Is My Ciclid Holding Eggs?

[tkdjr1186]

I was watching my tank earlier and noticed one of the cichlids had a buldge under it's mouth. Judging by this video do you think she is holding fry?

http/s1048.photobucket.com/albums/s376/jriter6/?action=view&current=148edf7f.mp4

 

[TATTIESCONE]

I was watching my tank earlier and noticed one of the cichlids had a buldge under it's mouth. Judging by this video do you think she is holding fry?

http/s1048.photobu...nt=148edf7f.mp4

Yes it looks like your labs holding. Have you checked if she is eating when you feed your fish.
If you plan to keep the fry you will have to remove her from your main tank or the other fish will eat the fry, it normally takes about 28 days before she spits and she wont eat anything which is normal.

 

[tkdjr1186]

I was watching my tank earlier and noticed one of the cichlids had a buldge under it's mouth. Judging by this video do you think she is holding fry?

http/s1048.photobu...nt=148edf7f.mp4

Yes it looks like your labs holding. Have you checked if she is eating when you feed your fish.
If you plan to keep the fry you will have to remove her from your main tank or the other fish will eat the fry, it normally takes about 28 days before she spits and she wont eat anything which is normal.

I have a breeder I can separate her into when it gets close to that time.

 

[TATTIESCONE]

I was watching my tank earlier and noticed one of the cichlids had a buldge under it's mouth. Judging by this video do you think she is holding fry?

http/s1048.photobu...nt=148edf7f.mp4

Yes it looks like your labs holding. Have you checked if she is eating when you feed your fish.
If you plan to keep the fry you will have to remove her from your main tank or the other fish will eat the fry, it normally takes about 28 days before she spits and she wont eat anything which is normal.

I have a breeder I can separate her into when it gets close to that time.

You can make her spit the fry into the breeding tank and put her back into the main tank round about the time

 

[riogal_11]

Yep, she looks like my lab did in the early stages. Maybe just a few days?? I definitely noticed a bigger difference in the second week and I am in the third week now and can see the babies in there because her mouth doesn't close all the way. I wouldn't count on the not eating part as my lab will still nibble on a pellet quite carefully and spits some back out, so some do eat during the holding period.

 

[tkdjr1186]

Yep, she looks like my lab did in the early stages. Maybe just a few days?? I definitely noticed a bigger difference in the second week and I am in the third week now and can see the babies in there because her mouth doesn't close all the way. I wouldn't count on the not eating part as my lab will still nibble on a pellet quite carefully and spits some back out, so some do eat during the holding period.

I was just coming on here to post that she tried to nibble a pellet. Usually she eats them whole, guess i'm having babies. So much for getting new fish! haha