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August 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| set up a breeding tank
i turned my 20 gallon into a convict breeding tank last night, im very excited, they are the only fish in the tank with flower pot and its lightly planted, i wanted some slate but they were out of it, they will order some soon, during the summer they dont have as much stuff like that since they dont get really busy during fall and winter.
anyways im very excited, and i was wondering if there are any tips you guys want to share, i know that they breed very easy with little effort at all, but i would love some tips or pointers anyways | 
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August 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| they are like rabbits..no help needed  goodluck! | |
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August 25th, 2008
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| im really starting to enjoy cichlids, and this always will help me pay for food and fish related items, even if my LFS prices are higher it wont matter becuase im making money on the fry. they are maybe only 1.5 or 2in but they are for sure a breeding pair. | |
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August 25th, 2008
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| goodluck with your LFS and convicts...most wont buy them as they are so abundant the ones around us wont..doggonit! LOL
got pics of your pair yet? | |
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August 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Awesome. Nothing is really needed if they pair you will get fry basically. But doing a water change with water of a different temp (Very small change not anything drastic) will sometimes trigger a reaction. | |
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August 25th, 2008
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| im still waiting for them to get more settled, he told me that they take them but they dont get you a whole lot for them, but even if i have 10 and i get a dollar a piece im still making money, and it will add up, really even if i made a quater a piece, im still comiing out ahead, i will get pics on here for every one soon | |
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August 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| you will have hundreds LOL and depending on the fight of the fittest, you could have that many make it ... | |
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August 25th, 2008
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August 25th, 2008
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| great looking convicts...thanks for sharing! | |
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August 25th, 2008
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| i will get better pictures once this start to show there real colors | |
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August 26th, 2008
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| they are darking up today, the female is playing hard to get it seems like, she swims he follows and chases her and then she leaves she doesnt seem to really care that he wasnts to be a daddy, i heard somthing about a dance, are they going to lock jaws or anything like that, i have seen some videos on utube but nothing to good | |
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August 27th, 2008
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| even if they are the only fsh in the tank, when they lay eggs this will protect them correct | |
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August 27th, 2008
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August 27th, 2008
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August 28th, 2008
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| i keep catching the couple locking lips, its actully funny i cought them behind the flower pot a couple times, its like there hiding from me | |
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August 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| I FOUND EGGSSS, they were on the back fo the flower pot, i noticed see was going back there alot, maybd when i caught them locking lips back there thats what was going on or was before i interupted. i just decieded to look at the back of the pot and i went crazy! i was hoping she would lay them inside the pot so i could watch more, oh well, im very excited though im guesssing there as 15 eggs but proubably no more than 30, ill see for sure, or at least try to count with out disturbing the eggs | |
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August 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| my previous estimates were way off i would say theres 50 plus | |
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September 1st, 2008
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| they have hatched, the parents moved them all inside the pot and i can see them swiming around a little, basicaly wiggling aroudn and then the convicts put them back into the pile | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| wow, so you are only spending 6 days to breed them??
are u using the fry for food(which i don't really approve), or selling them or just giving them for free? | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| im confused by what you mean, " so you are only spending 6 days to breed them" please re-phrase so i can answer it for you, um well it depends on the number of surviors, if it comes dont to it i might have to use some of them for food, but not many if any, i will trade them in to my lfs and get credit, which will help pay for food, supplies, fish etc. and also, just for the exprience its very cool to see the fish breed and take care fo the fry | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| great job cody! get some vids of the babies if you can...and you probably wont get credit as your pet store as they already have tons..maybe you will be lucky tho!! and alot of people raise fry for fish food its nature! | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| well, i normaly will but proubably not alot, but every little bit matters | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Just wait till 4-5 days after they have hatched.Their will be a mass of lil' buggers and mom & dad will probly be trying to keep them in a ball with no luck.The parents with eventualy follow the fry swarm where ever they go and stir up the gravel for them.If you have flake food.Grind it up as fine as possible and grab a small pinch and put it right on top of the gravel in the middle of the fry swarm and watch em' go nutts. p.s. when you do that make sure your hands are clean(no soap residue or chemicals) and remember mom and dad are probly going to persuade you to remove your hand from near their babys!!  | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| I have bred them for food for my oscars for years!they are delicious.
here is some pics of my last batch as of aug 30th. | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| today when i was instaling a sponge fliter in there and i had to rearange alitle, the momm and dad starting bitting me | |
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September 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| Congratulations! I guess you experienced the same kind of behavior at the beginning that I am. My female is "playing hard to get" as well. I think my LFS will give me credit once I give them the fry because they hardly ever have them in stock. Hopefully that's the case. Try to get some videos up!
-SkyCrystal | |
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September 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| thats odd for them to hardly ever have them in stock, unles they feed the fry to there oscars RO somthing, nomraly they say they cant keep them out of stock. Petco by me is doing adoption programs, and one of there tanks have about 200 hunderd 1inch long convicts, NOOO LIEEE they sell them 5 for a buck, but i trusted the ones at my LFS MUCH more, but thats just an idea of how over stocked they could make someone. | |
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September 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| I went to 4 Pet Stores trying to get a male Convict and the only store that had any Convicts was PetsMart. They only had a few. I never thought of selling the fry but if the pet stores do not have many Convicts maybe I could try to sell or trade some with them. Right now I am waiting for them to pair off. I only have one male but I have 3 females. I will have to move out two of the females when finally pair off. I hope that will be soon. I am looking forward to watching them breed. | |
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September 18th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Cody  thats odd for them to hardly ever have them in stock, unles they feed the fry to there oscars ro somthing, nomraly they say they cant keep them out of stock. Petco by me is doing adoption programs, and one of there tanks have about 200 hunderd 1inch long convicts, NOOO LIEEE they sell them 5 for a buck, but i trusted the ones at my LFS MUCH more, but thats just an idea of how over stocked they could make someone. | I asked the clerk when they thought they might get some Convicts, and he said that local breeders would bring them in sometimes. Nahacky's aquarium is in a really odd place though, and is kind of hard to find. Maybe there aren't that many local breeders around? I don't know.
-SkyCrystal | |
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September 20th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| Awesome love this thread, I just bought 4 convicts today and can't wait for breeding process. Looking for any tips and pointers and anything in between. Gratz on the fry cody! First want to make sure I have right sexes, I'm horrible I know. The female red spots are larger and brighter so I'm pretty sure I got two males and two females. Are there any other indicators I can look for to make sure that's what I have? Also I have a hollowed out log that they love to swim in, but should I grab a flower pot or slate for them to put eggs in/on? Also since I have 4 if one pairs up should I get rid of the other two ASAP? My questions will keep rolling as quick as think of them, I will have a lot! Sorry but I like to know every step before it happens Oh what should I look for to tell if she is pregnant or not? | |
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