Jordan - 2008-12-13 My two convicts just had babies. I just bought one of the parents and I did not expect them to breed within a week. I'm pretty sure they have had their max amount of babies. :)
Diann Tuttle - 2008-12-09 My youngest child was given some of these fish. They are great because they are easy to care for and are fun to watch. It is very true they are easy to breed. We thought is was really great the first time they bred, but wow, I did not know 2 fish could make so many babies. We have new fish every 3-4 weeks! They are in a 25 gallon tank and wow is it full, we are forever giving them to friends and family. The only problem we really have had is we have been unsuccessful in adding other fish to the tank, they happen to consume almost all other fish added! But, I have to say we have been enjoying them. And, oh yah, they never leave any tank decorations where they are put! It is amazing that those fish can move anything in the tank. They kind of remind me of my mom always rearranging the house! LOL
dale mack - 2008-11-29 question: i purchased 2 convicts just yesterday and put them into my tank full of malawi cichlids, plecos, loaches and synodontis catfish. they were fine in there until my fairly larger "estherae red zebra" decided to be a B*t*h so i took them out set up my 2 footer and popped them in. they are still fine. blah blah. my question is does the male usually harrass the female a bit befor they get to know eachother? at least i think i have a male and a female???? i def. have a male but not sure about the other one???!!! any suggestions??????????????!
cindy - 2008-11-10 I purchased my 3 convict chichlids, through craigs list for 3 dollars each. I brought them home and now there having BABIES!!!!! They're in a 35 gallon aquarium, and now that there having babies I am going to have to get my 55 gallon aquarium set up fast!! If anyone knows anyone in the OKC, OK area and would like to adopt these amazing fish email me at marvin_cindy25@yahoo.com. They are truly a remarkable fish and definitely fun to watch!!
Josh Danielson - 2008-07-31 I purchased my convict when she was a little tiny thing. I had 2 others but my dinosaur eel had them for a meal. Now shes about 3 inches long but really thick and tall. Very awesome fish to watch, extremely colorful. She gets along well with all my other fish. She shares a 40 gallon with a blue and a gold guarami, dinosaur eel, 2 plecos, spotted cory, a frog, some other weird looking shark catfish like creature, and a spotted leaf fish. But all in all she's never aggressive with any of them, however she does make sure she gets her fair share of food.
Roberta Gray - 2008-07-11 I have 2 convict cichlids. They have had babies twice and I think they are ready to have them again. I now have two 10 gallon aquariums full of baby convict cichilids. I was going to use them to feed my daughter's piranha, but after reading the comment from Anonymous on 3-17-2008, it may not be a good idea. I have no clue what to do with what looks like 150 babies. I do believe I will be separating Mommy and Daddy. I wonder if they will kill other fish...
victor davis - 2008-04-08 I have a convict cichilid. He was about the size of a nicklel when I got him, now he is about 5 inches long. He redecorated everything in the tank but he is a very kool fish, very fun to observe and watch him work.
Anonymous - 2008-03-17 My dad had a pink convict and a piranha in the same tank and the convict killed the piranha. They will take on fish way bigger than themselves. They bad!
One of the most popular cichlids, the Convict Cichlid has great coloring and is cheap too!
My two convicts just had babies. I just bought one of the parents and I did not expect them to breed within a week. I'm pretty sure they have had their max amount of babies. :)
My youngest child was given some of these fish. They are great because they are easy to care for and are fun to watch. It is very true they are easy to breed. We thought is was really great the first time they bred, but wow, I did not know 2 fish could make so many babies. We have new fish every 3-4 weeks! They are in a 25 gallon tank and wow is it full, we are forever giving them to friends and family. The only problem we really have had is we have been unsuccessful in adding other fish to the tank, they happen to consume almost all other fish added! But, I have to say we have been enjoying them. And, oh yah, they never leave any tank decorations where they are put! It is amazing that those fish can move anything in the tank. They kind of remind me of my mom always rearranging the house! LOL
question: i purchased 2 convicts just yesterday and put them into my tank full of malawi cichlids, plecos, loaches and synodontis catfish. they were fine in there until my fairly larger "estherae red zebra" decided to be a B*t*h so i took them out set up my 2 footer and popped them in. they are still fine. blah blah. my question is does the male usually harrass the female a bit befor they get to know eachother? at least i think i have a male and a female???? i def. have a male but not sure about the other one???!!! any suggestions??????????????!
I purchased my 3 convict chichlids, through craigs list for 3 dollars each. I brought them home and now there having BABIES!!!!! They're in a 35 gallon aquarium, and now that there having babies I am going to have to get my 55 gallon aquarium set up fast!! If anyone knows anyone in the OKC, OK area and would like to adopt these amazing fish email me at marvin_cindy25@yahoo.com. They are truly a remarkable fish and definitely fun to watch!!
These fish are really cool. I have a male albino and a female reg and they just had babies surprisingly.
I purchased my convict when she was a little tiny thing. I had 2 others but my dinosaur eel had them for a meal. Now shes about 3 inches long but really thick and tall. Very awesome fish to watch, extremely colorful. She gets along well with all my other fish. She shares a 40 gallon with a blue and a gold guarami, dinosaur eel, 2 plecos, spotted cory, a frog, some other weird looking shark catfish like creature, and a spotted leaf fish. But all in all she's never aggressive with any of them, however she does make sure she gets her fair share of food.
If I knew where you are I will probably adopt some of those "babies".
I have 2 convict cichlids. They have had babies twice and I think they are ready to have them again. I now have two 10 gallon aquariums full of baby convict cichilids. I was going to use them to feed my daughter's piranha, but after reading the comment from Anonymous on 3-17-2008, it may not be a good idea.
I have no clue what to do with what looks like 150 babies. I do believe I will be separating Mommy and Daddy. I wonder if they will kill other fish...
I have a convict cichilid. He was about the size of a nicklel when I got him, now he is about 5 inches long. He redecorated everything in the tank but he is a very kool fish, very fun to observe and watch him work.
Beetah
My dad had a pink convict and a piranha in the same tank and the convict killed the piranha. They will take on fish way bigger than themselves. They bad!