3 New Convicts

[cane76]

the gut at the lfs said i have 1 male and 2 females but im not so sure he knew what he was talking about.is there a easy way to sex them?all 3 of them have red/orange spots on their bellies are they all female?they are all between 3" to 4" long

 

[SamUK]

sounds like they could be if there showing breeding colours cos none of my males ever did and i had 6.


the anal fin (think thats wht its called) is either shorter or longer on the males so if all yours are the same length you kno you have 3 females.

sorry thats so vague lol.

 

[cane76]

ok thx,i think they are all female

 

[RadaR]

If they all have orange/red bellies then they females. Females also have shorter more rounded fins (dorsal fin and anal fin). Males tend to have a hump on thier head when adults and to have longer more pointed fins.

 

[ox5477]

Males tend to have a hump on thier head when adults and to have longer more pointed fins.

This is true for most NW cichlids

 

[SamUK]

thats not that bad dude.


if you had 3 then a pair formed, the third would get bullied to death or atleast made to lead a pretty miserable life hiding in a corner.


were you after some free feeder fish or something?

 

[ox5477]

were you after some free feeder fish or something?

Are you against this Sam? I think it's a good use of the convicts high reproduction rate

 

[cane76]

yes i am trying to breed them for feeders

 

[SamUK]

were you after some free feeder fish or something?

Are you against this Sam? I think it's a good use of the convicts high reproduction rate

no i was just asking.


my oscar munched through about 300 in a few weeks.

 

[cane76]

i went to a different lfs and got a male today but it is only 1.5" is that to small to breed?it is dwarfed by the females,do i need a bigger male?

 

[kubora666]

so u bought 300 convicts in a week. thats a sad waste of time and money.
i have a 2" fish with a lump on its head. although i have seen some female fish with lump on their head before. my guess if theyve, all got orange underbellys they are female.

 

[demonmagus]

I think his cons bred and the oscar ate them lol

 

[SamUK]

so u bought 300 convicts in a week. thats a sad waste of time and money.
i have a 2" fish with a lump on its head. although i have seen some female fish with lump on their head before. my guess if theyve, all got orange underbellys they are female.

ok first it was assumed that i was against feeders and now your saying this.

think i need to explain my posts more or something.


i had 13 adult cons, thats where the 300 came from so its probably best to atleast ask that before calling it a sad waste of time and money.

 

[LisaLQ]

Yeah, Sam kept buying them one at a time, he wondered where they kept going and had to keep replacing them....

Incidentally, that was a joke.

 

[Bullrock74]

my oscar munched through about 300 in a few weeks.

I got convicts and of course they bred instantly, but the oscar wouldn't eat them...wouldn't even try to catch them. So, I fed them to my blue crayfish.