Breeding Angelfish

Question
QUESTION: Hello. I messaged you a while back when my angelfish first began to breed. About 8 days ago, my angels spawned again and this time the fry survived. However, there are about 30 of them or so on the bottom of the tank. They fell off the slate when they were still eggs, and I assumed they would not have hatched...but they did. Today is day 8, and they are not taking to the water like they should be. Will they begin to free swim like the rest or are their chances of survival in the negative? Is there anything I can do to help them?

ANSWER: Gregory,
What do you mean they are not taking to the water? Are they not swimming at all? If that is the case then chances of survival are low. We breeders have to only keep the strong fry and get rid of the weaker ones. If it has been a week and the others are doing fine, then chances are the ones in question will not survive. You can just leave them for now, if you want to wait it out, or you can just remove them from the tank.

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QUESTION: The fry that is on the bottom is just laying there. They are bouncing all over the place like they want to swim. The thing is, they hatched on the bottom of the tank, not on the slate. Some of the eggs fell off the slate and they rested on the bottom of the tank, and then they still hatched. They even grew into fry and they have eye balls, tails and you can see their spine. They wiggle all over the place, like they want to swim and it seems like they are trying to swim. I figured since it's only day 8, I would wait a couple more days to see if they eventually start to swim.

What do you think?

ANSWER: Gregory, Can you see the egg still attached to them? I would wait and see if they catch up with the others.

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QUESTION: Yes it's still attached. It's like the egg is their stomach almost.

Answer
These guys might just need a couple more days for them to absorb the egg sac. Just keep an eye to make sure no one is picking on them. If after another couple of days they are still this way, chances are they will not be viable and you might want to remove them.