Surprise...Surprise (updated)

Quick note on the status of the eggs: unfortunately that batch did not produce cute little angel fish.  We moved the plant which had the eggs to a different tank and after 48 hours the eggs turned milky white.  Another 24 hours later nothing happened.  Disappointing...but the first batch is rarely successful.  One of the possibilities is that the male fish didn't have a chance to fertilize the eggs before we moved them.  However in the meantime 2 more pairs have formed.  Love must be in the air!  One of the pairs (not the first one, it takes about 2 to 4 weeks for that pair to lay eggs again) laid eggs on the filter. They were being very protective and wouldn't allow any other fish to come close.  This time we decided not to move the eggs out of the tank and let the parents take care of them.  Instead we'll set up dividers to protect the baby eggs from being eaten by other fish.  Tick tock...only 2 days to go before possible hatching.


Did you know there is a line of shoes called Angelfish?...i didn't...they look a lot like boat shoes!

Surprise...surprise

Today is such a rare day i felt it deserved it's own post...after all February 29th only happens once every 4 years!  
And i received a very big surprise from my angel fish, a pair of them decided to spawn and lay some eggs. It is too soon to tell whether the eggs are even fertilized (i didn't actually see it happen, they just magically appeared on a leaf) but hopefully they are.  Apparently there is a ton of steps that I have to take now like separate the parents and other fish or they will eat the eggs (yikes...its kind of like cannibalism), get another tank to grow out the fry if they do hatch and food, heaters, etc.. ah it's overwhelming.  It takes 3 days for the eggs to hatch since they have been laid...and i'm impatiently waiting....tick tock


If the eggs hatch i will follow up for sure!

Mama angelfish protecting her eggs