again already!

It has only been five days since my angels lost their wigglers. Yesterday cleaning the tank I rinsed the other filter sponge- it was pretty dirty- and have been feeding lightly- they only got frozen food once this week so far- the cleaner tank seems to be helping M. Beautiful heal, her dorsal fin edge is looking better. Also I thought if the kuhlis are kept hungry, it will be easier to trap them if I want to move them out- looks like my tetras in the 20H may be going to a new home this week, then I'll have a place to put the kuhlis. It will be harder to part with them...

because this morning I went downstairs to feed the angels, and found them side by side cleaning a new leaf. Breeding tubes out again. I didn't expect this, thought it would be at least a month before they tried again. I guess it's possible they ate the first wigglers, and the female re-absorbed the nutrients? She doesn't look very plump right now, so maybe this spawn will be smaller.

Edit add: actually, I don't think the angels ate their wigglers. The day I found them missing, the kuhlis looked suspiciously overfull, lolling around on their sides like their tummies hurt.