Black Convicts

[smokeythebair]

Are Black convicts aggressive when they have fry??? I heard they are like rabbits and easy to breed. How big do they have to be in order to breed 4inches?

 

[kgby13]

Mine bred at just under two inches in a 15g. Some can kill but some can be mellow, just depends on the fish. I would say the majority are aggressive. You cant stop a male and female from breeding.

 

[smokeythebair]

Sweet. so i guess putting them in their own tank is the way to go for stress.

 

[FishTankMan]

My just hatched in here last Saturday. The male is very aggressive and keeps my skunk botias on one side of the tank.

 

[smokeythebair]

Everyone said buy african cichlids when i started. I wish i got more central they are alot more laid back and chilled. Africans don't stop darting

 

[Chrisplosion]

Aggressive enough to make a full grown oscar cower in the corner.

 

[choyadgreat]

Aggressive enough to make a full grown oscar cower in the corner.

Lol! My 3 inch male cornered my 12 inch pleco to the side of the tank and he got stuck in the air inlet...

 

[Zfishies]

Damn boogers are just made their nest and causing hell

 

[elting44]

Yes, very much so, and they can also get aggro towards each other at different points of the breeding process so keep an eye on them

They only need to be about an 1 1/2" to breed. I have heard of females being sexually mature even smaller.

Good luck, hope this helps

 

[moodig]

my friend had some that breed every month and there about 2 and a half in. They chase away all the other fish that come near the eggs even his jag. but hes still small