Our Baby Fish
Cichlids lay eggs, either in caves or on rocks, and they defend the eggs until they hatch and then they continue to defend their babies.
African cichlids are mostly mouthbreeders, which means that the female (usually – males sometimes) incubates the eggs in her mouth. When the babies are ready, the female spits them out into the tank, and in some fish species the female continues to offer the protection of her mouth for the babies until they get too large.