Whats up with this blotchy convict?

[woofy]

Woofy, if that male retains those black spot, then WOW!!!! I really hope you breed him with the correct geno-type female to get more fish like that. I have a breeding project that I plan to impliment soon for convicts with lots of marbling. I went to two petsmarts last night and found a few like this, but again through my experience, they loose the black spots as they mature. Goodluck with him.

Ill try to get pictures of all of them. Ive had these since they were about 1" and they are now at 2" and like 5-6 months older and they are all just as spotty. The male seems to want to breed with the regular female who is just as splotchy as that pink convict in the pictures. Im really eager to see what the babies come out like. I wil probably get more females.

 

[Camphilophus]

are you getting them from a reputable source?

 

[Aquamojo]

I posted these in another thread. I have a dozen or so of this particular Convict variant. I don't believe they are called "calico". That would be a cross between pink and regular. Whatever the name they're pretty cool. As they grow out they will still have unusual coloration...but not as predominant as when juvenile.

 

[bigspizz]

I posted these in another thread. I have a dozen or so of this particular Convict variant. I don't believe they are called "calico". That would be a cross between pink and regular. Whatever the name they're pretty cool. As they grow out they will still have unusual coloration...but not as predominant as when juvenile.

I knew it was unique....

 

[straitjacketstar]

It may or may not be the fish's own pigment. IMO it looks too much like the black coloration you see on some of the haps the big chain stores sell. Perhaps a genetic spasm that causes the overload of melanin? I heard everything from food to parasites that causes this particular type of pigmentation. I personally don't know what it really is but as Mo just provided with pictures, it looks to fade over time with good keeping.