F1 Black belts, Pre & Post spawn

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HrHagel

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First off let me just apologize for the hideous tank they are currently in. They were living with my hormonal male Umbee for a couple of months, where they attempted to spawn 24/7, but could not catch a break from the Umbee, and thus were constantly thrown off theire digging sites.
So i finally went soft and handed them a 55g where they would be able to do theire business, and i did not want to disturb them further, so i have purposely not cleaned the tank.

Anyway! The first couple pictures are respectively 1 & 2 days prior to spawning, where the latter photos are post spawn. Unfortunatly i could not get a picture of the clutch of eggs due to the placement inside the wood cave.



If there is any interest, i'll throw up a short video once the fry are free swimming

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Thanks guys, i'm enjoying them a lot. I have always been a fan of Black Belts, and it's a treat to have a bonded pair for the first time.

They still have a lot of growing to do, the Male is about 5" and the female 3-3,5", so i think they have a lot of potential for when they grow up.
 
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