zonatus fertile eggs?

[PhelansFish]

Hey so what i thought was 2 female zonatus pairing off and laying eggs together, odd i know but angels do it all the time so didnt think too much of it. Well its been 72 hours and there arent many white eggs. if they were infertile they would all be white within 72 hours correct? they are still protecting them and all too

 

[Zanzag]

The head profiles look different to me so I'd say a m/f pair based off that

 

[PhelansFish]

The head profiles look different to me so I'd say a m/f pair based off that

ya the thing that throws me off in thinking they were both females was that their "egg tube" was the same on both. I do know the slightly taller bigger one is def female as she laid eggs when she was solo for a week. just an odd scenario lol

 

[Zanzag]

They're still young yet right?

 

[PhelansFish]

yes both still pretty young, prob about 4 inches if i had to eye ball it

 

[Zanzag]

That could explain the tube size I think. Awesome fish though.

 

[MrsE88]

How old are the eggs in the picture? If eggs are fertile you’d start to see a black spot.

 

[duanes]

If two female cichlids are gravid, they will often l spawn together, this is not rare, or out of the ordinary.
It prevents egg binding and the health problems associated with it.
The ovipositors both appear very similar.