Convict temperature question

[Wulfonce]

Can convicts be kept in temperatures between 67-69f? Also are they likely to breed at this temperature?

 

[RonnieRon1]

Any particular reason you are keeping the water that cold?. Mine bred at around 80 degrees and usually with a fresh water change, im not sure if they can breed at that cold of a temperature, hopefully someone can shed some light on that. Good luck.

R-R

R-R

 

[cacichlids]

They will survive that temperature but their growth will considerably slow down and they won't breed, they will also become more mellow and eat less.

I'm not 100% sure on this since convicts seem to breed no matter what lol but high temperatures trigger breeding in most wild situations.

 

[Kaliedoscope]

Convicts (and jacks) can take lower temperatures than most other CA cichlids, but they prefer the high seventies-low eighties (f).

Of course, I only know this because I lost power in the winter,
I don't think I could keep them outside in OK.

 

[Watson631]

if u want them to breed keep your water around 80 and your water has to be clean