lady cichlid putting on weight

thesoul2008

thesoul2008

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is my lady cichlid about to lay eggs she has put on a lot of weight in the last few days....
you can see the big belly :) i dont think i have been feeding her THAT much :)

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Not necessarily. The fact she's ripe doesn't mean she will breed, it depends if there's a male who takes her fancy.
 
she may have eggs but if their is no male that wants to mate with her then the eggs will not be fertilized
 
thesoul2008 said:
there are 4 males in the tank. y else would she put on so much weight?
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I'm not doubting she's swollen with eggs; this doesn't however mean she will breed. Fish go through cycles of ripening and then either shedding or reabsorbing the eggs. They only breed if it feels right to them. Remember that fish eggs develop outside the fish; the eggs are only fertilised when they are laid; it's not like birds.
 
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