February 12, 2010
Raising Angelfish
Compatibility Opinions are wide a varied aboutthe compatibility of angelfish with other fish. Generally speaking they are compatible with gouramis, platies, tetras, danio, loaches, plecostomus, mollies and swordtails. Furthermore, the overall gallons of the aquarium can have an influence on compatibility. Crowded fish are tense fish and generally are more aggressive.
Diseases in Angelfish The common adage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure is surely correct when is comes to raising angelfish. The crucial component is superior water quality Normal water changes will reduce the probability of any outbreak that may take place in your aquarium. What's more, the most frequent cause why angelfish die is due to high levels of ammonia. The reason for high levels of ammonia is due to a crammed full fish tank or from haphazard water changes. Make regular water changes and your angelfish ought to be healthy.
Fin rot, dropsy, worms, mouth rot, constipation and hole in the head are common angelfish diseases. All can be treated with appropriate medications. But maintaining high water quality will prevent most of these diseases from ever infecting your angelfish.
Breeding Angelfish Breeding is not overly difficult and can be a truly rewarding experience. Your success in breeding angelfish is dependent on numerous factors, including the fish themselves. A lot of captive angelfish have been so inbred that they have lost their natural ability to rear their fry. The result is often angelfish will eat their fry.
A normal angelfish spawn can produce anywhere from 400 to 1200 eggs. Fertile eggs will hatch in about 7 days, but the development of the eggs can be watched from about day 3 on. Young fry can eat live brine shrimp once the yolk sack is gone.
There are a number of variables that must be weighed when trying to breed angelfish including fish tank size, water temperature, water condition, environment and lighting. Fortunately, if one wants immediate success in breeding angelfish there are many quality sources of information available to the fish hobbyist to insure success in breeding angelfish.
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