My apistogramma just laid eggs for the first time

[fyrefish]

I just came home and fed my apistos, the female was hiding in a crevice so I checked and boom eggs. I believe they are not fertilized though (fertilized eggs are pinkish-brown right?), they are also first time parents (as far as I know). I doubt any fry will come from it, but I'm just surprised they laid at all in this tank. The tank is quite dirty, because I am planning to move them to the bigger tank soon, but the filter isn't even going at the moment (waiting for spare parts to arrive). I don't think there will be fry as the female isn't super attentive to them, as I've heard apistos are, probably because this is their first time. Excited they laid though, does this mean they are paired?

 

[Mike Wise]

Apisto eggs can vary in color depending on diet, anywhere from bright red to green to white. If the eggs aren't fuzzy with fungus they could be viable. Also a "quite dirty" tank might not be unhealthy. You should see what they live in in the wild.

 

[fyrefish]

I didn't know that, thats interesting. Also, by dirty I meant with algae, not waste. There's kinda an algae carpet. To be honest it kind of cool, You can see it producing oxygen sometimes.

 

[fyrefish]

Update: They have eaten the eggs