Grr...Convicts wont breed!!!

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Mercury2234

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Hi all,

Two convicts (one male, one female) in a 30g by themselves. Plenty of hide out spaces. I've had them for a month so far;

The question that I have is their behavior...it seems the male CONSTANTLY chases the female... I NEVER see the female as she is hidden from the male unless I start to feed. She gets a few crumbs and the male goes on to attack her.

Tried to drop temp and bump it up, but no luck...Tried to see if I got two males or two females :screwy:, but no...buddy of mine from lfs can vouch male/female; I got a divider all ready up, once the female spawns...

Any suggestions would be welcome.
 
Geta different female...
 
it could also be that shes laid before and you havnet seen it?? have you bred cons before? if you notice the female is in one spot for a period of time, check for eggs. get a diff female too. i think its more difficult to not breed cons then it is to be successful with them
 
Cons are extremely easy to breed. Agreed with rob, get a different female, preferably bigger than your male.
 
Different female ehh? Yeah, the male is bigger than the female...and ALL day shes hiding inside a dragon structure where the male cant get to her...Even when I had them in a 75g by THEMSELVES, the male would chase her...

Just did a water change, and the female came out briefly to see what is going on, and the male went crazy after her...

What do I do with the current female, once I get a new female...
 
One last thing I noted, I can't tell whether eggs have been layed out or not because the female is INSIDE the dragon structure (sold at Pets mart). Furthermore, can't take pics either.

FYI, it is in fact my first time breeding convicts. I will be using them as feeders for my predator tank.
 
Yes it does...its CLEARLY noticeable; I am 100% is a male/female; Pets Mart people said it, so did a friend from LFS.

Male has no orange patches on stomach and is noticeably larger, while the female does and is smaller.
 
It is possible that you have an overly aggressive male. I breed O. mossambicus for a living and while they are very easy to breed, sometimes I come across an overly aggressive male.
 
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