Fish Spawning - Desirable?

[Cheese Sandwich]

I get the impression that people tend to be pleased when fish spawn (unintentionally) in their tanks, as it's neat & it affirms the good care re water quality, etc, given.

However, is this really a good thing? My concern is that you either have to remove the offspring & give them a new home, or leave them in there to create an inbred population...

Any thoughts on this?


FYI my first post here - my major tank experience has been in reefkeeping, however I'm in the process of very, very long term planted tank planning.

 

[trace1]

well if they are egg layers that spawn most if not all of the eggs get eaten before they can hatch. i know have my corys spawn a couple of time in my main tank & due to not having the space or the time to raise another batch of fry i just leave them,

 

[Cheese Sandwich]

I'm somewhat partial to S.A. cichlids, & plan to incorporate them in my future tank... So they're somewhat more protective of their eggs is my understanding.