How to Breed Freshwater Angelfish

By eHow Pets Editor

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

Several aquariums of at least 10-gallon capacity
Sponge filter for each tank
Air pump
Air hose
Spawning substrate
Thermometer and aquarium heater
Conditioning food for the parents
Fry food for the babies
Mature angelfish

Obtain Pairs

Step 1:
Decide what type of angelfish you wish to breed. Angels come in many varieties, such as pearlscale, gold, black, black veil, half black and others.
Step 2:
Buy at least six healthy, young fish of the type you wish to breed. It is better to get them from more than one source so they will not be siblings.
Step 3:
Place all the fish together in a large aquarium and allow them to mature together.
Step 4:
When they are mature, the fish will begin pairing up. When they do this, it is time to separate the pairs.

Breed the Fish

Step 1:
Place each pair in a filtered and conditioned aquarium of at least 10 gallons.
Step 2:
Feed the fish well, including live food or ground beef heart and wait. Don't feed more than the fish will eat in 2 minutes.
Step 3:
Maintain the water in the aquarium at 82 degrees F.
Step 4:
Provide an appropriate spawning site. Angelfish lay adhesive eggs, so they must have something on which to attach the eggs. Clay pots, plastic aquarium plants with wide leaves, pieces of slate, and even old plates stood up against the tank wall and stabilized work well.
Step 5:
Place an air stone with a gentle stream of bubbles about 7 inches from the spawning site.
Step 6:
Wait. The pair will begin picking and cleaning the spawning site, and soon afterwards, they will spawn.
Step 7:
Plan to move the babies into a larger tank after the fourth week.

Tips & Warnings

The aquarium needs to be kept clean for the spawning pair and their fry.Maintain a constant temperature.

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