| The most common problem with the hatching of | | | | Feeding fish in this stage is not recommended till they |
| angelfish eggs is the stress to the fish itself. If the | | | | swim freely. It is very important to clarify some of |
| fish gets nervous or stressed, it will eat the spawn. | | | | the superstitions regarding the angelfish eggs. A |
| However, good aquarium conditioning and provision of | | | | common belief is one should not expose the angelfish |
| normal and natural environment to them will result in | | | | eggs while transferring them to the jar. They will see |
| the parent- raise. Sometimes this job is done by | | | | death soon, as they say. As far as my experience is |
| addition of reverse osmosis water and provision of | | | | concerned, I always transfer the eggs from the |
| good quality food feeding throughout the hatching | | | | aquarium to the jar and never find an exceptional |
| and breeding tenure. | | | | death rate. But it is of course worth changing the |
| Some fish don't eat more while guarding spawn. | | | | slate to ready-made hatching jar at 78 to 82 degrees |
| These fish should not be overfed during this period. | | | | of Fahrenheit without spending much time in open air. |
| Similarly they should not be kept in a rush place or | | | | Temperature can be adjusted with the help of a |
| more exposed to light. The place should be a huge | | | | heater or a low voltage fixed box. Lighting is not |
| one and should contain more hiding places. You should | | | | always a prominent factor in the hatching rate. Most |
| take special care regarding water quality for perfect | | | | of the eggs are hatched at their best even in direct |
| matching and producing natural fry. If it does not | | | | lights. |
| work, you have always an option of artificial hatching. | | | | The direction of air bubbles has nothing to do with |
| Two points are quite important to be noticed | | | | the hatching rate of fish eggs. If you place the air |
| regarding artificial hatching of angelfish. The most | | | | stone in such a way that the bubbles could flow right |
| important one is aeration while the second goes for | | | | over the center of the spawn, will not disturb the |
| importance of crystal clear water. There are many | | | | hatching process. Same is the case with the position |
| ways for the artificial hatching of egg and are being | | | | of the fry. Most of the people think that if the fry |
| in use by many different breeders but the one which | | | | ends up on the bottom, fish is going to one with |
| we are going to discuss here is the best renowned. | | | | deformation; the fact is just the opposite because |
| The technique for best egg breeding is the | | | | the position of fry has no link with the hatching of |
| preparation of a "one- gallon" cleaned jar. Seventy | | | | fish. |
| five of the total area is then filled with fresh tap | | | | Change the jar water if it is cloudy or has too many |
| water, an hour before you expect spawn. Then | | | | dead fish. Bacteria attack the angelfish during the |
| fungicide, especially "Methylene Blue" is added just | | | | hatching session and make their fins bend vertically. |
| before the removal of slate. Then the water is given | | | | To avoid this situation, use an antibiotic. After doing |
| a blue shade with some drops of Acriflavin. The | | | | all the requirements if you still go for a lower hatching |
| spawning slate is then removed from aquarium and | | | | ratio then it is clear that there would be a problem in |
| placed upside down in the hatching jar. | | | | the pairing mates. One may be infertile or become |
| In a usual manner, the angelfish eggs take at least | | | | too old for production. This may also be due to hard |
| sixty hours for hatching at eighty degrees Fahrenheit. | | | | water. Eggs can't harden themselves in hard water. |
| Before the eggs actually hatch, they remain in a | | | | Due to low osmotic pressure and de-ionization with |
| temporary condition of wiggler stage for five days. | | | | greater water pH, eggs will not be able to hatch. |