<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8142025#post8142025 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KWoo008
From the looks of the second pic, you should have a decent batch of fry real soon. The couple of white spots are eggs that are most likely unfertilized and dead (Mom or Dad will pick those off to keep them from infecting the others). The eggs should hatch in a few days and you will see a bunch of squiggling fry. They will take to most foods you are feeding the adults as long as it is small enough to fit in their mouths. Be careful not to overfeed as you don't want to foul up your water. As with most babies, more frequent small meals are better than one big one. Most people will just crush up flakes or any other dried food and mix it with some tank water to feed. If you want faster growth, pick up some frozen (or live) baby brine shrimp. Your jewels, as with most cichlids, are great parents and will guard their brood with their lives. Once the fry are free-swimming (about a few days after the hatch), you can siphon them out into another tank or just let the parents raise them. I highly recommend you let the parents raise them for a few weeks as it is really fun to watch the parents chase after the brave ones who stray too far from home. You will run the risk of losing a few if other fish are in the tank, but there will be plenty more to come (they breed like crazy). If only saltwater fish were as easy to breed!!! Have fun!!