Here are my babies!

[neekaragua]

when i first got mine i got 4 the 2 i have now killed off the other 2 then i got 4 more because every one told me they do better in shoals they got killed off also i have had them since begining of october and they are doing good
i feed them home mixed food

 

[ol78hunter]

Ok so basically the key is frequent water changes? I have a ton of filtration so I think they will do great in the long run.

 

[ol78hunter]

i've been raising these ones since the end of october/early november from about a half an inch and they are now about 5" tl. i attribute most of their growth and color to water quality, i don't feed them any more than other people feed theirs.

What kinds of food are you feeding them?

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

hikari bio gold pellets in the morning and shrimp, tilapia, catfish, or some other type of raw fish fillet at night, no feeder goldfish.

 

[ol78hunter]

Ok so if i wanted to do feeder fish like once a week or so what kinds would be best? I know not goldfish.

 

[ol78hunter]

Also what size of pellets?

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

i breed my own convicts and will throw a few in the piranha tanks every once in awhile, but i really only like to feed stuff that i've bred myself so that i know they're healthy. for pellets, i start out on the mini size and move up to the medium size when they're a bit bigger.

 

[ol78hunter]

Will they continue to eat pellets when they get bigger and full sized?

 

[ol78hunter]

Also what sized tank do you use for ur breeder convicts?

 

[JoeDizzleMPLS]

Also what sized tank do you use for ur breeder convicts?

they should eat pellets forever as long as you start them when they're young. i have my convict breeders set up in a 29, i'm actually re-doing that setup tonight.