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Well her babies have hatched! You was right, she did move them to another cave, they’re so tiny! Any that wander outside she gobbles them up and takes them back inside lol. The male is also doing his fatherly duty now and patrolling the outer territory! It’s so cool to watch.
Yeah it’s looking like she’s going to be a single mum haha, there’s no aggression between them. It’s the female trying to grab the males attention by going on it’s side and doing a little shimmy. The males just not interested lol. I’m not even sure the eggs are fertilised.
Oh I hope I do! They’re so interesting, really enjoying having them.
Yeah that’s what I thought, I’ll skip the water change this week then, don’t want to stress her out. This will be her first spawn so I’m not going to be too surprised if she does eat the eggs, I saw that it can take them a few...
How long does it usually take for their eggs to hatch?
Also, Sunday is usually my water change day, can I still do water changes or would that stress her out and cause her to eat the eggs?
Oh really! That’s very cool thank you! she has gone a bit yellow but I’ve read they go an intense yellow but she only has a tinge of yellow. She’s chosen a cave in back corner and only she’s defending it, the male isn’t interested, he’s just chilling on the other side of the tank lol.
Hi guys, I think my female has chosen a cave, she’s built a mound of sand in front of it so only she can get in and nipping any fish that gets close. She’s also doing this weird shimmying dance in front of the male trying to lure him towards her cave. Will she have laid the eggs and wanting the...
Oh cool thanks! I’ve seen reports of sneaker males so hoping she isn’t one lol. The store said they were young but I wasn’t sure how young they actually were.
Yeah that’s true! I’m happy enough with these 2 for the time being anyways. Was just wondering for future reference. Thanks for the advice.
Also, do you think it’s possible to keep another pair of a different species in the same tank or is it too risky? It’s a 180L with plenty of hiding spots and caves