they are threatened. I've never witnessed my angels take a whole clutch of fry into their mouths and later release them. I have seen my angels retrieve one or two fry that strayed from the rest of the school and hold it/them in their mouth for maybe a minute or two, apparently chewing the fry over gently to either clean or instill respect, who knows? Anyway, when they spit a retrived fry out, it swims into the school apparently unharmed. I would be surprised if you see the fry released unharmed.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I also think that the parents ate the fry. I never saw mine picking all the fry & release them again. They only pick up 1 or 2 & place them near the others. If you want your Angels to breed peacefully, you can place them in a tank on their own, with a piece of slate, so they can breed on it. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
greenfootball Fish Addict Posts: 613 Kudos: 360 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jul-2001	well yeah the fries are gone... i dont have another tank to breed them, but i sure like to see the fries grow up, next time i am planning on just dividing the tank. should i give the angels more room? or should i only give them little room and leave the rest of the tank to the other fish?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
heaven2 Mega Fish Posts: 1065 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Jun-2002	If the mesh is not very very fine, the fry will pass right through it (and be eaten on the other side). I would allow at least 20 gallons space for the pair and their spawn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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