Re: Parenting cichlid gone overboard

["Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>]

Quite recently I noticed my 8 inch female gold Severum  fanning
Microgeophagus altispinosa spawn.  The small altis were almost having a fit
when this huge blimp decided to take over for a short while.
A friend also observed an Apisto. norberti female herding grindal worms, she
was in full brooding colours.
Helen

>My cousin Alex has two female borelliis in a tank together.  Today he
>noticed that one of them has turned yellow.  Looking more closely, and
>*really* checking things out, he discovered that she is guarding 3 clumps
>of snail's eggs on the glass of the aquarium.  She does not have her own
eggs
>anywhere.  Poor little creature.
>We've had female borelliis take turns fanning Angelfish eggs as well.  Talk
>about maternal instinct!!!
>G. Kadar<



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