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I recently bought one female and one male checkerboard cichlid to keep my other female cichlid company. They share a well-established planted 10g tank with a handful of Neons and three Rummy-Nosed Tetras. Because they're in a much cleaner, healthier tank than the one they came from, I think improved conditions triggered a spawning in the new female.

Right now, the pH is 6.0, there are lots of broad-leaved Anubias, Pygmy Anubias, and Java fern, and they eat 1 or 2 frozen food meals a day (another improvement over the endless flakes they were getting before). I alternate between Brine shrimp, Daphnia, and Bloodworms.

I noticed that the female was hanging out on a single leaf for more than a day. Only today did I notice perhaps 2 dozen eggs on the leaf beneath her. She's doing a good job of fending off the stupid Neons, but I now have no idea what to do. Can someone help?

Last edited by newandrew at 12-Aug-2005 10:50