so today i went to the lps and bought 3 convicts $21 for all 3, but anyways i looked in the display tank they were in and saw some fry so i picked the ones that were "protecting" special areas. i asked the pet store emploee if there was any eggs in the tank cause i really didnt want to take them away from unhatched eggs and he said no. i just put them in the tank (20 gallons) and they are following each other manly the 2 girls are following the male. well from the best of my knowledge there is 2 females and 1 male, the people at the pet store know nothing about how to tell there sex. they have been observing the tank and swimming in circles just to see whats around them ill post some pics of them soon most likely before i go to bed!
convict breeding
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Nice job on a pick-up, but I think unless Convicts are rare in your neck of the woods, that $21 for 3 Convicts is waaay over priced. I could buy 21 Convicts for $21 here!
I wish you were here in seattle, i had a whole 20 gallon filled with the little guys and couldn't even give them away on CL or anywhere. They just ended up as feeders because i needed the tank space.
You can feed Convicts under 2'' to almost any fully grown CA Cichlid. =P My LFS has taken some of my Convict fry to feed their store pet, a quickly growing Dovii.