| fresh water angels are a cichlid, therefore they actively care for the eggs and fry. the fry will hatch and feed off of there yoke sac for several days. then they will eat finely finely ground fish food or you can purchase a paste food for them. be carefull of filters. they are not strong swimmers and will get sucked up. my best recconmendation would be a air driven foam filter. ( ive been out of the ratail business for awhile but Tetra used to make a "Luft Filter") water quality is paramount for the babies, so flush and clean the foam daily and syphon out any debris. after about a week or so,the fry will be larger and the parents will become less interested in the fry, and can possibly eat them. dont be surprised if in theis time you lose half the brood, not all fry survive. the parents may at any time eat the young, but after each successive brooding, they become better and better parents. run the tank barebottom for cleanliness reasons, astectics are not a concern here.
good luck and have fun.
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Originally Posted by Amphibious  I couldn't agree more on your statement above. With 61 yrs in the hobby, the last 41 yrs in the saltwater end exclusively, I, too, can do things that others should NOT. | |