Hi everybody I have a 125 community African Cichlid tank. My blue zebra female African Cichlid is holding eggs and I was wondering if there is any chance the fry will survive in the community tank. All of my cichlids are on the smaller side as they are still juveniles and I have plenty of rocks and hiding spaces. I can remove her and put her in a seperate tank but if there is a way the fry will make it in the big tank that would be awesome. (I already made a post about this but it was unclear so I’m re-posting) ALL THE FISH IN THE TANK ARE AFRICAN CICHLIDS also I am unclear which cichlid she spawned with.
Cichlid female holding fry!
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Some will survive if you have hiding spots but most will probably get eaten. Only way to save the fry is to let her release them in a separate tank by themselves or manually open ber mouth to release the fry in a separate tank after about 21 days.
I would guess no fry would survive...if you want them to you would be better off removing the female.
Since they are hybrids, you may not want them to survive in the main tank. It means you would lose the option to sell/give away/rehome ANY of the fish in the tank because hybrids can look exactly like the adults. You would no longer know which fish are pure and which fish are the hybrid suspects.
Since they are hybrids, you may not want them to survive in the main tank. It means you would lose the option to sell/give away/rehome ANY of the fish in the tank because hybrids can look exactly like the adults. You would no longer know which fish are pure and which fish are the hybrid suspects.
