CHoffman

My Angelfish are spawning as I type!!!..I guess 3-4 days is the magic number around this house..lol..my Blood Red Jewels spawned after 3 days of being here and My Angels spawned 4 days..lol..Glad they like it here but yikes..lol..I'm going to have all kinds of little babies. ...I'll get pics soon.

Shawnie

whahooo congrats grammie!!!!!!! LOL get pics

SWilkins

Well congrats again. When it rains it pours huh. Can't wait to see the pics. I bet your whole family is having a blast!!! My angels started cleaning some leaves again since I have separated them. Whooo hoooo for ya let us know when they hatch!!!

CHoffman

Thanks guys!!..I don't know how I'm gonna keep up with all these fish babies plus my human babies..lol..I'm not going to complain though because this is what I wanted. I foresee a lot of water changes in my future. LOL..My little one just turned 2 and I'm trying to potty train her..I'm just a busy busy girl.

Shawnie

awwwwwww I remember those days of potty training...goodluck !

SWilkins

You are one busy girl and that is putting it mildly! At least my kids are grown....WHEW...I survived two teenagers somehow. Now my fish and my dogs are my babies. As far as taking care of all of the babies I might be doing this all wrong but it seems to work for me. I have a 55g grow out tank and keep everybody in there except the itty bitty ones...so far so good. I wish you the best of luck with potty training as much as I love my kids I do not miss that part.

CHoffman

Thanks Shawnie..I had my other little girl potty trained at 18 months..But Grace is just stubborn..She's rather pee on the floor then in her potty chair..lol..I can't help but smile because I see her doing the potty dance ask her to go five times then she gets a big grin on her face and well...you know...I just have the shampooer left out..geez...She's worse then a puppy.

What do you feed your fry Shawnie??

Shawnie

decapsulated brine shrimp eggs...and am waiting for the golden pearls that I ordered this week (carols suggestion!)

this link will be your best friend with fry!! the smallest packages will last forever!
http://www.kensfish.com/kensspecialtyfood.html

CHoffman

I thought about doing the same..I have a 55 that the Angels are in now but they can easily go into my 30 hex. I might just do that. Thanks for letting me know it works out. As far as potty training goes I'm thinking it's a walk in the park compared to teenagers..lol..I have fun teaching them new things so it's not to bad but Im sooooo tired of washing clothes..lol..

I never had any luck with the pull ups so I just put "BIG GIRL panties" on them and it seems they become more aware of "IT"..lol..Pull ups were just an expensive diaper to my oldest..lol.

CHoffman

Yippee..I did something right for a change..I already have them..A WHOLE Lot of them. I'm just worried there not eating them..but who knows..they are so tiny I can't see if they are eating or not..I guess they are still alive that's something.

SWilkins

I moved my pair of koi angels that laid eggs the other day into a hex, not sure if it is 40-45 but they are having a ball in there.

Well you know the saying "A mother of teenagers understands why some animals eat their young". I would not wish teenagers on my worst enemy! My 19-year-old daughter will be 20 next month and she was worse than my son ever thought of being!!! I do miss her though....yikes my baby is gonna be 20... I must be getting old...she married and moved to Texas.

CHoffman

LOL..I'm not looking forward to mine growing up that's for sure..I know what I was like and I know what my husband was like..(We've been dating since we were 13)..So if our children were anything like us I'm in for a HEEP of trouble. lol..I know my mother will love it..lol..

What do you feed your fry Sherry??

SWilkins

Well I was using Hikari First Bites but I have read so much good stuff on here about Golden pearls that I ordered some and they are on their way right now.

Shawnie

tooooooo funny!!! I have 5 girls...my last one home is 14 and I swear being the baby out of all girls, she THINKS she knows it all!! although most teens do, this one is the worst..shes got all the other 4's tude built into her

SWilkins

Oh how do you have any sanity left? I had one boy and then one girl...as I said before girls are worse than boys I am sure of it. Don'cha just love how stupid you are as a mom in their eyes (pain runs up the back of neck remembering the rolling eyes or groaning they did). Oh don't get me wrong I love my kids I really do but I swear my daughter tried her best to put us six feet under. For the rest of my life if I never had to deal with one of those tudes again I can promise you it will not hurt my feelings. I do have fun with one thing though...hee hee...I keep telling them both just wait until you have kids if they put you through half of what you put me through HA. I told them not to call me crying but they could call and apoligize...LOL. Part of me was kidding about that but I think a little bitty part really wants some payback.

Shawnie

hahahaah mine have called me saying how much im appreciated now!! (I also have 3 grand daughters LOL) I swore I wouldnt say "I hope you have kids just like you!!" as my mom always did...but I did it hahah....love them dearly, but glad im almost done!

sorry for the hijack cesh

CHoffman

I don't mind..lol...I like it!!..It scares me a bit but it's fun to read..ROFL.

Shawnie

awww sowwwy!

to be totally honest tho, if I had a dime everytime someone said "oh you wait until your girls are teens" over my lifetime, I could have retired years ago!!!!

and all it takes is love, consistency, understanding and guidance...you live by those 4 things, and it will be all a breeze...I never had the issues some parents face with teens, as my girls were/are very much involved in sports that kept them totally busy (me too I was major taxi driver ) but I wouldnt change a thing...

SWilkins

Yeah sorry for the hijack but you need to know a little of what is going to happen to you. Just keep up with those tanks girl because it may be the only thing that keeps you sane. We are wishing you the best by the way.

Yeah I said a lot of things that my mother did and I told myself I would never and I mean never say them....then along came teenagers...blew that theory right out of the water!

Butterfly

Congrats Cesch! 3-4 days after eggs are laid they hatch and they are wigglers. With a magnifying glass you can see that tiny little tails are sticking out of the egg and waving. In 3-4 more days they will be free swimming. They may still have an egg sac(it looks kind of orange), need to wait until the egg sac is gone before feeding(maybe a couple of days after free swimming). Then I start using either fresh hatched brine shrimp or golden pearls. Golden pearls are much easier and you will never use them all I feed these about four or five days then start trying the decapsulated shrimp. When I see them eating them I discontinue feeding golden pearls.
Because of feeding so often (their stomachs turn orange when they eat) it's very easy for the water to foul so water changes are extremely important
Sorry for the book but I couldn't find a stopping place LOl
Carol

CHoffman

Thank you so much for the info Carol. I'm going through the same thing with my Blood Red Jewels right now...I think I'm over feeding, I've been giving them Decapsulated Brineshrimp eggs...I'm going to order the Golden Pearls and some hatchable brineshrimp eggs too. I'll order it tonight. I've been doing WC every other day with the BRJ is that schedule ok with the Angels too??

Butterfly

Some do water changes every other day and do just fine. Because I'm OCD(hubbys words ) I do daily water changes on angel fry at least for the first month. Their fins are starting to develop during this time and I find I have fewer bent fins if I do this.
Carol

MissMTS

Congrats on the spawn Cesch!!! You must have something magic in your water over there, lol

CHoffman

Daily Waterchanges are ok by me..I do them for my L-144's so what's another tank..Execept that it's 55 gallons..lol.. I'll start doing daily WC for my other fry too. I don't mind it..I do it first thing when I wake up so it's done for the day. Thanks for the info and I'll get pics here soon.

CHoffman

Thanks Kate..I think I do have something in the water..As long as I'm not the next one expecting babies all is good.

SWilkins

CHoffman...how are all the babies?? Dying of curiosity here.

CHoffman

The Mom and Dad ate them..
The eggs were turned white though so I don't think they were fertile..Better luck next time though..lol..Maybe they were just practicing.

Shawnie

awww cesch im sorry ...practice will make perfect tho@!

SWilkins

Sorry about that. Like Shawnie said though maybe practice will make perfect. It has been a couple of weeks since mine spawned and ate them and it really is discouraging. Maybe next time. We'll just have to keep our water clean and our fingers crossed.

CHoffman

These Angelfish are professional egg eaters. They have layed eggs 5 times and everytime they eat them. I think they have acquired a taste for eggs. . I guess it's just not meant to be with these guys but ya never know they might surprise me someday..lol. They are in my 120 gallon now. and loving it. So I'm ok with it. lol..They are spoiled little buggers.