Situations were the female eats the fry are usual, therefore, applying artificial incubation to prevent losses of fry is very convenient. Raising the juveniles has no complexities. It is necessary to note that males F. rostratus get ready to breed much older than females do, about 3 or 4 months. Therefore the first 6 to 8 spawns can appear as abortive. I use large decorative stones with caves I have collected in the Black Sea.
Plants are only artificial.
Some authors tell about different maximum length for adults Fossorochromis rostratus . I hope that my experience with F. rostratus will be useful for fans who desire to get acquainted with this interesting cichlid more closely.