more mini chocolates

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virgil2090

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1st batch lasted 2 weeks.i want to let these parents get it right,so i won't try to pull any fry to raise just yet.now eggs again,the male did half the work fanning the eggs,never seen any males do that before

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thanks,has anyone ever seen or heard of the male fanning eggs in SA or CA cichlids?
 
I have a breeding pair of fesivum (M. mirificus) I think, anyway the male does alot of the fanning of the eggs at least 50/50. my Krobia xinguensis split it about 60/40 female to male and with my RH Taps the males do very little fanning. When I had a breeding pair of Trimacs the male did it only when the female was eating otherwise he just guarded the area. I also noticed my WC P. scalar are similar to the the festivum in splitting duties. I don't know if this is somthing typical of the species or is just the individual pairs.

Good looking pair of chocolates. I currently have a nice ~6" male and I'm growing out 3 WC fish in hopes of getting a feamale out of them to pair up.
 
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