How many electric blue Acaras could I keep in a 55 gallon?
Okay awesome! So I couldn't do just one male and have two females for the male to pair off with? I'm not quite sure how these fish breed.
They lay eggs. I would buy 5 small ones and what till they pair off and get rid of the 3 that don't pair. It's hard to find females sometimes and the EBA is tough to sex just by looking. I actually thought the fish above was a male till it laid eggs the first time, lol.
Mom and fry look good ! My buddy just mentioned a link on how some cichlids beside the known discus actually aide in the feeding of the fry.
I have seen with my apisto and some rams how the female will eat up food and have it come out through her gills to send and supply the fry with food. He mentioned the short the time this happens helps the fry acquire some of the immunities the parents have through this exchange...
You and mom are doing great !