clarkeymaster Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I have a pair of Convict Cichlids that i am wanting to breed from, i was wandering what is the best method and conditions to breed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Just add water :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 I don't think they are that fussy mystic :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Seriously, they make rabbits look like nuns (as someone told me once :lol: ) just give it a week or two, keep em fed and they'll breed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 how do i keep em fed because i just put in a few white worms and they have both still not come out of thier cave. i got them on saturday(6Aug). what else could i fed them and encourage them to come out of the cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 they are by themselves. wat would the min tank be for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 they are in a 23l at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 yes the tnk is only for them to breed in and once they do ill move them into my cichlid tank. the male is about 7cm and the female is a couple of cm smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Chuck in a couple of dither fish. These show the others that it is safe to come out, and also gives the target fish something to think about when they have eggs or fry. They tend to protect them and not get bored and eat them. (eggs or fry) When the T/F see the dithers eating, they get jealous and come out to get their share. I feed trout pellets. I use danios for this, they are fast if chased, and also make a flashy show. What size was that tank?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Its a one foot tank, how many danios would be good then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 A small school of four or six. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 ok kool, i went and got 4 zebras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Thank you for al that helped me out, i looked tonight at the underside of the cave roof and found quite a few eggs that the female is now fanning and the male isn't allowed near them now.i guess with convicts its a matter of paitience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 or impatience 3 days from first post isn't too bad hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptimax Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 um yea dont worry aey...i got convicts and they breed any where any time. aey just had a batch of unfertilised eggs cos the male was abit lazy...he'll catch up ....yea no worries....maybe add some neons because sometimes cichlids need other fish in the aquarium to feel secure...or add some other freindly cichlids.....eg. jewels, acaras, kribensis, rams something along that line cheerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 there the pair of convicts i have, have got a couple of zebra danios swimmin in the tank but with the last/first batch of eggs they produced i didnt see one that hatched.what could this have been caused by, i didnt add anything while i could see eggs in the tank. are convicts mouth brooders or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 my convicts just spawned theres so many of the little things, there in a four foot tank with gouramis(thats right ira's pearls), about 20 danios,3 catfish,1 bristle nose, 1 apistogramma double red, 1 apistogramma blue steel,1 kirb, 4 blood fins, 3 platy and 1 harequin the convicts keep all the other fish over one end of the tank while all the fry are the other end and middle of the tank and doesnt let any fish get near there fry i cant take a pic as my camera isnt good enough to focus in on the fry cheers ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeymaster Posted August 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 i looked into the tank today and i see a lot of fry swimming round but havent seen anything for a few days as the eggs disappeared and there was no fry swimming round. now the fun bit, can i feed the fry liquifry or does it have to be bbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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