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If you don't see any fry within the next week or so, you might want to consider milking the female to see what's going on. To do this, you'll need to catch her and hold her over a container of water, then gently stroke the underside of her throat to see if she'll cough up whatever is in her mouth ...

It's likely the fry will be viable due to the close relation between species and genera. You could try stripping her, but I'd rather let nature take its course and see if any survive. The issue with hybrids is that they can be difficult to rehome, so hopefully, you'll have some natural predation ...

It's likely the fry will be viable due to the close relation between species and genera. You could try stripping her, but I'd rather let nature take its course and see if any survive. The issue with hybrids is that they can be difficult to rehome, so hopefully, you'll have some natural predation ...

I think there's been a mistake - they're actually different genera, that's why I was surprised they even bred in the first place.

Hey guys, been a while since I last posted but I've got a bit of a situation with my cichlids. So, I've got a 225 litre Malawi cichlid tank and I noticed my female yellow lab breeding with my Maylandia Greyshaki male. I didn't think much of it at first since they're different genera, but 23 days on ...