last night i heard gravel moving around so i turned on the light to my aquarium and my 2 socolofi were backing into each other so that their anal fins were touching (this was taking place in a little hole in the gravel that they seemed to have dug) but when when they noticed the light was on their scattered, but later that night i heard the same noise, but this time instead of turning on the light i just left them alone. is this normal behavior for a male/female pair?
normal behavior for a pair of albino socolofi?
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African cichlids do not form pairs. A male will breed with a female that he finds attractive.
If they dug a pit, and arent fighting, then they could possibly be breeding. If there is only one female, then she could get picked on by the male. Youll know if you find a mouthful of eggs soon.
If they dug a pit, and arent fighting, then they could possibly be breeding. If there is only one female, then she could get picked on by the male. Youll know if you find a mouthful of eggs soon.
her mouth has definitely increased in size and it looks like she has something in her mouth plus she never closes her mouth, too. also, should i put her into the 10 gallon with the eggs still in her mouth, or should i let the eggs hatch and then put the fry into the 10 gallon?