I noticed my Cypho purpurescens Oblique-line Dottyback have a nice big eggball. About two weeks ago I added a new larger spawning site/pvc tube to see if the male would prefer this and he obviously does. I have been out for basically all the weekend so I'm not sure if this was laid today (Monday) or yesterday. The eggs don't seem older then that, from the pics they do look like newly laid eggs. What I wondering about is if people think I should steal this eggball or leave it in the hope that the male uses this site on a regular basis. Most dotties don't seem to concerned if you disturb their nests to snag eggballs but I have had my sunrises changes nesting sites after I have disturbed them and seeing as the Oblique-lines seem a little random compared to my other dotties I'm not sure what to do. The male Oblique-line also doesn't have as many options as the Sunrises do. Here are a couple of pics anyways.


This is the best one I could get that shows the male in the background, didn't wont to freak him out with too many photo's.
Ryan.