I appreciate the links and stuff, and I am aware of the risk, but if you read my initial entries, I am unable to put the fish anywhere else as there are rules in my dorm not only on size of aquariums kept, but on quantities as well. I've tried to work my way around it, but things don't always work out the way you want them to. I am aware that it is not intelligent to leave the lights out all the time, I hear stories like this all the time at the lfs I work at at home. Also, I realize its kind of inhumane to potentially sacrifice other fishes' lives for the sake of the fry. However, its a bit inhumane either way, I think. I will be going home in one week where I have dozens of aquariums to raise the fry, allow the parents to recooperate, and let the rest of the tankmates recover their nipped fins. Yes, a 20-long should be a pair only tank for breeding brichardine cichlids, but this was meant to be a nice tanganyikan community when I started school, as I was starting to miss my display aquariums at home. I usually let nature take its course with breeding, and end up with a few survivors, but since I have never bred crassus before, I wanted to get a good turnout rate. I don't think one more week of the lights being on will kill my fish, particularly with how many caves there are(and large shells that are completely dark). My fish must be getting some sleep somewhere, although certainly not enough. I know that what I'm doing here is probably not the best way to go about things, but I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.
