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I was wondering why my RT (Red Turqoise aka Red Turq) was darkening up and the PB (Pidgeon Blood) was swimming close to it.
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Yeah, I know. I spotted it when I was cleaning the filter. I can place a sponge on the filter, so the eggs and future fry won't get sucked up in there.
After cleaning the filter, I placed the pre-filter sponges back on both the intakes. Hopefully the parents will still care for the eggs. I don't expect the eggs to survive though. But at least I know I have a mated pair, so I plan to remove the parents and bring them to their own tank.