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i have 5 convicst in my 100 gallon with a grip of predators...im tryin to make them spawn. i got a pot in there and driftwood, but the other fish keep taking over the territory. i dont know how my convicts are goin to breed in there. ii waited 3 weeks. and by monday. if they dont even pair up then there goin striaght to my silvers stomach.
chefdazza
04-07-2006, 3:05 AM
careful the silver doesn't choke, convicts are a little pokey
Tongue33
04-07-2006, 3:05 AM
i have 5 convicst in my 100 gallon with a grip of predators...im tryin to make them spawn. i got a pot in there and driftwood, but the other fish keep taking over the territory. i dont know how my convicts are goin to breed in there. ii waited 3 weeks. and by monday. if they dont even pair up then there goin striaght to my silvers stomach.
You need allot more hiding spaces if your other fish are taking it over.. Then you need hiding space for them and the cons.. Allot of the fish we all get regardless of attitude... suggest hiding spaces.. So if you have just started placing it in the tank and it's being rented by others chances are you need equal spaces for all of them to pick a home...
Are your cons paired do you have males and females?? Or better yet do you have another tank? A small one even a 20 gallon would work better.... If they are unable to establish their own area you might have probs... More pots more caves more homes for your fish..
Or like stated earlier put them in their own tank and watch the breeding begin!! LOL
zekni
04-07-2006, 11:17 AM
Not to mention, the eggs, let alone the fry aren't likely to survive in a tank full of predators. How big is the tank, and how many fish are in it?
Razalon
04-07-2006, 9:56 PM
Make sure you have females, and males which are old enough to spawn for one thing, and those orange pottery planters are the way to go.
Razalon
04-07-2006, 9:59 PM
Make sure you have dividers too. The other hostile fish in the tank might prevent her from committing to a nest site.
red oscar
04-08-2006, 10:46 PM
if you give them hiding places they will breed a small tank for them would be best if you want lots of feeders
mitch4ya
04-09-2006, 7:48 AM
Add some large rocks or other places for them to set up a territory. My theory with my convicts is just add water!
doeth72
04-09-2006, 8:46 PM
very true. Although convicts are very commited to breeding and to protecting their fry, it must be remembered that they are a small breed of cichlid and cannot spawn if constantly threatened by larger, aggressive tankmates.
blue.bluu
04-11-2006, 5:58 PM
i started with 2 convcts and than now i have like 500 convicts (pink)
they are nice..
Dude DIVIDE !!! the convict's from the other fish and give them some thing to lay there egg's on ( ex:...flower pot /cut or not.. ) and that's if there not all male's :(
these are hardy and very easy to breed fish ....hell I have breed a managuense to a convict... :D
F.Y.I.. these fish grow to 6'' and need at least a 55 gallon tank for them only at some point in time.. :thumbsup:
Carg R
05-07-2006, 11:52 PM
My convicts spawned 5-6 times in a 125 gal tank, but due to the amount and aggression of their tank mates all the fry were eaten w/in 1-2 weeks of becoming free swimmers. Then the convicts just stopped laying eggs. 6 months later I obtained a 180 gal tank and needed to cycle it- in went the convicts and whalla- baby convicts appeared again. I've since begun to stock the tank (the sand, rocks and filter were already cycled- I just added convicts for a week to prevent lossing more expensive fish) and the convicts are actively defending their half the tank.
the moral of the story? if it's stressful to watch over 200+ fry, just think how much more stressful it must be to fight off 50 hungry african cichlids. The parents (female) must have just gotten tired of wasting all that reproductive energy in the 125 gal.
Reed
oceaneering
08-17-2006, 10:59 AM
i started with 2 convcts and than now i have like 500 convicts (pink)
they are nice..
thats alot of convicts
fishjunky
08-20-2006, 10:39 PM
I agree with the rest
I have been sucessfully breeding convicts in a standard 20 gal tank with nothing other than the heater filter and a clay pot I just gave a way well over 50 adult convicts and found some more free swimming fry today
so if you cannot get them to reproduce in you 125 givem a tank of their own to make food for the others LOL
CorporateBoys
08-23-2006, 2:46 PM
i have 5 convicst in my 100 gallon with a grip of predators...im tryin to make them spawn. i got a pot in there and driftwood, but the other fish keep taking over the territory. i dont know how my convicts are goin to breed in there. ii waited 3 weeks. and by monday. if they dont even pair up then there goin striaght to my silvers stomach.
add some rocks or more pots. Do some water changes. If you want the fry to live you should put the Cons in their own tank.