View Full Version : Convicts Broke Up
Vitaliy
05-06-2005, 7:01 PM
One of my Convict pairs broke up! They have been together for the past two months and have had fry together but the past few days they just split up and sit at the opposite sides of the tank and attack each other once in a while. What the hell is happening? Will they get back together or what?
piranha45
05-06-2005, 7:34 PM
theres no telling for sure, especially if theyve been separated for THAT long already...
rayman45
05-06-2005, 7:49 PM
its called a trial sepration
simple -- get a new pair.
WckedMidas
05-06-2005, 9:29 PM
simple grow some fry out bound to be male female pair in there somewhere
electropunk
04-16-2009, 7:50 AM
they might pair up again...i have a pair that im trying like hell to disuade from spawning, but of course they did maybe 3 weeks ago. i took out the ornament they laid eggs on and rearranged the tank, then the female was getting beaten on by the male and her color got really washed out and spent most of her time hiding. less then a week ago they started hanging around each other and look ready to spawn at any minute...
Jason_S
04-16-2009, 9:22 AM
how big's the tank they're in? most cichlids only form pair bonds so long as conditions are favorable for them to remain a pair. if something in the environment changes, the pair can easily be broken.
bottom line is..just because a pair forms doesn't mean they'll always be a pair. without knowing anything else at this point my guess would be they need to be in a larger tank. :)