African Cichlid Livingstoni holding eggs. What do I do?

Very easy question, and most of the input here is ok, except the common misconception spread is this sick forum, which promotes social views instead of accuracy. Yes, you should isolate the female to her own tank. I'd wait a week to 10 days or so. This is likely her first brood and stress will cause her to abort or swallow them. I've bred many Mbuna, Haps, and Peacocks. All mouthbrooders incubate the fertilized eggs in the mouth, hence why they are called mouthbrooders. The females, in most cases are the ones that carry the eggs in the mouth. The carrier will not eat food during this time, which is about 17-22 days.

MALES are the threat to fry. Females, which carry the broods, are no threat at all to them. The problem usually is that a first time breeding for a female, they don't quite know what they are doing yet, so first broods are usually small, or sometimes she swallows or aborts. If that happens, it's nothing to worry about and is considered normal. Fathers will eat their own offspring as they don't recognize them as their offspring. Mothers will not and it's in your best interest, to leave the mother in the tank with the fry for at least a week or two. You have to consider, she didn't eat food during the incubation time, and she needs time to build her strength back up. If you put the female back in too soon, males will tr y to make her spawn again too soon, which she might do and cause her to die. I've bred a related species to the Livingstonii, the Venustus, and if you need more help or advice, just mail me direct.

Livingstonii Cichlid

Nimbochromis livingstoni are a mouthbrooding cichlid. The eggs usually take between 2 and 3 weeks to hatch, the female will release the young from her mouth after a few days. If you want all of the fry to survive then you should remove the female and place her into another tank on her own. Once the fry are free swimming remove the female and start feeding the fry on freshly hatched brineshrimp and powdered fry food.

I think she is a mouthbrooding cichlid were they hold the eggs in their mouth and they will hatch in her mouth too but I don't know much about breedign cichlid but I know most are good parents so just let her be in the tank and everything should work out

After the babies are born immediately take out the mom and put her into another tank. You should also take out all of the other fish too. The reason for this is so that they don't eat the babies. Hope this helps!

she will guard here eggs i think