Convicts...

[Spectabilis73]

Hello,
     Does anyone have experiance in growing convict cichlids? I got a breeding pair on Saturday, there in a 30 gallon fish tank alone with no other fish. I put 2 caves in their tank for them to lay eggs in. Can anyone give me suggestions on growing them? Thanks in advance
-Spec

 

[Tim]

With convicts, you don't have to do anything. They are increadably easy to breed.

 

[Khai]

Just make sure you give them something to direct thier aggression towards while they are breeding and are with fry.
Rainbow Fish work great with Convicts.

 

[larry]

Aww, convicts. I love these guys. I use to breed them, had hundreds of babies. Couldn't give them away fast enough.

I love the metallic orange on the females. They are easy to breed. I use a sideways ceramic flower pot, never fails. After the deed is done, you can remove the male, he's not needed after that. 30 gallons is a bit big for 1 pair of convicts. 10 gallons would suffice.

 

[machete]

convicts will breed in a cup of water. I like to call them water rodents. Great fish though.

 

[Khai]

Just because YOU can doesnt mean everyone else SHOULD.