Convict Cichlids Eggs Gone

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quaggamav

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i have 2 convicts :fish1: in a 10 gallon tank and i made a cave thing for them
and on Wednesday i noticed eggs (the female was in the cave mostly :hide: and
the male was just outside:fish2:) but last night they were all gone:(. I've been
watching them :nono: :popcorn: and at first they were brown then they were
mostly white then they started disappearing. did they eat them? i cant find fry
anywhere

edit:
i just remember that this happened before
with the same fish in the same tank
 
quaggamav said:
i have 2 convicts :fish1: in a 10 gallon tank and i made a cave thing for them
and on Wednesday i noticed eggs (the female was in the cave mostly :hide: and
the male was just outside:fish2:) but last night they were all gone:(. I've been
watching them :nono: :popcorn: and at first they were brown then they were
mostly white then they started disappearing. did they eat them? i cant find fry
anywhere

edit:
i just remember that this happened before
with the same fish in the same tank

Well ill start by saying that a 10 gal is far too small even for one convict. A breeding pair really needs like a 55 gal. The cramped tank is most likely stressing them out and probably the reason they are eating them. It's a myth that fish will only grow to the size of the tank. Their spines and internal organs will keep growing and they will end up with serious health problems.
 
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