Strange behaviour - I think my female is pregnant!

[katty2009]

heyya

i have had my cichlids for about two weeks now and my female one has been acting strange since i got her and the male tryed attacking my dad when he was trying to put the new plants in that we got them. i have got a volcano in my tank that i got them from pets at home and i have just turned the light on and there are probably more than one hundred eggs on the volcano and she is still rubbing against it.


at first she had a black bit on her egg tube and then a few days later her egg tube started pertrude.



but i have just got to wait now and see if they hatch so i will let you know if any of them hatch.



i`ll write bk soon and keep you up to date

[Lisachromis]

Well.. sounds to me like your cichlids have spawned. Do you have any idea what species you have?

[katty2009]

heyya

i think that they are red parrot fish and if possible could you tell me how to post a pic and then i can show you

thankyou very much for replying

[katty2009]

heyya

how long do you think they will take to hatch?

i have a few white eggs do you have any idea how i should remove them?

thankyou

wb soon

[Lisachromis]

heyya

i think that they are red parrot fish and if possible could you tell me how to post a pic and then i can show you

thankyou very much for replying

Posting pics
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[Lisachromis]

Well... if you want to try to hatch the fry, you should try to remove the white eggs. They will probably be bad and fungus. The fungus will spread to healthy eggs if not removed.

As to how long to hatch, etc. That we can't help with without knowing the species for sure, and your tank temperature.

[katty2009]

heyya

they are red parrot cichlids and my tank temp is 78 f

thankyou

wb soon

[Lisachromis]

Ok, since they are bloody red parrots, odds are that the eggs are infertile anyways. That said, there are some bloody red parrots that seem to be fertile.
If yours are fertile, I would imagine that they'd take after the species in their heritage (they are a cross breed). So.. probably hatch in 2-3 days and be wrigglers for awhile before freeswimming.

Sorry I can't help more but there's not really alot of information out there on this topic.