Convict Wrigglers Close-ups

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Tom LoFaro;4564029; said:
Is it a whole 55g just for 3 convicts? I'm trying to breed convicts myself, I have a pair, but I don't think they're compatible, I use a piece of slate tilted sideways against the glass as a cave and the male and female could both easily fit in it, but the male pushes the female out whenever she tries to go in with him. The female has her breeding colors, and the male is about 1/2 inch longer than her. I try to keep the water warm, I do hot water changes every 3-7 days depending how busy I am (due to lack of a heater). The male and female are the only fish in there and they are both in a 10g tank. I'm thinking about adding 2 more females if they don't start breeding soon. Any tips?
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Yeah, the three convicts have the 55g to themselves.

I would invest in a heater, a 50w would be adequate. Keeping the temperature at a stable temp of 80ish degrees would be beneficial.

Also, a 10g is a little small for cons, a 20-29gal would yield better results.

Is there a decent amount of filtration to create a little current in the tank?

How big are they? I bet if you let them grow out they will pair up eventually, cons will be cons :P
 
elting44;4563998; said:
yeah, I am going to try to get shots of them every other day or so, track what happens to them, then make a convict breeding photo-log thread

the link in my sig has all the pics.
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I really like this idea. I'm thinking about doing something similar just with another cichlid. Maybe starting up a blog? I'd like something that can breed in a 30 gallon breeder and be relatively uncommon. Either way it is very cool to see the convict fry so close! Makes me appreciate them more!
 
Man, I can't even get photos like that with my dslr. Very nice.
 
buckeyenut222;4566794; said:
I really like this idea. I'm thinking about doing something similar just with another cichlid. Maybe starting up a blog? I'd like something that can breed in a 30 gallon breeder and be relatively uncommon. Either way it is very cool to see the convict fry so close! Makes me appreciate them more!
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Yeah, there are more pics of the pair and their last spawn in the link in my Sig,

Nemesis;4566824; said:
Man, I can't even get photos like that with my dslr. Very nice.
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Thanks Nemesis
 
very nice pics cant wait till my cons grow out to have lil ones
 
Here is an update, they are starting to take on a fish like appearance

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