Leaving Cichlid Fry In The Tank?

[NewToFish1989]

Did a 50% water change on my cichlid tank today and was surprised to see a baby orange cichlid shoot from a hole in my ocean rock, but there was only one

I do have a hatchery but couldn't catch the little bugger and went to hide. As long as he/she can hide, shall I just leave him/her?

Also I saw one of my yellow labs shaking up against the intake pipe, it would move when a large cichlid came for a nosey then it'd return and know my water is fine, I just do 50% a week because mine love to be messy

 

[Hummingguppy]

If you can't catch him, there isn't much you can do, but hopefully if you couldn't catch him other fish can't either. If you have a lot of plants and hiding spots and such, he should be fine.

 

[toddnbecka]

I usually find a few fry growing out in my cichlid tanks when I strip them down for thorough cleanings. If they're really small I move them to other tanks, but at least a few have grown out on their own. One of the things I like about Africans is the small spawns, much easier to manage than SA or CA spawns of 100-300 fry.