egg questions:

[Ash]

Okay another story for you all (I know you must hate my long paragraphs). I have a female Peacock Cichlid (making my 2nd breeding pair) and she was holding. I striped her eggs b/c she was looking horrible, she was wayyy to skinny (still very young also) and on top of that she was previously beat up but a larger peacock cichlid, I seprated her but she just look terrible and looks like she about to die, so I decided I'd rather save her and heal her up, get her eating again, then let her have a chance to die (maybe not what you would do but oh well). Id normally leave the eggs in untill they are fry and she releases them and they get a little bigger, but didnt want to chance her. So now I got eggs. Instead of getting rid of them I created a tumbler in a small ish triangle like thing that has an opening that 4-5 bubblers could fit through if you put them in one at a time, so I put in 3 so there is a nice current so that the eggs are alwasy moving and not just sitting in one spot getting infected. So basically if the eggs are fertile, how do I tell? and am I doing this tumbler thing right??

 

[shekes]

We love your paragraphs and Ashrican Cichlids in general but we don't seem to kkknow.

 

[Zoodiver]

Yes, you're tumbler sounds right.
It's been awhile since I've delt with cichlid eggs in this way, so someone else might have a better answer about being fertilized. What I have seen with mine is that they won't hold them if they aren't fertile. I could be way off, though.

 

[DeLgAdO]

Okay another story for you all (I know you must hate my long paragraphs). I have a female Peacock Cichlid (making my 2nd breeding pair) and she was holding. I striped her eggs b/c she was looking horrible, she was wayyy to skinny (still very young also) and on top of that she was previously beat up but a larger peacock cichlid, I seprated her but she just look terrible and looks like she about to die, so I decided I'd rather save her and heal her up, get her eating again, then let her have a chance to die (maybe not what you would do but oh well). Id normally leave the eggs in untill they are fry and she releases them and they get a little bigger, but didnt want to chance her. So now I got eggs. Instead of getting rid of them I created a tumbler in a small ish triangle like thing that has an opening that 4-5 bubblers could fit through if you put them in one at a time, so I put in 3 so there is a nice current so that the eggs are alwasy moving and not just sitting in one spot getting infected. So basically if the eggs are fertile, how do I tell? and am I doing this tumbler thing right??

you gotta fatten up the parents before you let them breed, if she's already skinny then thas a problem.

 

[water_baby83]

Ovophile or "egg-loving" mouth-brooders - The male makes a pit in his territory, where the eggs are laid. The eggs are sucked up into the female's mouth usually, but occasionally, during spawning.After hatching the fry remain in the safety of the mother's mouth until they can fend for themselves.The male, of some of these species, often has colorful, oval-shaped marks on its anal fin.These spots serve an important role in the fertilization of the eggs and are known as egg spots or egg dummies. After the female has laid her eggs and sucks them into her mouth. She sees the eggs spots on the males, and thinking they were eggs she missed, will try to suck them up.At this moment the male releases sperm which the female sucks up into her mouth, thus fertilizing the eggs.Examples of Ovophile mouthbrooders include; Aulonocara, Haplochromis, and Pseudotropheus.
Right now you may not be able to tell 100% if they were sucessfully fertilized, however if you can recall their behaviors during this time, it might give you a better indication on whether or not the possibility is present. As far as the "Tumbler" is concerned, it sounds fine to me, just make sure that you have an even amount of circulation, and that at no point within the unit is it noticibly stronger (as to not damage the eggs). I used to make my own, and they worked fine - but I got lazy, so I bought a few. Here is a site I got two of mine from, and they have worked pretty well for me, and they are inexpensive, so check them out and let me know.

http://www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/HARDWARE_/Egg_Tumbler/egg_tumbler.html

--Emi

 

[Ash]

It seems event to me. As for fertilized eggs - not sure thats the best way to tell mbuna's also have the eggs spots, but none of my peacock cichlids have any that I can see, but one pair had fry already I have a few I took from the tank before they got eaten still. The male doesnt have egg spots that I can see though. o__o none of them do.