A Pair? Help!

[Taeniatus]

I have a 2 inch female kribensis, and a 4 inch male. She shakes at him and her belly gets redish, but he has no interest whatso ever. He guards the coconut, and wont let her near. He is a dull grey, no spawning colors. These fish are from the same batch, is this effecting their spawning?
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[Cichlids1]

T...sounds like she's either trying to get his attention or showing him she's a she in the hopes he'll give up the cave and not thrash her. I've got a pair in my 125g like that. They spawn every now and then, but if I hadn't been watching them the last 2 years, you'd never know by first impression that they are a pair. Seems like she always has a headache or he's sulking about something. Then, after a couple weeks, both their heads are peeking out of the pot. That means fry are soon to follow, usually.

 

[Taeniatus]

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They are brother and sister though! should i repace the male?

 

[Cichlids1]

They aren't concerned with that. If they do reproduce, watch the fry. If you get a lot of deformities or weak fry they die off at the drop of a hat, they might be genetically weak and maybe some new blood in the line might help.

 

[Taeniatus]

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Well, he lets her in the coconut now, but I still dont see any spawning colors from Him, but whenever She passes by Him, She brightens in color and shakes, He ignores Her.
I think i'm gonna wait a month, and if there is no spawn, replace the male.