All I can say is hubby's demasoni's bred in a tank with plenty of other africans much to our surprise! When doing a tank change one day he found 2 babies so we rescued them and they are growing out in our fry tank and then we noticed she looked like she was still holding....the 3rd is surviving all by himself in the tank. He can fit into small crevices between the rocks that the others can't and does quite well darting in and out. It is adorable to watch so I wish you the best of luck!