numbr1speedfreek

i have a couple of really good looking angelfish in a community freshwater tank (75gal) and the female keeps laying eggs about every 2 weeks and for the 1st 3 months that this started happening, all the eggs would die off within 2 days and the parents would eat them all. i just assumed the male wasnt doing his job correct, being new at this and all. now with the last 3 times she has laid eggs, i have noticed that some of the eggs are starting to look a little different after a couple days. they look like they have a pair of little dots like maybe eyes and they sprout a tiny little tail that is nearly microscopic, but i can see it moving! so i thought FINALLY!!! well all the eggs still keep getting eaten and not a single fry has lived to this point. i have even gone as far as to get some of the eggs into a breeding net and they seem perfectly healthy and within a few hours they are all dead. im just getting a little frustrated and wondering if anyone might know whats going on and what i can do to help. i cant really afford to get another tank up and running right now so thats pretty much out of the question. i can make a divider out of plexiglass but im just not sure who to leave with the eggs. both parents? the female only? neither? any help would be greatly appreciated. by the way it is a freshwater community tank with 2 angels, 2 boesemani rainbows, a clown loach, a few tetras, and a chinese algae eater.

Shawnie

ok ok whahooo wheres the pics? LOL

heres some tips ive learned

once you see the eggs laid, DO NOT turn out the lights at all..leave them on 24/7 ....fertile eggs will be creamy tannish color..white eggs arent fertilized...angels will eat the eggs if they feel someone else is going too...once the eggs are laid, you can put a small divider in and keep mom and dad on one side with the eggs until they are free swimming.....usually 4-5 days...but the important thing is keeping on the lights...

fishlover78

that's good infor Shawnie I never knew about the light thing, hmm maybe that's numbr1speedfreek's problem

Shawnie

my pair have laid 5 times and lights must be on or they eat them in fear of others eating them

numbr1speedfreek

ok so i can do the light thing no problem, i actually tried that a couple times before but that was back when the eggs werent even getting fertilized. and as for the divider, i have tried that as well too but i feel like if im using a divider that is clear, the angels are still feeling a little stress from the other fish because they can still see them and sometimes they go right up by the divider and charge at each other. so is there some way or some certain material i can use to make a divider that is not clear see-thru? is there a certain type of paint that i can paint the plexiglass with that will be safe in the water? or maybe some way to stick black plastic (like garbage bag material) to the plexiglass? i want to make the divider opaque but i want to make sure its safe for the fish to be around. any advice or ideas?

numbr1speedfreek

by the way, here are the best pics i have of the pair since i lost my digi cam and have to use my phone to take pics for now.

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Slug

For my case its the opposite. If i turn on the lights the female goes crazy and eats the eggs/fry. Quite strange.

Butterfly

LOL Matt you just have strange fish Beautiful but strange

Another thing... fry will eat more when the light is on so I leave the light on 24/7 for the first week after they go free swimming. After that I do 12hr on/12hrs off. Continous light can affect how their colors develop after that point.
Carol

numbr1speedfreek

so no input or advice on the idea of an opaque (non see thru) divider?

Shawnie

worked for me...its all trial and error sometimes