The Orange Flash Dwarf Cockatoo Cichlid is an egg layer that prefers to spawn in caves. Once the female has laid her eggs, the male will follow to fertilize them. After fertilization, the male then leaves the brood for the female to tend. The fry will be free swimming within seven to ten days, at which time they should be fed newly-hatched brine shrimp. They Orange Flash Dwarf Cockatoo Cichlid is a fast-growing species and the fry will reach sexual maturity in about five months.