Is there any possibility for these eggs to be fertile?

[Andradde1994]

So... I have a vieja and a KKP (at least i got it as a king kong parrot) that paired up in my main tank... They laid eggs 2 days ago... And i dont know if i should move them to a separate tank and try a breeding project with them... I know most (if not all) male kkp's are infertile... But i never had breeding in my tanks except for mollys can i at least be hopefull or should i just drop this subject?

Here are some pics:

 

[Jexnell]

The eggs actually look like they are fertilized. Non fertilized eggs are ghostly white in color. When fertile they turn a tan color.
I would leave the eggs with the parents. Removing them early can cause problems as the male will want to breed again. Where as the female won't be ready to for a couple weeks due to having to make a new batch of eggs.
Surprisingly cichlids normally are great parents and tend the fry. Sometimes maybe the first and second breeding will fail as the parents are still learning how to be parents.
If you do remove the eggs be diligent in watching the parents, if thing get to bad be ready to separate them.
If you do separate the eggs make sure you have some way to keep a flow of water over the eggs. Normally the parents do this with thier fins.

 

[Andradde1994]

The eggs actually look like they are fertilized. Non fertilized eggs are ghostly white in color. When fertile they turn a tan color.
I would leave the eggs with the parents. Removing them early can cause problems as the male will want to breed again. Where as the female won't be ready to for a couple weeks due to having to make a new batch of eggs.
Surprisingly cichlids normally are great parents and tend the fry. Sometimes maybe the first and second breeding will fail as the parents are still learning how to be parents.
If you do remove the eggs be diligent in watching the parents, if thing get to bad be ready to separate them.
If you do separate the eggs make sure you have some way to keep a flow of water over the eggs. Normally the parents do this with thier fins.

Thanks for the suggestions... First timer here i may let this first breeding play out without any intervention... I have another tank ready and cycled if needed... And i plan to transfer them there once im sure they are fertile

 

[Jexnell]

Here is my Amphilophus Saggitae eggs

As you can here, the eggs were definitely fertilized

 

[Andradde1994]

Here is my Amphilophus Saggitae eggs
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As you can here, the eggs were definitely fertilized
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Thats so cool!... I hope i can get these two to breed... Cant wait to have some babys... If the eggs are good... How long untill they hatch?

 

[Jexnell]

Thats so cool!... I hope i can get these two to breed... Cant wait to have some babys... If the eggs are good... How long untill they hatch?

It takes the eggs 3 days to hatch normally. Then 3 days or so of them being in the "wiggler" stage. When they learn how yo swim basically.
Here is the Female guarding her wigglers. See way in the back of the pot. Those are the newly hatched fry.
Next comes full swimming stage of the fry. This is when the parents will herd the fry around the tank to graze on algea and microorganisms. This is when you can help feed the fry with baby brine shrimp, crushed flakes etc.

 

[Jexnell]

I normally only feed New Life Spectrum brand of food to my fish. But with very young fry I at times use Hikari First Bites if my tank dosnt have natural algea already grown in the tank. It's micro food that sinks very fast and doesn't just disappear like crushed flakes do. I myself have never bothered with trying to hatch baby brine shrimp for fry as I typically have tanks with a healthy supply of algea growth for the fry.

 

[Andradde1994]

I normally only feed New Life Spectrum brand of food to my fish. But with very young fry I at times use Hikari First Bites if my tank dosnt have natural algea already grown in the tank. It's micro food that sinks very fast and doesn't just disappear like crushed flakes do. I myself have never bothered with trying to hatch baby brine shrimp for fry as I typically have tanks with a healthy supply of algea growth for the fry.

Wow... Thats a lot haha im glad my thanks have some algae... I have plecos on most... But they always leave something