Well, statistically-speaking, having 6 angels in one tank gives me a 95% chance of having one breeding pair. And my luck paid off. This morning, I found out not only do I have a breeding pair, they were laying their first batch of eggs! Fortunately, it turned out to be two of the Gold Marbles, one veiltail and one lyretail.
As a result, they were being very territorial and aggressive to the other four fish angels, so I had to make an emergency trip to Petco and throw another tank together. Heck, they even got after my pleco a couple times. I tried to match the water quality as much as possible, I carried over the filter floss from another tank that completed cycling, and a plant or two from the parent tank, to help seed it. Then grabbed the 4 fish and moved them to the new tank quickly (I read somewhere that you shouldn't move the mated pair if you can help it). They're a little shook up, but I'm sure they're better off than if they had stayed in the other tank...they were getting beat up pretty bad. Hopefully they'll get over the shock soon, knowing they aren't going to be attacked anymore.
Did I do the right thing? Is there something I should have done differently? I would like to think after reading all the good advice on here, I'd at least know how to react in an emergency. I guess this means I'll be a "grandparent" soon. Woohoo!!!
--Aquabear
As a result, they were being very territorial and aggressive to the other four fish angels, so I had to make an emergency trip to Petco and throw another tank together. Heck, they even got after my pleco a couple times. I tried to match the water quality as much as possible, I carried over the filter floss from another tank that completed cycling, and a plant or two from the parent tank, to help seed it. Then grabbed the 4 fish and moved them to the new tank quickly (I read somewhere that you shouldn't move the mated pair if you can help it). They're a little shook up, but I'm sure they're better off than if they had stayed in the other tank...they were getting beat up pretty bad. Hopefully they'll get over the shock soon, knowing they aren't going to be attacked anymore.
Did I do the right thing? Is there something I should have done differently? I would like to think after reading all the good advice on here, I'd at least know how to react in an emergency. I guess this means I'll be a "grandparent" soon. Woohoo!!!
--Aquabear