Newbie Convict Lover

[Convictlover]

Hi all, new to the forum and kinda a newbie to fish keeping. Had livebearers growing up (Guppie, Platys etc) and a blue gourami as a teen and then didn’t have any fish for 16 years.

Recently decided to get a wet pet as I can’t have any other pets where I live. After a month of research I narrowed it down to a Convict Cichlid due to wanting a hardy Cichlid that I could keep alone (didn’t want babies), that didn’t need a massive tank and had ‘personality’.

About 3 weeks ago I purchased my Convict + Bristlenose Catfish by live shipping as you can’t buy convicts locally where I live. It was a lucky draw on if I got a male or female as they don’t let you pick the gender when doing live shipping. I got a male.

I love the fact he has a massive personality, is super interactive with me and he’s just so damn cute!!!! He’s only about 5cm atm but I’m totally obsessed and have researched everything I can find on Convicts. He’s spoilt rotten and fed the best of everything.

 

[itiwhetu]

Welcome. Lovely fish and Tank. I'm a big Cichlid fan.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Welcome to the forum.

Nice to see your neat tank and convict pics.

Enjoy!

 

[Wills]

Welcome to the forum! Really excited by your enthusiasm and looking forward to seeing your journey!

Wills

 

[Jadzir]

Welcome to the forum.
Used to keep convicts many years ago.

 

[BLK]

Looks great! An elegant lay out.. Would you mind sharing the names of your plants and a couple words about their care? Thanks in advance

 

[BLK]

Where’s the catfish?