allallall allHi! I'm not new to cichlids and I've had my pair of Convicts for almost a year but never saw any eggs......until 5 days ago. I observed my female, Martini, laying a bunch of eggs from an obvious "sac" on her underbelly. I am a novice to this motherhood, but my male, Marty, skimmed over the top of the eggs numerous times while she layed the eggs on an artificial leaf. My female hovered over the eggs for two days, eating only food that passed her way. My male, tries to relieve her from fanning the eggs, and sometimes she lets him.
Today, I was shocked to see what looked like my female eating her eggs - and by tonight, there are no eggs left on the leaf. Marty and Martini have been "Lip fighting" and she has kept him away from her egg elimination almost all day. Tonight I had a hunch that my female has spent the day moving all the eggs to a more hidden area in the foliage, although I don't see them.
Is this common behavior to keep the eggs safe? I hope Martini hasn't gobbled all the eggs up. She seemed to be a good mother. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. BTW, there are no other fish in this 30 gal. tank (they've killed everything else I've ever put in with them). Please share your knowledge/experience. Thanks. bullwinkie3 :help:
Today, I was shocked to see what looked like my female eating her eggs - and by tonight, there are no eggs left on the leaf. Marty and Martini have been "Lip fighting" and she has kept him away from her egg elimination almost all day. Tonight I had a hunch that my female has spent the day moving all the eggs to a more hidden area in the foliage, although I don't see them.
Is this common behavior to keep the eggs safe? I hope Martini hasn't gobbled all the eggs up. She seemed to be a good mother. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. BTW, there are no other fish in this 30 gal. tank (they've killed everything else I've ever put in with them). Please share your knowledge/experience. Thanks. bullwinkie3 :help:
