convicts

[AfricanCichlidFan]

That is very sad.. feeding the babies to other fish. get feeder fish not cons. My cons breed every 2 weeks and when my fry get older(1 inch) I give them to the pet store and I got 50 dollars. then use that money for feeders. or breed your own feeders...those babies want to live..not get eaten...cichlids are awsome...other than a cichlid..they suck

 

[fishbum]

i don't recomend inbreeding regardless of the reason. for me I want quality food for my O's so I don't inbreed the mollies I feed to them.

keep the parents as pets in a planted tank and seperate out the feeders into growout tubs with adequate filtration. 50g tubs are 10$ at walmart and target. get 3 of them plus 3 hob filters and some clamp lights from home depot. stick them in your basement or garage and let them growout. (heaters are optional depending on your local climate, in AZ I don't need them)

this will setup a nice little feeding cycle without major breaks. if you feed the breeding pair to your other fish you will be creating a break in the feeding cycle as it will take a few months for the cons to grow from fry to breeding age. then you will have the wait the initial justation period and then start all over.

This is the way to do it.IME,cons grow much faster than live bearers,and it is much easier to get the fry out.The parents don't eat them.

 

[Nabbig2]

This is the way to do it.IME,cons grow much faster than live bearers,and it is much easier to get the fry out.The parents don't eat them.

How is it easier to catch convict fry than livebearer fry?

 

[hybridtheoryd16]

How is it easier to catch convict fry than livebearer fry?

Not out of the tank.

They meant out of the equation.

Because the live bearers will eat the fry and egg layers will raise there fry.

 

[Nabbig2]

Oh I see what he meant now.

 

[fishbum]

Actually the easiest way to get the fry out is to put a tera cota pot in the breeding tank.The female should lay the eggs in it.When the eggs hatch, and before the fry are free swimming,move the pot(with the fry in it) and the female into a fry tank.Then when the fry are free swimming and eating,put the female back in with the male.

 

[Pharaoh]

That is very sad.. feeding the babies to other fish. get feeder fish not cons.

What's the difference? Fish are fish.

My cons breed every 2 weeks and when my fry get older(1 inch) I give them to the pet store and I got 50 dollars. then use that money for feeders.

Why buy feeders when you already have them?

or breed your own feeders...those babies want to live..not get eaten...cichlids are awsome...other than a cichlid..they suck

That is what he is doing. A feeder is a term used to describe any fish bred and raise solely with the intention to feed to another fish. Why are guppies, mollies and goldfish so bad. I actually kinda like them, but would still use them as feeders.

 

[bigbrad73]

I agree with Pharoh a fish is a fish. I am a cichlid guy also, but i am fixing to breed cons for feeders. getting my tank set up today.