Normal And A Pink

[snake007]

Can a pink convict female breed with a normal male?

If they can will the male pair with the female straight away or would I have to get a few males?

 

[minnnt]

Yes a convict can breed with a pink convict... more males than females will probably end up resulting in world war 3. Just because you have a male and a female doesn't mean they will breed. It is highly likely due to them not actually being fussy and their willingness to breed.

 

[snake007]

Thanks, which are more aggressive, pink cons or norms?

 

[kribensis12]

They are literally identical. Just a color difference. To my knowledge there are no behavior differences or anything of that sort. They are just as aggressive and just as willing to breed like rabbits. I have a pink male and a black female whose fry just started swimming. You can see them in my thread dubbed "It's been a while".

 

[minnnt]

I believe they're just a colour morph... Their cousins such as HRP's, Myrnae's, Jade Eyeds etc are usually less aggressive, but most Cichlids are evil when spawning.

 

[snake007]

If I buy a normal con will it pair straight away or he may not like the pink and bully it?

 

[minnnt]

No guarantee to anything pairing...

 

[kribensis12]

In my experience (I've probably had 8 breeding pairs over my life) they aren't very picky and will pair up with just about any other convict. I don't foresee it as being an issue. Just pop him in and see what happens.

 

[snake007]

Can I put 2 convicts in a 20g and let them spawn there?

 

[kribensis12]

Yes. It sounds like you might want to do some research on them though.