convicts

[jmaster]

hi all

2day i got 3 new convicts not sure wat <a href="http/www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=sex&v=56">sex</a> how do u tell??

anyway the 2 big ones keep chasing the smaller 1 im not sure y can anyone help if so plzz do

thanx all


ps if this is in the wrong place plzz can it be moved to wer i can get more help thanx alot

 

[willywonka099]

Jmaster convicts are exteremely aggresive .... you could have a spawning pair or 2 males picking on another

 

[digital_run]

Hi there....

If your planning on breeding cons. theres a couple things you should know. 1) Convicts are aggressive fish...more so when spawning. Nothing else should be kept in the same tank (IMO) as them unless it is a large tank with other agressive fish. 2) You should have a way to seperate them once they do spawn. I always have to with my pair as the male becomes crazed. A tank divider or a spare 10 gal would do nice. 3) Convicts will have a group of new fry every 3-4 weeks ...ive seen mine pump out some every two weeks..What do you plan to do with your new fry? I use mine as feeders. What size tank do you have them in...are they with other fish?
Anyways...hope i helped

 

[jmaster]

hi

im gona use some as feeder fish also im no som peeps hoo want some

there in a 15 gallon at the mo but im gettin them a bigger tank very soon there about 3 inch but 1 is bout 2inch

how can u tell if there male or female

thanx

 

[willywonka099]

u have to wait until they pare up

 

[juanveldez]

while cons aren't the up there on the most agressive cichlid chart they are protective of their eggs/fry when breeding, and if you have 2 that have paired off they are going to persue the cast out till it is dead of very hurt.

 

[willywonka099]

have heard of cons. torturing full grown Oscars

 

[juanveldez]

while it isn't that hard for any fish to torture an oscar there are way more agressive cichlids than cons when it comes to protecting fry.

 

[willywonka099]

yes have to agree but cons. could cause alot more damage and protect a "tank" more than a nest ...... rams (which are relatively small) will actually attk fish around there eggs they are just as if not more aggresive but my advice is if u breed u need OWN tank for them

 

[Vip]

You dont have to wait till Convicts pair up to see who is male and female, its really really easy, the female will have orange/red glitter like on her belly and the male wont, if you want to see a male and female look in my gallery near the last pages there is a female in there.

 

[mwm]

Ive heard of full grown cons breeding that took out someones 13" oscar

 

[juanveldez]

Ive heard of full grown cons breeding that took out someones 13" oscar

I can easily belive an oscar as I said before but I bet if it were a midas in that tank the cons wouldnt be a pair anymore thats for sure.

 

[Vip]

Oscars might not be the most powerful cichlids but i would have to see a pair of convicts beat up an oscar to belive it.
My midas ripped apart my female and male convict pair because the stood upto him.

 

[Elite]

rams as aggressive as convicts? I don't think so. I own both. One of my cons is not that aggressive, actually, but the other will kill anything and everything that gets in his path...and he doesn't even have a mate. He's just plain mean. He actually got my common pleco into a fight...and plecos don't seem to fight that often. But don't get me wrong, I love my convicts. I think they're awesome (especially the non-aggressive one...I love him as much if not more than my rams).

Good luck with the cons! They'll certianly provide plenty of feeders for you

 

[mwm]

Oscars might not be the most powerful cichlids but i would have to see a pair of convicts beat up an oscar to belive it.
My midas ripped apart my female and male convict pair because the stood upto him.

I heard it from someone on a diffrent forum.. i dotn have cons nor oscars so i dont know wat dmg they can do