| Pairing Angelfish | | | | Parent Raising: |
| There are two different ways to obtain a strong pair | | | | The rewards of parent raising would be watching the |
| for breeding angelfish. | | | | parents raise them and take care of the eggs like |
| | | | nature intended them to do. The drawback would be |
| The main benefit of buying a proven angelfish | | | | that it is very stressful for the parents and it |
| breeding pair would be that you don't have to wait | | | | weakens them so it makes them more susceptible to |
| for the angelfish breeding pair to mature they would | | | | disease. |
| produce eggs readily. There are a few drawbacks to | | | | Stages of Rearing Fry Angelfish |
| buying a proven breeding pair first being the cost, | | | | Angelfish Eggs: |
| this would be much more than buying juvenile | | | | You fatten the pair up with high quality food, over a |
| angelfish and letting them grow up. The second thing | | | | period of time. This is so that the female angelfish will |
| would be there is no guarantee that the angelfish pair | | | | be able to have viable eggs, and the male angelfish |
| are a proven breeding pair even though they are said | | | | with have plenty of milt. The process of the female |
| to be. | | | | laying eggs takes about an hour, this may vary. |
| Raising Angelfish for Breeding | | | | Angelfish Wigglers: |
| The other possibility of buying angelfish for breeding | | | | From the time angelfish are done laying the eggs |
| would be buying juvenile angelfish and raising them up | | | | usually between 48 and 72 hours, depending on |
| to maturity. Obtain a minimum of 6 to 8 juvenile | | | | water temperature, the eggs will have developed |
| angelfish for the best possibility of obtaining a proven | | | | into wigglers. |
| pair. One of the benefits of buying juvenile angelfish | | | | Angelfish Free swimmers: |
| would be that you would raise them up in your own | | | | Usually around 7 days the angelfish wigglers will |
| water; this means they would be more readily | | | | become free swimming. All these processes depend |
| acclimated to your water. One of the drawbacks | | | | on water temperature and quality. |
| would be the time and effort of raising them until | | | | Feeding Angelfish after Breeding |
| they are mature enough to breed. | | | | The feeding of the free swimmers usually takes |
| Choosing a Angelfish Breeding Tank | | | | place within the first 24 hours after they begin to |
| Picking the proper tank and environmento Proven | | | | free swim in the water column. Start the feeding |
| pairo Need a 20 gallon breeder aquariumo Breeding | | | | slowly with a dropper being careful not to over feed |
| slate to lay eggs ono No other fish with themo | | | | the small fry. Overfeeding will easily kill the small fry. |
| Juvenile Fisho Need a 55 gallon breeding aquariumo | | | | Based on a 14 hour photo period you need to space |
| Once they become mature they need what a | | | | out four small feedings for the first four of weeks of |
| proven pair needs. | | | | the fry's life. Also for the first four weeks you want |
| Angelfish Breeding Directions | | | | to make sure you change 50% of their water daily, |
| Pulling the eggs vs. Parent Raising | | | | the reason you need to do this is to take out all the |
| Pulling: | | | | unused food so it doesn't hurt the water quality and |
| The rewards of pulling the eggs would guarantee | | | | cause poor growth. After the first four weeks you |
| that the parents wouldn't eat them. Drawbacks of | | | | should slowly start to mix the brine shrimp feedings |
| pulling the eggs would be the use of chemicals to | | | | with finely crushed up flake food. |
| keep them from getting fungus. | | | | |