convicts

[4wheelin]

i have a pair of convicts and was wondering why they both all of a sudden turned real dark almost black the male is darker than the female but the are both darker than normal is this normal or is somthing wrong?

 

[ymolina]

ther either gettin ready to breed or have already laid eggs.

 

[bdevilcasey]

Probly already have.

 

[Redearsunfish]

baby time!

 

[4wheelin]

wohoo its about time iv been tring to get a pair to breed for 3 months now and my male kept killing them like 3 days after i put a female in with him finally he likes one of them

 

[ymolina]

yea u got to remember that convicts are kinda like ppl in finding mates. if they dont like each other they will fight all the time. i went threw 2 males before i found a match.

 

[ericifish]

i guess i got lucky with mine. first two i picked out where a male and female breeding pair. i will warn you though, i now have a 55 gallon filled with grown convict cichlids

 

[ymolina]

lol that will happen they breed like rabbits. which is prolly y one of ther other names that i commonly hear is an should be rabbit cichlid.

 

[Dominator]

my black convict pairs fought for 6 months and then paired up and bred every 3 months.
When they breed, their black stripe turn darker, the white stripe turn brighter, and fins turn greenish-blue.

 

[4wheelin]

ok well i dont see any eggs yet unless they laid them on the gravel and i cant see them so ill keep lookin thanks everyone