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Hey everyone,

I have a 55 gallon tank that is stocked with:
4 Kribensis ( 2 male 2 female )
1 Angelfish (large)
2 Parrotfish (a mix between a red devil and something else)
4 Clown Loaches
1 Pleco
1 Pearl Gourami
1 Ropefish

This week I noticed that only one of my Parrot fish were coming out to eat at a time, while the other one stayed in the slate "cave" that I made. Today, I looked in the cave to check to see if maybe one was sick, and I noticed tons of eggs underneath! They are white in color,and are not evenly placed ( they are scattered in clusters in some places, with individual ones scattered also)

I am assuming that it is the Parrot fish, since they started becoming very territorial around the slate cave, such as nipping at me while I am cleaning the gravel, but this is the first time any egg-layers bred for me, so I am unexperienced with it ( right now I have a pair of angels in a 29 gallon tank I am trying to breed)

If anyone could identify these eggs and please guide me as to what to do next, it would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks

congrats u have parrotfish eggs!! a fish wont protect another fishs' eggs (unless another fish layed eggs with their eggs when they wernt around) good luck!

Thanks for the reply, I figured that it was Parrot fish eggs, but I 'm glad to know it now. I'll let you know what happens, Thanks again