What should I expect?

[Buphy]

Newly expecting (fish) parent! What should I expect? How soon should they hatch (found them yesterday)? Should I remove them? Any other tips? Sure I'll have a million other questions, but I'll ask them as I go along.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

If this is their first spawn chances are they will eat the eggs.It normally takes first timers a few goes until they get it right.
Still, you never know,they may get it right first time.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

If they succeed they will hold the fry in their mouth.eggs normally take around 3 days to hatch.They normally hold the fry in their mouths for around a couple of weeks before release.

 

[Benno87]

Awesome, you'd be stoked

 

[Buphy]

Bummer. Round 1 is a bust. Most of the eggs are gone. Their still defending the few that are left but they're all white, which I understand to mean they're not fertile.

 

[Buphy]

Trying not to be the optimist because I'm sure I'll be disappointed but woke up this morning to a larger than normal sand pit. I know the pic isn't clear but basically everything in that pile is wats missing in a cone pit. Normally that area is very level...

 

[convict360]

Trying not to be the optimist because I'm sure I'll be disappointed but woke up this morning to a larger than normal sand pit. I know the pic isn't clear but basically everything in that pile is wats missing in a cone pit. Normally that area is very level...

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I wouldn't worry, you're obviously doing the right things; the parents usually mess up first time spawns, they'll get it sorted, and quickly

 

[Evilking]

Trying not to be the optimist because I'm sure I'll be disappointed but woke up this morning to a larger than normal sand pit. I know the pic isn't clear but basically everything in that pile is wats missing in a cone pit. Normally that area is very level...

Lucky they left in in a clear place for you to see. I was going to tell you to look around the tank to see if you see any egg's or fry's hidden.

 

[Frank Castle]

What species of fish are they? I thought only African (and Gunther's) were Mouth-brooders?

 

[Stanzzzz7]

A large percentage of geophagus are mouth brooders, as are satanoperca, gymnogeophagus,some acara species are.
I have read reports that some apistogramma occasionally mouth brood.There are also mouth brooding severum.
There may be more,can't think off the top of my head.