My Pair #3 JDs....... Egg laying

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A couple of photos of my Pair #3 during Egg-laying . This is their 3rd. brood. I only have 7 from brood 1, and 1 from brood 2, because almost all of them were eaten. I rescued about 10 of them, but only 1 survives now.
Mama spent about 2 hrs. egg-laying, and there are a ton of eggs. I would like to remove the parents after a few days free-swimming, but I have no where to move them.
The 7 JDs from brood 1 are about 1in. now, but they seem to very light in color. They seem different from my other broods from Pairs #1 and #2; but I am certain they are not EBJDs. I don't know the genetics of this Pair.
The photos are not very good with the flash. The other photos without the flash were too dark and I did not include them.
My poor Male didn't have much room moving inside this flowerpot; sometimes he had to stand on his head.
But he has been a good guy; never very aggressive, but I think he is the reason I lost my last brood.IMG_1573.JPGIMG_1574.JPGIMG_1576.JPGIMG_1572.JPG

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Update.........
The eggs started to hatch yesterday afternoon and continue today. So the Time frame was 3 1/2 days .
Mom & Pop are watching the eggs; mostly Mom though. She is moving the newly hatched fry to the rear of the flowerpot, which my other Females have done also. After most of them are hatched , she will start to bring them out to move about.
She gets very Black during this time period. I included a photo to capture her color, but its still too dark to see details. I will try to get a better shot later.IMG_1588.JPGIMG_1589_1.JPG

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Mom finally brings out the babies ! ...............:popcorn:
I think she would have brought them out earlier, if it weren't for the two on the otherside of the divider.
As I stated before, I have no room to move the other Pair , so I am stuck with this arrangement.
The babies are over in the far corner. You really can't see them, but they are there. A few are still inside the flowerpot. (Lower)
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# Added fry from Pair #2............@ 3weeks old.IMG_1595.JPG
New babies on the 4th.of July..........Independence Day........... Have a Safe Day..... :popcorn:IMG_1596.JPGIMG_1597.JPG

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