Convict Chiclids

[twdafishguy]

Hi Everyone

I have a female albino convict chiclid and I cannot tell if she is pregnant.
Can someone please show me a picture of a pregnant convict.

Thanks very much

 

[CentricOregon]

Hi Everyone

I have a female albino convict chiclid and I cannot tell if she is pregnant.
Can someone please show me a picture of a pregnant convict.

Thanks very much

the belly will get a bit bigger plus if shes still in with the male then she and he will be extremely aggressive towards pretty much everything, usually a good way to tell if shes pregnant

 

[twdafishguy]

Thanks, I have some pictures. How do i put them on to the forum? Or could I Email them to you?

Thanks again

 

[jb12288]

what you do is use photobucket and copy and paste the IMG code.

Convicts don't get pregnant, they lay eggs and they will gaurd them unitll death. They will clean a piece of rock or aquarium and the female will lay the eggs and the male will come by and fertilize them. The female will gaurd the eggs, while the male will gaurd the vicinity the eggs are at. It may take a few times for the convicts to get the parenting skills down to where there eggs will hatch. More thank likely, if this is their first batch, the eggs will be eaten and in a few weeks they will try again.

my old female

my old male

 

[twdafishguy]

Thanks I'll keep you posted if i see any fry.

 

[jb12288]

good luck, just to let you know they breed like rabbits