Mr Fisher
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Well, I was going to post a somewhat bragadocius comment but thought it better to post a learning post instead.
To all those out there trying to breed Angelfish and not having success, please read through this entire post again. Everything you need to know has been discussed in it by not only myself but other breeders having success. It really isn't a hard thing to do and I'll explain why in a minute.
This thread is a culmination of over 40+ years of experience in breeding and keeping Angels. That's just my experience so add up all the other contributors in this post and you have a huge wealth of knowledge at your keyboard. USE IT!!!!
Okay, to my point: I left my entire fish stock in the hands of my roommate who the last time she did anything with fish, was when we were in high school and she watched over my collection while I was on vacation. That was 35+ years ago. So to say she has no real experience in keeping fish would be an understatement. Agree? Today, I went out to look over my fish tanks since I really haven't paid them much mind since returning, due to illness. Now bare in mind that they were given a routine feeding for the past 2 1/2 weeks that was 1/2 of the normal feeding I use when home and no water was changed, temperatures adjusted or any other maintenance was performed over that time period. I looked through the algae filled glass ( in areas that were not covered in algae yet) and saw 1 pair with free swimming fry, 1 pair with wigglers and 1 pair with eggs. How can that be when we are always preaching maintenance and working on our tanks etc???? The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind. ( Sorry, had a Bob Dylan flashback ) The answer is leave them alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Each pair is in it's own tank, not community tanks. Each tank is maintained the same way. Each tank provides the fish with the security, the atmosphere, the ambiance, the correct water and a place to spawn.
So if you are still having problems with your fish breeding, READ through this thread and fix it. Remember, I just had 3 pairs of fish spawn for someone who knows far less than you. See, it's not really that hard.
There's an old expression that goes "It's rarely the machine, it's usually the mechanic." Translated that means, the problem is rarely the fish. The problem is the way the fish are being kept.
I hope this helps somebody
It did help. All your wisdom has. My silver pair spawned last night. All I did was leave em be for a month or so and id a bigger water change the other day.