| Breeding angelfish is an activity that is gaining a lot of | | | | they hatch and place them into jars to provide them |
| popularity in the aquarium keeping community. | | | | a place of shelter while they get their feel on |
| Angelfish come from the cichlid family and tend to be | | | | swimming. You should be sure to feed them plenty |
| aggressive sometimes. This guide will give you a | | | | of newly hatched mysis shrimp for the best possible |
| couple tips on how and when to breed your angelfish. | | | | results. This is a more expensive method, and if your |
| There are many breeds on Angelfish, and most of | | | | fish pairs take care of their brood, you should just |
| them have generally the same breeding habits. The | | | | leave them in the aquarium to allow nature to take |
| main things you should take into consideration when | | | | its course. A 33 gallon tank should be able to host |
| breeding angelfish, is temperament and care level. | | | | about 250 pea size angelfish to grow into dime sized. |
| The first thing you are going to do when breeding is | | | | If you do this, you should change the water at least |
| to start to pair off the Angelfish into groups of 1 | | | | 3 times a week. |
| male, 1 female. You want to start out by purchasing | | | | Within about 3 months, your angelfish should grow a |
| 8-10 angelfish, try to get an equal number of males | | | | little larger about the size of a nickel. You should keep |
| and females. After you pair them off, they should | | | | plants in the aquarium to absorb the nitrate levels. |
| bond together and start to pair off, swapping them | | | | After a bit of time, pick the best out of the batch |
| out should pose little problem. Don't get discouraged | | | | and keep 100 in an aquarium of about 33 gallons to |
| if the first spawn doesn't turn out as planned. It is | | | | grow them out. It will take around 6 months to fully |
| normal for the first batch to get eaten or not to | | | | pick out the best from your stock. Just remember |
| spawn at all, you should just get a few fry out of | | | | that Angelfish do tend to eat some of the fry when |
| the batch. With the fish that do pair up and go off to | | | | they first spawn, so it is best to separate them for a |
| spawn, you should be able to get plenty of fry from | | | | little while until the fish can grow a little larger and |
| their efforts. | | | | fend for themselves. |
| You should move the fry to a different tank once | | | | |