Angelfish spawning

blazinrhino79 · 11-07-2009, 06:52 AM

I have some young angelfish and one of them was laying her eggs on a swordleaf. I returned a minute later and all 50 or so eggs were gone with her eating the last few that I saw. Is it normal for them to eat their own eggs? It would've been her first batch of eggs.

**yikesjason** · 11-07-2009, 07:38 AM

It happens a lot with the first batches. Some never get the hang of it. But unless you really want a lot of angelfish, I wouldn't worry about it too much. They normally spawn about every two weeks.

Ariel301 · 11-08-2009, 11:54 PM

If you've got angelfish in there other than the female and her mate, or any other fish, the eggs won't make it anyway. They will be eaten by someone. Or you'll end up with one happy pair and a tank full of other dead fish.

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blazinrhino79 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 4	Angelfish spawning I have some young angelfish and one of them was laying her eggs on a swordleaf. I returned a minute later and all 50 or so eggs were gone with her eating the last few that I saw. Is it normal for them to eat their own eggs? It would've been her first batch of eggs.

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yikesjason They're actually growing (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 482	It happens a lot with the first batches. Some never get the hang of it. But unless you really want a lot of angelfish, I wouldn't worry about it too much. They normally spawn about every two weeks. __________________ 2.5 Desk Tank 25 gal. hex planted w/ breeding pair of gold angelfish 125 gal. Journal: Planted Wild Angel Community

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11-08-2009, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ariel301 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kingman, Arizona Posts: 371	If you've got angelfish in there other than the female and her mate, or any other fish, the eggs won't make it anyway. They will be eaten by someone. Or you'll end up with one happy pair and a tank full of other dead fish.

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