i have 2 convicts in a 29 gal tank, just wondering if anyone knew how fast they'll take to fully grow
convict cichlid size
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I dunno about growing rate, but I'm pretty sure they usually go up to 4-5in.
Guess growing rate would be based on what you feed/how often you feed it
Guess growing rate would be based on what you feed/how often you feed it
Mine took less than a year. females probably wont reach 4", 4"-5" for male some will get bigger but not in a 29.
It took over 5 years for my male to reach 6''. He is 10 years old and hasn't gotten any bigger. He has been in a 55g most of his life. He eats blood worm cubes, and pellets. On occasion he has eaten algae wafers. Females will never reach that size.
cichlidfish;2929832; said:
So... you bought him when he was 5 years old at a mystery size, and then took another 5 years to grow to 6 in...?
Midas Madness;2929837; said:So... you bought him when he was 5 years old at a mystery size, and then took another 5 years to grow to 6 in...?
How did you get that from what he said?
Id say from what he posted, hes had it 10 yrs...it took the first 5 yrs to grow six inches and hasnt grown anymore in the other 5.
where do u get that from lmao,Midas Madness;2929837; said:So... you bought him when he was 5 years old at a mystery size, and then took another 5 years to grow to 6 in...?
and by the way convicts are so slowwwwww in growth maybe 1-3 inchs a year imo for males, for females forget it 1 inch a year until 3-4 inchs and then they stop growing.however i have seen a 7 inch convict once he was very old but pretty big for a convict