Geophagus tapajos eggs question

[Xotesi]

I bought two geophagus tapajos about a month ago. These were the last two for sale in my lfs and are about 2-4 inches. Woke up today to one geophagus guarding eggs but the other on the other side of the tank. Do female geophagus lay eggs even without a partner?

 

[tlindsey]

I bought two geophagus tapajos about a month ago. These were the last two for sale in my lfs and are about 2-4 inches. Woke up today to one geophagus guarding eggs but the other on the other side of the tank. Do female geophagus lay eggs even without a partner?

Female cichlids will sometimes lay eggs when solo, but in some cases the female will keep male away.

 

[Xotesi]

Female cichlids will sometimes lay eggs when solo, but in some cases the female will keep male away.

Okay, thanks for the help.

 

[Kayzee]

They will hatch in her mouth, she might hold on to them until she can lay them somewhere as little wigglers.

 

[Xotesi]

They will hatch in her mouth, she might hold on to them until she can lay them somewhere as little wigglers.

Oh okay. The eggs got layed pretty randomly. When I first got them their fins were beat up so I couldn't get an idea of their sex. After about 2 weeks one started coloring up and growing longer fins so I thought i was thinking it was a male and since the two of them seem to always fight I thought they were both males. At least now I know that one's a female so hopefully the other is a male and these eggs are fertile.