Is This True?

[fish are friends....]

Do Jewel Cichlids incubate their eggs in their mouth. I read it on the internet somewhere!
If this is true, would they still eat?

Megan!

 

[Zawiha]

Do Jewel Cichlids incubate their eggs in their mouth. I read it on the internet somewhere!
If this is true, would they still eat?

Megan!

No jewel cichlids do not.
They lay their eggs usually on a flat surface or rock
and move the babies once hatched to a pit.

 

[kribensis12]

I definaltey agree Zawiha ( what a cool username!), they do not incubate their eggs in thier mouth. Mine havent, and as far as im aware, no has any other Jewel Cichlid. THey prefer to lay there eggs in a cave structure, and after hatching, move them into a safe hiding place, such as a pit, and then they become free-swimming in which the parents make sure they dont get eaten by predators. I tihnk you may have misread, if the paretns want to move the babies, instead of using thier hands ( they dont have any) they pick them up in there mouth and then spit them out where they want them.

 

[Zawiha]

I definaltey agree Zawiha ( what a cool username!), they do not incubate their eggs in thier mouth. Mine havent, and as far as im aware, no has any other Jewel Cichlid. THey prefer to lay there eggs in a cave structure, and after hatching, move them into a safe hiding place, such as a pit, and then they become free-swimming in which the parents make sure they dont get eaten by predators. I tihnk you may have misread, if the paretns want to move the babies, instead of using thier hands ( they dont have any) they pick them up in there mouth and then spit them out where they want them.

Exactly (thanks krib),
Though we can understand the common misconception that all african cichlids mouthbrood.

 

[kubora666]

Zawiha's my brother so i know hes right