convict breeding

Subject: convict breeding Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:08 am

i have a pair of convists that are in a 55 with some tanganican cichlids and i wat to move them. here is my plan. the male is a pink and the female is black, and their first batch was split 50/50. i wanna breed just pink cons. i was thinking i could wait till the little babys are old enough to sex andmove the male and a pink female into a 10gallon and let them make little pink onvixt babys. i wouldnt keep the babys, i would trade or sell them, of use the fry to feed my other cichlids, wh knows. anybody wanna chime in?

Subject: Re: convict breeding Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:28 am

10 gallon is a little small for a breeding pair of convicts, especially once the fry start growin' a little. I use 20 longs for breedin' mid-sized CA cichlids. Other than that, think ya have a solid plan, but you'll find even pink convicts saturate the market pretty quick and there won't be much of an interest after a spawn or two.

WYite

Subject: Re: convict breeding Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:17 am

20g long would be absolute minimum to breed thewm IMO.

Subject: Re: convict breeding Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:17 am

i have a critter cage thats about the size of a 20 long, will that do?

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Hit up the concrete section at Lowes. They have a 2x3 foot by 8 inch tall concrete mixing tub. Hard heavy duty black plastic, made by the same company that makes the hard pond liners for about 12 bucks.

With some slight modifications you can use an Emperor 400 on it for filtration, toss in some gravel on the bottom and a few clay flower pots, or pvc tubing (something to block line of sight.) and taa-daa. In no time you'll have more cons than you know what to do with. Smile

Subject: Re: convict breeding Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:05 pm

Yeah pretty much add water and let em go. The reason space is essential is for the aggression and mating ritual...The female may get beat up without proper retreat space.

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