Auratus holding

[merc123]

Noticed my auratus wasn't eating or being very sociable (always hiding) and finally the other day my g/f thought she looked sick. She lost a lot of color and her buccal(?) turned black. I finally got her out of the 125 and put her in a small breeder and looked at her up close. Immediately I thought she was holding so I pryed her mouth open with a blunt tooth pick and saw eggs. She's been in the breeder ever since. I can't way to see some fry running around.

The eggs looked really beige and she wound up spitting out 2 of them, I guess from the stress. Any special care for her and them?

 

[Scotty]

Did you buy the fish holding eggs or not? If not then when they hatch you will have to keep them as they will be a cross breed(hybrid) based on your fish list. Try to find yourself an auratus male so as to keep the species pure.

 

[merc123]

Nope, it's hybrids. I think it spawned with another hybrid I can't identify (not in my list). I know you diehards like keeping the species pure but it's just "free fish" for me I can always get rid of them to the LFS to go in their "assorted african cichlid" tanks.