Single Female Angelfish laying eggs-

[fotonutz]

I have a 20 gal. tank with a variety of fish-The Angelfish laid about 30 eggs on the inlet tube for the filter-She's very protective and aggressive toward all the other fish-She's fanning and tending the eggs as if they were fertile. What do you folks suggest? Take the eggs off the tube now in hopes things get back to normal sooner or wait until the eggs go bad ?
Thanks!

 

[Andy Sager]

I'd remove the eggs to break the aggressiveness however, a spawning Angel is usually a mean Angel so the process will keep repeating itself every 7-14 days and that may not be good for your other fish. You might want to rehome the Angel and start again with other Angels or separate the fish into a section of the tank so that she cannot attack the other fish. Fish eggs are a natural ( and healthy) diet for the other fish so they will continue to try and eat them. That can lead to the Angel getting some good licks in on the offenders and then you wind up with injured fish you need to deal with.

Hope this helps.