Help ID this angelfish

[venom]

Hi all,

months ago, i went to purchase 2 angelfish from lfs without knowing anything about them and for the sake of fun. Never know yesterday they spawn their eggs on the inlet of the J-pipe. Below is the photo of 1 of the angelfish and their eggs.
Please help to id this beauty.
Thanks.

[Interestor]

Well, either Zebra or Peruvuian, what is this chap size ?


CHeers..

[venom]

i have 2 of them, i dont know the exact size of them. this morning i saw their eggs easily move by the wave made by the pair.

[Interestor]

well, bigger one should be the male, 3 days later will see wrigglers, 1 week will see free swim fries.

or eggs eaten by parents by now.


CHeers..

[tetrakid]

Here is a gallery of nice Angelfish for your viewing pleaure:-
http://www.mokitropicals.zoomshare.c...ctions/pages/1

[venom]

i see, both look the same size to me. so far both of them keep looking after their eggs. even rearrange the eggs from falling from the tube you saw from the photo

[venom]

Here is a gallery of nice Angelfish for your viewing pleaure:-
http://www.mokitropicals.zoomshare.c...ctions/pages/1

Thanks for the link. look like my angelfish are either Dumerilii or Silver Angel?

[venom]

here some updates, the fries.
wondering can i start feeding the fries with baby brine shrimp?

[FBW]

here some updates, the fries.
wondering can i start feeding the fries with baby brine shrimp?

I think can start feeding already.....

[Interestor]

when the fries start to free swim, please feed them. BBS is good enough.

CHeers..

[venom]

thanks all for the advise.
lucky i had start hatching bbs last night.

[venom]

is there any lfs selling bbs? i running low on bbs as last night my bbs eggs did not really hatch =(
sad to see a number of fries dead.

[stormhawk]

If BBS is a hassle, try to find "boon" aka Daphnia/Moina. Just have to sieve them first and rinse them before feeding. The angel in the photo is not a Pt. dumerilii (valid name is Pt. leopoldi). Should be a typical "wild-form" Pt. scalare. Whatever it may be, that's a nice specimen.

[venom]

thanks for the information, had suffering alot of loss of fries.
currently the parents was stress and scared whenever I turn on the lights

[Interestor]

is there any lfs selling bbs? i running low on bbs as last night my bbs eggs did not really hatch =(
sad to see a number of fries dead.

most lfs sell small container of bbs cost $13/per bottle.
fries death is not due to not feeding for a day or 2..

[Interestor]

thanks for the information, had suffering alot of loss of fries.
currently the parents was stress and scared whenever I turn on the lights

if is a good comfirm pair, you will see them lay is 2 weeks times...

CHeers..

[venom]

oh, if the pair lay eggs again.. I going to remove all the tetras in the tank

[stormhawk]

venom, to prepare you for another batch of fry, get the Sudo Satellite Box "L" size, or a separate 1-2 ft tank to raise the fry in. With the Satellite box, you can keep the fry in a circulating system using the same water the parents are in. That way, they are not stressed out so easily. If you choose a separate tank, set it up beforehand and cycle it properly with a sponge filter. Often, fry die from ammonia spikes and lack of food more than anything else.

Missing a feeding for 1 day may not be a problem, but 2 days it will be. If you are short on BBS, I'd recommend you to get a microworm/walterworm/bananaworm culture ASAP. These tiny worms are lifesavers on the days when your BBS hatch is horrible.

Note, majority of BBS eggs sold at the LFSes can give very bad results due to improper packing and storage. There's a product from Ocean Nutrition called Instant Brine Shrimp. See the video from the company below:



I used it once and some fry will take, some won't. I think angelfish fry should eat these willingly. Hikari First Bites should be helpful as well since angelfish fry are not fussy with dry food as compared to others.

[venom]

i see, thanks for the great help here.
i have satelite breeding box and used it when the fries start to swim, but slowly i get to see a few fries start to pass on. i start to hatch bbs for the first time and alot hatched but when come to the second hatching onwards, very few bbs hatched. slowly my fries getting lesser and lesser till i went to my nearby lfs to get liquidfry by oceanfree but seem does not help much. now i left with a few fries. sadness.

[stormhawk]

The thing with the Satellite box is that the outflow grid cannot keep the fry within the box. I use a fine piece of sponge and cut it to size to fit over the outflow section. That way I can keep both fry and BBS inside the box and still allow flow to occur.