Got My First Baby

[justmatt]

My Saulosi female seems to have given birth, the only fish that could be the father is the random fish i was never able to ID.
The mother was looking like she was holding and i came down one day to find her dead, noticed a baby hiding out in the cave which the father seems to be protecting.
I dont know if there is more then 1 but i only ever see one come out of the cave as they burrowed under the side of the cave to make a tiny crevice that the baby can squeeze into so there may be more hiding out in there.
Should i leave the fish in the tank or move it off to a tank on its own? im sure if i put a net in it will hide under the rock so i cant get to it and i dont know wether i should take the rock out incase there is other babys under it i may squash them.

The tank stocking is

1 Saulosi
2 Elongatus Mpanga
3 Aulonocara baenschi
1 Nimbochromis polystigma (i beleive it will eat the fry if it can get hold of it)
1 algae eater
1 clown loach (huge)

Shall i try and rescue it or leave it a little longer?

 

[dthoffsett]

I'd say leave it, especially as it's a hybrid. Don't get me wrong, as long as they are never allowed in the trade, hybrids are fine, but I've always believed in survival of the fittest.

 

[justmatt]

I'd say leave it, especially as it's a hybrid. Don't get me wrong, as long as they are never allowed in the trade, hybrids are fine, but I've always believed in survival of the fittest.

Im pretty sure the male is a saulosi also just a very poor example as when he is in various light you can make out stripes on him and if you look up close you can clearly see the blue and black banding on its nose and most of the head.