Shortbody Convict pair

[lnelms2]

Saw these guys at my LFS getting really beat up. They're only 1/2" and they were in a crowded tank with much larger cichlids. I got them in a 40b now. Kinda hard to get pics because they're so small.

Also I didn't know whether to post them here or in the hybrid forum.

 

[HybridFinatic]

Saw these guys at my LFS getting really beat up. They're only 1/2" and they were in a crowded tank with much larger cichlids. I got them in a 40b now. Kinda hard to get pics because they're so small.

Also I didn't know whether to post them here or in the hybrid forum.
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Normally you should post these in the hybrid forum since these are hybrids. interesting find though.

 

[lnelms2]

Normally you should post these in the hybrid forum since these are hybrids. interesting find though.

Thanks! I googled it and even searched on MFK but couldn't find a definitive answer on whether they were hybrids or not.

 

[J. H.]

They may not be hybrids. RD.

 

[tlindsey]

Just googled short bodied convict and they actually are a new type of Convict lol.

 

[RD.]

Most of the newer "short body" fish on the market are not hybrids. In many tanks they would be viewed as culls, and snuffed early on, today they have become popular with hobbyists. Not my cup of tea, but to each their own.

 

[HybridFinatic]

They may not be hybrids. RD.

Yes these are most likely convict-blood parrot hybrids. Yes some short body fish nowadays could be culls but I believe these are hybrids.

 

[RD.]

Yes these are most likely convict-blood parrot hybrids. Yes some short body fish nowadays could be culls but I believe these are hybrids.

What leads you to believe that? Not arguing, I mean without any history on their genetics they could be just about anything, but I'm not seeing any parrot in them.

 

[neutrino]

Most of the newer "short body" fish on the market are not hybrids. In many tanks they would be viewed as culls, and snuffed early on, today they have become popular with hobbyists. Not my cup of tea, but to each their own.

+1. Not an unheard of 'genetic transcription error'. I've had a few myself, of more than one (pure) species (of known provenance). Ime they're typically weaker and even if one makes it past fryhood and you decide to keep it and let it have a shot, they often don't live long. I find it difficult not to question their relative life expectancy compared to the standard fish of a species.

...that said, I hope they do okay for you.

 

[AKBlueJacks]

+2. They don’t have to be hybrids. I currently have a short bodied Gold Jack Dempsey in my grow outs. Not my thing either, but I am going to give it to someone who is into short bodies.