Info On Convict Cichlids

[sic0198]

Anyone know a good URL with some good info on Convict Cichlids? I'd appreciate it if you could give me a few. Thanks.

 

[Colin_T]

Convict cichlid (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)
Comes from South America and tolerates all sorts of water conditions. Temperature between 20-30C.
Grows to about 6 inches for males and a bit smaller for females.
Very easy to breed. Males have longer pointed fins and females have shorter more rounded fins. Females also get an orange belly. Put a pr in a tank and they will breed.
Will eat any sort of fish food offered.
Dig a bit and will uproot plants.
Reasonably peaceful for a cichlid but will harass other fish during breeding, which is pretty much all the time.

 

[jb12288]

lets reinforce the point of very easy to breed.

 

[sic0198]

No reinforcment necessary I know they are easy to breed. I was just looking for something to read on them.

 

[shroob]

LINK
Is quite a good read, though a big bit of it is how to use convicts for feeders.

 

[shelaghfishface]

cant be that easy as they havent bred in my tank... lol, or maybe they have and my oscars have been hoovering lol (( tho they are meant to be VERY easy))

shelagh xxx

 

[jb12288]

mine spawned within 2 weeks of being in the tank

 

[Esfa]

mine spawned within 2 weeks of being in the tank

mine spawned within a few hours didnt even dig a hole, just used a crack in some wood