Not pregnant, mouthbrooding, Look up mouthbrooders. These fish spawn on a rock and the female carries the eggs in her mouth as long as 4 weeks until she has a mouthful of little fishes. She will let them out when she feels safe and sometimes pick them back up again at night or when theatened. The easiest way to get fry is to set up another tank 5-20 gallons and put the "chinny" mother in it with a lot of cover. If she has to release the fry in the big tank, most or all of them will be eaten. Some mothers don't eat at all for weeks. so of course they get weak and prone to stress and disease so watch them carefully.
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