Pruned Fingers

I've spawned these many times they prefer to adhere eggs to a flat stones in most cases but you may get a pair that prefers wood, glass side or glass bottom Spawning can turn a usually passive fish into a monster. Small tank size is going to exacerbate this bad behavior. Breeding cichlids in a community tank can very disruptive 75L gives the female a chance to avoid being roughed up if she's not ready to spawn. I like to add a group of 4-6 small platys they give the Curviceps something to chase away and gives shy fish confidence feed them well and avoid disturbing the tank it won't take long for dancing and egg laying you may or may not lose several broods to the parents before it clicks and they figure everything out. As with most Cichlids when the eggs or fry get eaten by a parent there may be some fighting. If successful you're going to have more Curviceps than you'll want so plan accordingly