Kingdom of the convicts

[Ogertron3000]

Hey guys, it’s been a while since I have been on here but am still in the fishkeeping game.

Thought I would get myself a Xmas present, and rescape and rejigged my 40G .
Probably boring for some of you but after 35 years of keeping fish for the first time ever I have got some convict cichlids. A LFS had some small ones with a buy one get one free offer so I couldn’t resist. I have 4 and hoping for a pair eventually.

They are in with a few guppies and some stray tetras from a tank my wife lost interest in. Currently they are tiny ,pretty sure 1 is a male but can’t tell with yhe others yet. Not sure how they will go with their tankmates but will wait and see.
Maybe I will get some swordtails too.

I told the LFS guy I would probably regret doing this but am enjoying them a lot so far. Sometimes the simple things are the best.

 

[danotaylor]

Noice mate! Tank looks great. You may know this already, but the gals develop an area of bronze colored scales on the belly & a black bar that extends upwards into the dorsal fin.
Anyone that has never had convicts at least once is not a true hobbyist

 

[phreeflow]

Tank looks great—very natural layout. Convicts are underrated. Beautiful fish, great parents, good eaters, don’t get too big, hardy…the list goes on. Got my mother a pair of HRP and she’s having a blast watching them spawn and raise fry.

 

[Jexnell]

Remember the old saying, Convicts are the easiest fish to breed. 1) get a male 2) get a female 3) add water...

I had a pair literally days and they decided to breed in the same tank as Toni my Oscar...


Best of luck to you on you journey thru convict keeping. Great fish.