help! has this cichlid got a mouth full?

[cichlid]

So i was looking in my tank, and notice a small fry, just 1, it is probably 1/4" long, we have no idea what it is or who the parents are.

The last few days this fish has been hanging out near the surface, acting really weird, however she doesnt appear to be in bad health. tonight I noticed her cheaks apear puffer compared to how I remeber them being in the days past.

I thought these fish were still too young to breed but I guess some of them arent!

[sweetlowride]

Yep shes holding. If the fry are not seperated they will all be eaten. I have been breeding cichlids for years and I always strip the fry from the females but i dont recommend this if youre not experienced. If possible put the mother in a tank by herself then remove her right after she spits the fry

[cichlid]

Thanks, i removed her and she is now in a 15 gallon by herself. she has a mouth full of black balls, so they are still in the egg form, so observation is the key. The thin gthat triggered my inquiry is this photo. i was sitting on the floor beside my tank and I saw tiny movement and to my suprise it was a tiny blue fry about 1/4" long. I had no idea any of the fish were carrying, or how many of them got eaten, so i named him " lucky" quite fitting i think!

[Trouble]

Do you know who are the parents? Just to make sure your not breeding Hybrids. There are enough of them around. No offence.

[cichlid]

I have no idea! dude, I found this fish, lol it literally just showed up, the only thing I can tell you is the pleco is NOT one of the parents! lol

[Trouble]

Hahahaha I sure hoep so. I used to breed hybrids when I started Cichlids, then was told off in not such a nice way either. Then I started googling and learning more and just let the parents eat them. Babies were just so cute. Hey we are all new at some point. What else do you have?

[cichlid]

Hahahaha I sure hoep so. I used to breed hybrids when I started Cichlids, then was told off in not such a nice way either. Then I started googling and learning more and just let the parents eat them. Babies were just so cute. Hey we are all new at some point. What else do you have?

we are all new at some point? I've been doing this hobbie for over 3 years. at one point I had 8 tanks up and running, I taught my fiance ( now wife) how to care for fish, and she does it on her own! I have never bread fish, that i am new too. I am not trying too breed them, but hey, if people are willing to buy them I'll sell them to them. What am I suposed to do stop them?

Right now I have a 90 an a 40 full of cichlids, if all goes right I should be able to bread blue haps an rubin reds. I am also going to build a nano reef in the next couple months... that was the plan with this tank until this fish got knocked up lol

[Trouble]

Just let nature take it's course. lol The fish will eat them all or at least mine did till I got all the same breeds. Yes we do all start somewhere. I made tons of mistakes. I had no idea they would breed with anyone. Hahaha

[dino]

she is definitly holding. Im no expert but ill tell you what worked for me. I dont remove the mom from the tank because when you go to put her back in there will possibly be problems. So when i see her starting to hold i count down around three weeks then i take her out and strip the babies and put them in a holding tank and return her asap.

[cichlid]

Hmmm, well I have already removed her, there is another cichlid that is simular to her, could be a male? I dont have any clue what theyare tho lol