Vieja Zonata Cichlid has had quite a nasty temper lately... now I realize why...

CrystaliZed

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Yesterday I went to feed our Vieja some earth worms which she just devours immediately... a few hours after feeding I went to do a bit of re-arranging & cleaning in her tank and she bit me. I couldn't figure out why until a few hours ago... sometime this evening this happened...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/illusiveongaku/IMG_8262.jpg

I didn't even recognize that they were eggs initially... too bad we don't have a male and I can't even guarantee any of my other fish are males for some interesting hybrids - lol!

I have no idea how long the eggs are good before needing to be fertilized or really how a pair of these two would go about raising the fry... she's got a nasty temper 1/2 the time that I believe she'd probably never get along w/ a male...

Anyone have any ideas on this?! :popcorn:
 

Lusus_Naturae

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Eggs need to be fertilized as they are laid, if she lays regularly then you might look for a male to borrow for breeding.
 

Richard86

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What do you typically feed your zonata I recently got one that's 13 in and it acts like it doesn't want to eat
 

Deadliestviper7

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What do you typically feed your zonata I recently got one that's 13 in and it acts like it doesn't want to eat
Start out with live feeder critters like ghost shrimp and crickets, then switch to krill and pellets.
 
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