convict cichlid colors
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tyler100;488558; said:is it normal for a smaller female con to have bright orange green and blues on its sides and fins..? .It looks really cool.. I will post pics as soon as i get some batteries for my camera..
both my male and female did that recently and now theres eggs!!! so guess its pretty normal
you'll be amazed at how often and 'sudden' a female con can color up or down. but yeah, fancy fins and an orange gut definitely isn't a bad sign. good luck
yea that's absolutely normal........my cons change colors a lot ......going from grays to dark blacks to blues...............
Totally normal coloration, definetley moreso for the females but young males also can have some of that coloration. For a while I thought that I had two lesbian convicts until they had eggs, then I noticed the male didn't have those colors anymore!!
mitch4ya;494062; said:
Females will often pair up and lay eggs in the absense of males, you may still have two females, unless you have fry of course. Females also tend to loose the color after they spawn. I think the color is a sign of readyness.
Yea my con will change from very dark grew with black stipes to light grey in a matter of seconds. usualy thought she is just dark grey with blue and orange and green on her fins and belly