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No worries at all, glad I could help.

For a 100 litre tank, I'd recommend doing a 25% water change weekly, and testing the water once a week as well.

It can take a few tries for the parents to get the hang of things, sometimes more than a few.

You can definitely do that. For the setup, you'll want a small tank, a heater to keep things stable, an air pump, and an air stone to create some gentle movement. Adding something like arciflavine or methylene blue will help prevent fungus from growing on the eggs. When you move the rock, flower pot ...

Sexing acei can be super tough, I mean, the females have the same colors as the males and even display egg spots. It wasn't until my female was holding eggs that I was able to sex mine with certainty.

I'd say it's probably Cynotilapia afra, judging from the colors and patterns in those pics you posted.

For variety, online's your best bet, especially since you're in SG.

The females are the ones that hold the eggs, surprisingly young to be breeding already, but I guess anything can happen. If it's holding, you should notice it constantly fiddling with something in its mouth, kinda like it's chewing all the time.

flarix wrote: ↑Sat Mar 01, 2025 2:38 pm Neolamprologus caudopunctatus, that's my random guess, based on the pic and the fact they're not using the shells.

Initially I thought the same, however the eyes and geneflake head shape don't quite match.

They do resemble Neolamprologus boulengeri, possibly N. hecqui, judging by the image you provided, dutzu.