angelfish

[heathlindner25]

I have two angelfish in a 50 gallon tropical tank, they seem to be laying eggs on the back wall but then they eat them. my question is do I have a male and female? I guess more directly can a female lay eggs without a male?
thanks in advance

 

[jdavid]

I don't know, but I have some brine shrimp eggs if you discover that your eggs are fertile and decide to raise the fry. I just read that infertile eggs will turn white. I also just read that it is rare for the females to lay without a male but it does happen, and the other female will eat the eggs. If it is a male and a female they should guard them. But, I don't know, I just googled it. Maybe someone who knows what they are talking about will chime in.

 

[heathlindner25]

JDavid;889969 wrote: I don't know, but I have some brine shrimp eggs if you discover that your eggs are fertile and decide to raise the fry. I just read that infertile eggs will turn white. I also just read that it is rare for the females to lay without a male but it does happen, and the other female will eat the eggs. If it is a male and a female they should guard them. But, I don't know, I just googled it. Maybe someone who knows what they are talking about will chime in.

thanks for the info, hopefully someone will chime in with some hands-on experience

 

[dhmx220]

Yeah heath that is completely normal. They sometimes eat eggs that they know will not survive. You have a pair. I used to have a pair of angels too that ate their eggs when they first started breeding, but they soon learned that the eggs aren't food lol.

 

[heathlindner25]

dhmx220;890068 wrote: Yeah heath that is completely normal. They sometimes eat eggs that they know will not survive. You have a pair. I used to have a pair of angels too that ate their eggs when they first started breeding, but they soon learned that the eggs aren't food lol.

Thankyou.

 

[jdavid]

LMK if you want the BBS eggs I will swing by you can have them.

 

[hiimsean]

I had a pair of severums for 5 years that would constantly lay eggs. Every once in a while they would eat the eggs. It'll take them a few times to get it right. Mine would do it more if other fish started picking at the eggs.