cichlid breeding question help plz ...

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gimmiks

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ok so i have two pairs of cichlids that are having problems ...ive seen both of the pairs breed many times and i see the egss and the female holding them ... but after a couple days they breed again and the female has no eggs in her mouth ... whats going on why arent they hatching them or why so they breed so often but no baby cichlids ??? thanks
 
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sick_lid;3492620; said:
They could be getting eaten..
but why they breed like every other day lol ....should i just feed them more ???
 
gimmiks;3492642; said:
but why they breed like every other day lol ....should i just feed them more ???

Are you sure they are breeding, or just displaying to eachother. I had an african tank a while back, and there was signs of breeding behavior about every day, but swimming fry maybe once a month.
 
indiana.dutton;3492653; said:
What species of cichlid are we talking about here?
kenyi and also flvaus.....
 
sick_lid;3492671; said:
Are you sure they are breeding, or just displaying to eachother. I had an african tank a while back, and there was signs of breeding behavior about every day, but swimming fry maybe once a month.


well im sure they are breeding because i see the female release the eggs then put them in her mouth ....right ????
 
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