Hi everyone!
I'm new to the CF, and I joined because I just wanted to share my excitement! I finally, after years and years, got one of my cichlids to breed! A young pair of Auratus's that I got not long ago from petco. I went on vacation for a week and came back and noticed her mouth was bulgy and she wasn't eating. I waited until she opened her mouth a little bit and sure enough she has some babies in there! I put her in a breeder net for another week and stripped her just 2 days ago. She had 23 babies!!! I was shocked, especially after reading that first time females usually have problems and on average only have about 10 babies! Although I lost 5, due to unknown reason, the rest of the babies are doing very well and starting to swim around finally after absorbing the rest of their egg sac! I'm beyony astounded and cant wait to see what these little guys turn into! Let me know what y'all think! Did I do anything wrong? Thank you guys and welcome me to the CF! :dancing:
I'm new to the CF, and I joined because I just wanted to share my excitement! I finally, after years and years, got one of my cichlids to breed! A young pair of Auratus's that I got not long ago from petco. I went on vacation for a week and came back and noticed her mouth was bulgy and she wasn't eating. I waited until she opened her mouth a little bit and sure enough she has some babies in there! I put her in a breeder net for another week and stripped her just 2 days ago. She had 23 babies!!! I was shocked, especially after reading that first time females usually have problems and on average only have about 10 babies! Although I lost 5, due to unknown reason, the rest of the babies are doing very well and starting to swim around finally after absorbing the rest of their egg sac! I'm beyony astounded and cant wait to see what these little guys turn into! Let me know what y'all think! Did I do anything wrong? Thank you guys and welcome me to the CF! :dancing:
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