convict help

[crowconor]

how to i breed my convict cichlids one is bigger with a red spot and the other is just straight no color just stripes are they ready to breed and when they do how do i care for them help me out thanks

 

[Eleven Bravo]

just add water. convicts are great parents. do they have any tankmates?

 

[snaggle]

It sounds like you have a pair. Like eleven bravo said just add water.

 

[crowconor]

although how do i know if there ready and i have no tankmates but what size thank is needed i got them in a 20g

 

[Eleven Bravo]

20g should be fine for 2 convicts. what size are they? i think around 1.5"

 

[crowconor]

maybe at most 3 in most likely smaller but i think i have two females if i get a male will they both breed

 

[ericifish]

if you have two females and you add a male, then the male will pair up with one of the females and then they both will beat up the other female. just take her out once they pair up.

 

[snaggle]

The one with the red spot is a femail ready to breed, so if they are not breeding, I would get a few more and let them pair off. Eather rehome the left overs in your tanks or sell them back to your LFS.

 

[crowconor]

thanks so what after i get eggs just leave them alon or what

 

[snaggle]

Convicts are great parents so no need to seperate the fry unitl they are larger then 1/4" after 1/2" they will start to eat the parents.