Any fishkeepers here? Saltwater or freshwater

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Originally Posted by Fish

Yeah, these are all Malawi cichlids. They're mouth brooders. The female will poop out the eggs on a rock. The male will come over the eggs and do a little dance and toss his load onto the eggs. The mother then scoops up all the eggs in her mouth, and holds them there until they hatch. They still remain in her mount until they're big enough to survive, and she spits them all out and they're on their own. Usually takes several weeks, and she doesn't eat anything that entire time. It's pretty cool to watch. Of course once in a while something happens and the mother ends up getting stressed out or something, and she just eats all her own kids and starts over.

Ain't that just typical. No matter the species, it's just another bitch that won't swallow.