HELP! ANGEL FISH SPAWNED!

Alright, here's the situation. I got two angel fish that spawned some time today. It's there very fist time spawning and i'm very interested in making sure the babies survive. The parents are currently in a heavily planted 26 gallon tall tank with 5 black-skirt tetras. The parents are doing a good job protecting the batch, but i'm wondering if I should move the tetras in a separate tank. Also, can I do water changes? or will it stress the parents out? Your guys's help and advice is greatly appreciated!

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Permalink Reply by Ronald Last on May 7, 2012 at 5:50pm

Moving the tetras to a separate tank will stress the angels. Actually the tetras might improve the performance of the parents, stimulating their protective instincts...

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Permalink Reply by Jody has Angels on May 7, 2012 at 6:42pm

Wow-There are so many variables..but i tried to keep babies in the main tank and it never worked for me.just getting food to them is the main problem-As soon as they swim, carefully siphon them in to an a:

2 gallon plastic bucket

a small heater

an old xsmall filter-with a sponge covering intake

a section of airhose for a siphon- taped to a chopstick for rigidity.

last but not least- frozen BABY brine shrimp- feed 3x per day

You need to do partial water change every day because water quality is very important to fry survival

Its like a BIG science experiment-but very rewarding once you figure it out...and don't worry..if the first batch gives you trouble...your Angels will be glad to keep giving you more opportunity to try again