convict fry food

[Magnus_Bane]

Honestly when I bred convicts I never fed them and special food. I just fed the adults and watched as the adults would take in the food, crush it up, and spit it out thru their gills for the fry to eat. It's was also really fun to watch the fry militaristicly go in waves and clean every square inch of surface area in the tank for food. Kinda looked like an oil spill slowly moving across the bottom of the tank.

 

[kingthedog]

I usually feed them lightly until they stop eating the algae that is normally in the tank

 

[Magnus_Bane]

I usually feed them lightly until they stop eating the algae that is normally in the tank

That should be plenty for them. Convicts are some of the easiest fish to breed and even easier to care for. I always let the parents just do there job and always had 100s of fry as the result. Only reason I stopped breeding them was do to there being no market for them in my area. Couldn't even give them away to ppl. They are great lil fish tho with huge personalities. Just keep doing what your doing and you should have great results.

 

[kingthedog]

there is not much market in my area either

 

[RD.]

There is no market anywhere in NA - they are a very common species with little overall retail value.