[amit]

I can see the tails 🙂

[amit]

well, he is still in the coco cave, and the eggs do appear to be more long, and grey.
I hppe it is a good sign.

As for the species, I bought it as deissneri, but I’m not sure it is true.

The fish have no red coloration at all – only black/white/blue.
Caudal is perfectly round.
Body itself has typical black/white horizontal stripes.
Unpaired fins have iridiscent blue stipes.
Pectorals are iridiscent blue.
Dorsal fin is rather long – it reaches the base of the caudal.
No spots or dots at all.

According to the photos on the species guide, it may be: gunawani / harveyi / deissneri / bintan.

At the store, where I bought the fish, they had about 100 pieces, all at the same size (juvenile) – a good sign for tank bred fish.

I’ll try to take picture later on…

[amit]

If i catch them “in the act” of course it will be much easier, but Murphy’s laws have taught me I always miss the spawning 🙁

[amit]

Well, this is exactlly what I was hoping to hear.
I have bred cichlids before, and some of them can be picky about partners (espacialy discus).
I’ll give them some more time, to see if I can spot the “special one” for him, and if not, I’ll just pick any of them.

Thank you very much.

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