i am now noticing that my baby convicts are getting a white spot in mid section of their body,is this a stage of coloration in regular convict or pink convict or is this ich break out and i am noticing like only 1 spot on whole body,they are only 1 week old and what do u think when can i differ between regular and pink convicts,also the tank temp is 21-22 degree celcius
baby cons with white spot
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Definitely not pink - if they were pink babies, they would be pink - they start out pink.
I would imagine it's just a stage of color development in a normal convict - I have not had baby black convicts in a long time, so I don't remember.
I would imagine it's just a stage of color development in a normal convict - I have not had baby black convicts in a long time, so I don't remember.
but they are neither black nor pink yet but i would say white or transparent maybe pink but both parents were regular black ones so what do u think r they all pink convicts as neither is black yet
If they were pink, you would know. And no, if both parents are black, then zero fry will be pink - simple genetics. If one parent was pink, some fry would be pink - but they are immediately recognizable.
i wont be able to post pics as the white spot is not that visible on fries of age 1 week and the male is not that full black i.e. i think that he definetely have some pink genes in him hiding over there and please can anybody show me pics of both their pink and regular convict fry
maybe thats like this or due to feeding
http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/ไฟล์:Convict_Cichlid_Fry_1.jpg
http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/ไฟล์:Convict_Cichlid_Fry_1.jpg
The ones in that picture have colored "bellies" because of the food itself.
No - you can't "see" pink genes - they vary in shades of black and white / gray / greenish / etc - they are just normal convicts.
No - you can't "see" pink genes - they vary in shades of black and white / gray / greenish / etc - they are just normal convicts.
is there no chance of even 5 pink convicts from normal parents and maybe their coloration is also due to feeding and when will they get their colours
If both parents are heterozygous, then a SMALL percentage might turn up pink, but yours are just normal.
The difference is night and day. The babies will either be "dark" or "pink" right off the bat.
The difference is night and day. The babies will either be "dark" or "pink" right off the bat.