ive gote a male green texas and a female vieja synspilum. the texas has been protecting the synspilum for a few days and last night she laid some eggs. i think he has fertilised them (not sure havent had fish breed before), he had a tube out below and was shaking and going crazy over the eggs. then the synspilum would come in and it looked like she was on her side fanning them? ............what should i do with the eggs? should i take the eggs and the female out or both parents? (the texas is so protective and nearly black in colour now) ...............the rest of the tank has a tandanus catfish, pleco, ghostknife, and a few other cichlids. i want to keep the fry as i think it would be pretty cool looking. any help?
texas x synspilum
- Thread starter marnza
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let nature do it's thing. if the eggs did get fertilized leave them in the tank until they hatch and the fry becomes free swimming. syphon them out into a bucket, then transfer them into a grow out tank with some water from the tank you took them out of. you could then grow them out to see how they turn out or use them as feeders. good luck!
I would do what mike said.