Breeding of Angels

[Shadow]

Just wondering, how do you breed Angel fish in general? is it like discus, in the bare tank or in planted tank?

[AngelAddick]

Mine's spawned in both planted and bare tanks. so long they pair up, they will bomb/spawn. It's trickier to breed angels, IMHO, because you need to feed them constantly once they are free-swimming. That means using liquidfry complemented by live daphnia and/or baby brine shrimp. That's where all the hard work is.

Discus young meanwhile feed off their parents' body slime, and grow rapidly just on that.

[benny]

I believe serious breeders will always opt for bare tank so as to keep the variable factors to an absolute minimum.

Firstly, you need to determine that the angel fish have paired up. Then, the tank has to be deep enough to house them. To facilitate easier breeding and egg care/collection, a clay breeding cone can be used. Some comes with a wire mesh that can be capped over the cone when the eggs are laid to prevent cannibalisation.

Water has to be well circulated, soft and clean. This is a critical factor as it's very easy for the eggs to get fungused if your water management is not up to the mark.

As AngelAddick mentioned, angel fish fry does not feed off the parents' body slim. Instead, you can consider baby brine shrimps or commercial fry food like liquid fry.

Once they start breeding, they probably won't stop for quite some time if left alone. Many aquarists have had successful broods even in planted tanks.

Cheers,

[David Moses Heng]

Just wondering, how do you breed Angel fish in general? is it like discus, in the bare tank or in planted tank?

Not easy. My pair spawned many times but only hatched once.

[spyder79]

sorry , just want to ask some question about angel fish .

how big must the fish be before consider as adult fish ? ( mine is about 50cents coin big)
how big must the fish be before they can lay egg ?
what the ideal food for them ? me current feeding dry pellet
any other condition needed for angel fish ?

me currently have about 15 angel fish in 4ft tank , water are normal with filter media like CC and biohome and filter wool

any other thing needed ?

how to identify if they are paired up ?

sorry for asking so many question one shot. thanks for reading

[benny]

Hi kelvin (spyder79),

If you angelfish is only the size of a 50 cents, then it's not an adult fish. Usually, a mature fish is about twice that size at the least. Once they are matured, they will be able to lay eggs.

As for food, dry pellet is fine, but some breeders like to vary the diet. Most advocate that some form of live food really perks the fishes up and a high protein diet gives results. But those are professional breeders.

For angel fish, two most important condition would be clean water (which is why breeders keep them in bare tanks) and enough tank height so that their fins can develope fully.

If they are paied up, they stick to each other like boyfriend and girlfriend. They will chase everyone else away.

If you are seriously breeding them, buying a clay breeding cone will be a good idea. Otherwise, they will lay eggs anywhere they can find. Also, it will be easier to remove the eggs if you intend to hatch them separately.

Cheers,

[spyder79]

oh i see , now i just need to wait for them to grow before i can try to breed the angel fish haha. it had been growing fast since day 1 in my house

how many type of angel fish is there? what are the price ranges from?

MOD Benny you keeping angel fish too ? maybe need so assistance from you later on after my angel fish pair .

what are the food with high protein ? can help me by naming some?

thinking of changing dry pellet to live food like blood worm , any suggestion from you guy ?

i actually running 4ft stackable filter with biohome and CC for the tank

is heater is must for angel fish ?