Okay. Somehow my chocolate cichlid has mated and produced a bunch of eggs. The only thing is I only have one chocolate cichlid! The only mate that I would think possible is my severum as it is close to the same size and age and is the only other fish that the chocolate will allow to come close.
My question is what do I do now?? I would kind of like to see babies and assume that I will have to separate them into another tank. Do I need to move the parents as well as the babies or just the babies? Will the parents become more aggressive once the babies are born? How big does the maternity tank need to be? Can I get away with a 10 or 20 gallon and just house the babies?
This is all happening in my 125 with a 45 gallon sump.
Current inhabitants are:
Chocolate Cichlid
Severum
Buffalo Head
Ghost Knife
2 Congo Tetras
2 Silver Tetras
3 Giant Danios
1 Big *** pleco
My question is what do I do now?? I would kind of like to see babies and assume that I will have to separate them into another tank. Do I need to move the parents as well as the babies or just the babies? Will the parents become more aggressive once the babies are born? How big does the maternity tank need to be? Can I get away with a 10 or 20 gallon and just house the babies?
This is all happening in my 125 with a 45 gallon sump.
Current inhabitants are:
Chocolate Cichlid
Severum
Buffalo Head
Ghost Knife
2 Congo Tetras
2 Silver Tetras
3 Giant Danios
1 Big *** pleco
