Convict questions

[Goranothos]

How big is the tank and do you have other fish in it?

Just asking because breeding convicts will terrorize any other fish in the tank that get anywhere close to the eggs, or so I've read.

 

[doomiedee]

How big is the tank and do you have other fish in it?

Just asking because breeding convicts will terrorize any other fish in the tank that get anywhere close to the eggs, or so I've read.

Convicts terrorize everything even without fry I had a pair of calicoes take on and kill a 8" Oscar without any fry in the tank.


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[Goranothos]

I have one female C in my tank along with an O and 9 SDs. The C gets a little nippy with the SDs sometimes. The O is three times her size, so she runs from him, but comes right back at him when he quits chasing. If the O ever actually put forth any effort, he would kill her. He's more interested in eating than any of the other fish in the tank, however.

 

[doomiedee]

I have one female C in my tank along with an O and 9 SDs. The C gets a little nippy with the SDs sometimes. The O is three times her size, so she runs from him, but comes right back at him when he quits chasing. If the O ever actually put forth any effort, he would kill her. He's more interested in eating than any of the other fish in the tank, however.

This was a few days before they killed him. Once tag last few fry was removed it was on. As you see neither are anywhere near the size of the Oscar but they killed him http://youtu.be/0_aSRn3BhYc


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[Goranothos]

This was a few days before they killed him. Once tag last few fry was removed it was on. As you see neither are anywhere near the size of the Oscar but they killed him http://youtu.be/0_aSRn3BhYc

Sorry to hear that. All the more reason to keep Convict pairs alone. If mine doesn't quit nipping my SDs, she's going to wind up in another tank.