Video-Convict pair guarding eggs like CRAZY!!

[Jakob]

I bet this isnt an easy job for them they are 2" tops, the gt is 4-5".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-VWF5IQ714

 

[Anubisscott]

Figured I would put it up for ya.

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[Jakob]

Thanks scott.

 

[Matt724]

wow! beautiful fish. where exactly are the eggs though?

 

[Jakob]

Under the stone in the video, they dug the hole in the opposite direction from the front glass, so the hole turns to the back glass.

 

[fallin49er]

Those con's are feisty...if they were a little bigger, that GT would be in trouble...cool vid.

 

[fishluvr12]

Gotta love them Cons!

 

[peathenster]

Ouch - looks like somebody might get hurt!

I added a pair to my bocourti tank, hoping that they would "set the mood" for the bocourti pair. Well, they took over a corner. The 2" female is able to fend off the 10-12" bocourti, and the 4" male is a glass banger. I'm raising their fry as feeders but becoming more and more attached to them

 

[Jakob]

These fry will be feeders. How long does it take for the eggs to hatch?

 

[peathenster]

These fry will be feeders. How long does it take for the eggs to hatch?

Probably 3 days to hatch and 5 more days before they become free swimming....I wasn't paying much attention so these numbers are approximate