spekbelly

Hey Everyone! I have 2 convicts 1 male and 1 female. I use to have 2 females but there were alot of aggression between them, luckly my friend took one to add to his cichlid tank. And I found out a couple days ago that my new convict is a male. They get along so good together, but what i was wanting to know is if (and im sure they will) lay eggs, would it be ok to remove the eggs? I only have a 29gal tank and wouldnt be able to keep anymore convicts in my tank, and every fish store around me say they wont take any fish even if i just give them away. So could i just remove the eggs or dose anyone have any other suggestions?

Tony G.

You could remove them. You can also use the babies as live food for other fish...

btate617

Just take whatever piece of decor they lay the eggs on out of the tank, scrape off the eggs and then replace it.
The only problem here is the male will be ready to spawn again right away and they female will need some time so he may beat on her a bit.


Brian

Shawnie

or leave them be and mom and dad will eat them as they are spawning again(usually a couple months after each spawn)

spekbelly

Ok Sweet! That sounds great! thank you all for your help!