Dantum Angelfish Tank

Haha gorgeous and stunning photos

There are quite a lot still, I hope you manage to pull through a good batch... its a pitty if you dont...

 

Just a thought, are they not down in the substrate or did the parents not perhaps move them?

 

I looked around briefly, but didn't see any strays @howard. The parents attention was completely focused on the original laying site.

 

Ok, well tomorrow is another day. See what it brings.

 

Well if these don't make it they should have another go in two weeks.

 

I left a dim lit on in the background last night, so that the parents could see intruders eating their kids. Seems to have helped some. There are a few less this morning, but not the wholesale slaughter of the night before.



I counted about 50 wrigglers left on this pic. Can you imagine how massive a spawn would be if most of the eggs survive?? Hectic! Started hatching brine last night. How should I feed them to the fry in this 1.2m tank? Should I try to target feed? Or will the fry hunt down the brine shrimp?

 

I use a turkey blaster to get the washed BS down to the group. That way I know the food is in easy reach of the swimming fry

 

Not natural to leave lights on, will only cause problems

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All wrigglers gone this morning. Parents are still guarding the spawning site. I suppose once they're in the rhythm of the parenting thing, it will take time for them to snap out of it. I'll try to remove the next spawn and raise some separately, but all of my previous attempts at this have ended up as a fungus covered mess.

 

@Broder... sorry to hear.... I am dissapointed so can imagine how you feel

Silly question maybe.... I know the eggs easly grow fungus as its happened to me too but if you take the wigglers out, surely by then the fungus wont grow on them or am I wrong?

 

I think that may be a good way to do it @Maria. I'll have to get the timing just right though. Anyone ever done it like Maria suggested?

 

Yes, moved the wrigglers to something almost like a hob filter, with the gentlest of flow through it.
Also helps a lot with feeding as the bribe shrimp is close by much longer.

 

Still use this with my guppy fry.

 

I do when I need to

 

So the same pair has gone and laid another batch, but on a crypt leaf. What do I do? Remove now or wait for them to hatch? Remove now and the eggs will probably get fungus... Remove wrigglers later, there'll only be a few left.. Help me choose pleeeeeze.....

 

Catch 22. I think you must decide what you want out of it.

 

I have this tank ready whichever way we choose.