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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| holy smokes!
I have found yet another female con that has survived in the 75g african tank..I knew she survived but she grew up !!!!!! Ive never had such great coloring in all my cons as this gal...im going to try to catch her and breed her with my lil boy I found in the sa tank ..his coloring is almost as good !!! their parents are a pink con mom, dad is half pink/half stripped ... DSC05230.JPGDSC05233.JPG | 
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Nice coloring on that there con Shawnie!
Brian | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
|  beautiful shawnie! Are there different kinds of 'con's, because yours seem to look diff then the as usual kind in the fish stores? Fantastic colors  | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Amazing  | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by mare2009  beautiful shawnie! Are there different kinds of 'con's, because yours seem to look diff then the as usual kind in the fish stores? Fantastic colors | Same cons just a bit rare these days to find cons with great coloring.
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October 2nd, 2009
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|  Yay. They so pretty! What a great surprise.  | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by btate617 Same cons just a bit rare these days to find cons with great coloring.
Brian | +2 mare....cons are so interbred its not funny..but not unusual as they mature fast and gosh knows reproduce even faster lol
I started with 2 stripes from the LFS 2-3 years ago... ...I then got a spawn from them(many times)...I took a male from that spawn and spawned with a pink con from a buddy of mine(spawned them 3 times)...from their spawn I got all striped babies...its their babies spawning that are giving me these colors...did i loose ya?  cause i did myself !!  | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| lol, my Pink Con mom/black dad produced a 50/50 spawn last time. | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| With cons being very popular and a great first cichlid to breed, I am curious if any members have ever kept the convicts cousin, Cryptoheros Nanoluteus (the yellow convict)?
I have never seen them for sale but know they are around from time to time.
Or the Archocentrus sp. "Honduran Red Point" ( known simply as HRP's) I have had these guys.
Just curious if any members have seen these fish or kept them.
Brian | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Wow....I really want that Yellow Convict. It's gorgeous! | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| never seen them and both are very interesting! ty for the info brian!
amanda if dad is one from me, hes a half pink ...if not, he has some half pink in him somewhere along his lines ..a full stripped con / pink con cannot have half pinks...it takes 1-2 generations of their babies spawning to get pinks to different ratios.. | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Hmmm... If I had the tanks lol I'd try con breeding (or if I at least had an oscar for population control) | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| What beautiful fish Mother Goose! | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Red1313 Hmmm... If I had the tanks lol I'd try con breeding (or if I at least had an oscar for population control) | 
Yeah...those eating machines are good for something. | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| Wow, Shawnie! She's absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations on her coloring, too! | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| ty all
bb she is sister to your tribe LOL | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| That is some really nice color for a convict. What do you feed them? Breeding the two of them together should produce some pink fry. My BN trio were all brown, but both females produced about 25% albino fry each spawn.
I had several pairs of HRP's last year, then sold them to make room for the chanchito's I have now. One pair had spawned twice, but the eggs were eaten before they hatched both times. | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
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Originally Posted by Toddnbecka That is some really nice color for a convict. What do you feed them? Breeding the two of them together should produce some pink fry. My BN trio were all brown, but both females produced about 25% albino fry each spawn.
I had several pairs of HRP's last year, then sold them to make room for the chanchito's I have now. One pair had spawned twice, but the eggs were eaten before they hatched both times. | I remember seeing your Oblongum's over on AC a long time ago, I still haven't found any around here. I am stuck with A. Scitulus and A. sp. Red Ceibal.
Any more spawns from them?
Brian | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| They spawned 6 times before taking a break, just started again last week. The eggs didn't last long with their current tankmates though. I have some 2" juvies listed on aquabid now. | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Toddnbecka That is some really nice color for a convict. What do you feed them? Breeding the two of them together should produce some pink fry. My BN trio were all brown, but both females produced about 25% albino fry each spawn.
I had several pairs of HRP's last year, then sold them to make room for the chanchito's I have now. One pair had spawned twice, but the eggs were eaten before they hatched both times. | thanks toddnbecka..
if i breed these 2, they should have 25-50% pinks...they are second generation half/halfs....wigglers to 1/2- 1 inch on bbs/bloodworms, decapulated shrimp eggs,golden pearls, and spirulina flakes..now its mainly kens premium cichlid mix , spirulina, and bloodworms ... | |
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October 2nd, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| IME diet often has a significant effect on color, particularly bloodworms and spirulina. | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| father and son ....they dont even look like the same fish species hahah DSC05296.JPG | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| aww! they are so cute together! | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| Love the color and the son definitely does not look like the dad. Is there a milkman around somewhere? | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| Hello Shawnie. Love the Dad/Son photo. Too cute!
Ken | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I have NEVER seen any like that b4....they are georgeous.... Love the daddy /son pic....am I gonna have to get cons now  ....lol...loll.... | |
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October 4th, 2009
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Originally Posted by lorabell I have NEVER seen any like that b4....they are georgeous.... Love the daddy /son pic....am I gonna have to get cons now ....lol...loll.... | YES!
In a few months, I'll have some that are old enough to ship  I have Shawnie's convict bloodlines and SWilkins convict bloodlines  | |
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October 4th, 2009
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Originally Posted by mare2009 Beautiful Shawnie! Are There Different Kinds Of 'con's, Because Yours Seem To Look Diff Then The As Usual Kind In The Fish Stores? Fantastic Colors ;d | Its Called Tender Loveing Care1!!!! | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| oh and the two of your i have look awesome they love blood worms hehhee | |
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October 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Lol. I wish I had tanks big enough that I could "find" a fish not seen in a while. She's definitely gorgeous. Looks like you spray painted her for the pictures.  | |
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