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Natural Egg Laying Habits
- In the wild Angelfish and Discus will seek out broad sword plant leaves to spawn.
- This natural instinct will also cause them to lay eggs on plants in your aquarium.
- Even without plants a pair will sometimes pick a surface on area they can protect. Heaters and Filters being the most common but not ideal for raising successful hatches.
Fish will Clean the Slate Prior to Egg Laying
- When you see the pair cleaning the slate eggs are soon to follow.
- Some fish can be aggressive and move the slate around the tank when cleaning before laying. If this happens in a bare bottom setup I recommend weighing down the base with a rock or other aquarium safe item.
- In a tank with substrate you can simply bury the base to lock it in your preferred position.
Fish will then Lay Eggs on the Slate
- Place slate away from strong currents for best fertilization.
- The 2" wide by 12" tall egg laying portion has been sanded to simulate the leaf of a sword plant.
- This provides a better surface for the eggs and fry to adhere.
- Green Acrylic Blends in nicely with planted tanks.
Safe Lightweight Alternative to Ceramic and Natural Slate
- 100% acrylic one piece design wont change water chemistry.
- In a glass aquarium, especially a bare bottom breeder setup, the lightweight acrylic is safer than slate or tile if the fish or fish keeper accidentally knock it over while its in use.
- Works great as a standalone slate in bare bottom tanks and breeder setups.
- Easy to clean and reuse.
Useful for both Parent Raising and Artificial Hatching
- Slate can be used for artificial hatching and raising where you remove the slate and treat in methylene blue shortly after the eggs are laid.
- Slate can also be used for parent raising by simply leaving in the tank with the pair.
Steve's Fish Tanks
- Made in USA
- Small Business located in Florida
Hope McCormick
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
Not exactly what I thought it would be made like. Its like a kind of hard plastic. It will serve the purpose of what I need it for tho. I actually thought it would be heavier than what it is. Kind of light but will put gravel around it to hold it in place.
A Stover
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
My angel fish love this. They lay eggs on it and nothing else now. They can protect them and keep them safe from all angles
Tom FitzGerald
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023
Fast delivery and great packaging to avoid damage.
Cece
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023
My angel fidh lay their eggs on this instead of the filter tube so I can now take them out and try to raise some babies.
KLoughlin
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2022
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John Sochia
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2022
I saw my angelfish was egg bound so I ordered this slate. I put a few small rocks on the base to keep it from falling over or moving around. She hasn’t laid her eggs yet, but within an hour of putting it in my tank she claimed it as her own. She is hanging around it and cleaning it constantly. Excited to see her use it! Bad picture.. it was cropped from a video I took of another fish. But you get the idea.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2022
The product fictions as advertised. The adhesive stickers on this product was hard to remove. For a product made for aquariums I feel they should have do something different.
Amanda VanEvery
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2022
Great product! Put it in and three days later my guys spawned on this instead of the filter intake that they love. Amazing addition to a breeding tank for egg layers. The green color isn’t so bad in a planted tank.
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