New to the site, but have been obsessively keeping cichlids for 28 years now. My absolute fav are my Midas (likely devil/midas hybrids, I'm well aware, but I much prefer the Midas body type and aim for that in my fish). I don't even know how many I've kept over the years, but lots. After a few years off of large tanks and cichlids (during which I bred thousands of koi plakat bettas lol), a year ago I had to venture back to my first love and purchased 6 little 1.5" midas babies last April. Few months ago a pair formed and in December I gave them their own 6ft tank, and within a week they spawned. I've always kept my midas as solo fish in their tanks, so this is my first time watching them parent. The fry are a little over a month old and while the swarm is much smaller than what originally hatched, they're still a happy family for now.
