Convicts breeding? Say it ain't so!

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Spyral

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Yeah. my big male convict took his pick of 7 females and they dug out all the gravel in a cave, shooed all the other fish away and got busy. I woke up this morning to about 500 eggs stuck to the slate walls of the cave and an expectant Poppa nd Momma guarding their clutch. I stuck some foam sponges over my intakes and am now waiting to see how many of these suckers hatch.

Oh, I may have some convicts for giving away soon..lol
 
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Spyral

New Member
Ok, so now there are 2 separate clutches of eggs..lol. And I just constructed another "breeding cave" for my guys. A new couple has already moved in.

I got my fry tank all set too..as soon a s these suckers are big enough, I'll have a tank load of tasty snacks!
 
Madness

Madness

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Sweet. :) Those females I gave you are doing their job. I have 1 pair left, and they are in my Umbee tank. There are 16 Umbee ranging from 3" to 6", 3 Devils about 4", 1 redish Flowerhorn, 2 Loisellei, and 2 Jags @ 4". This pair of Cons is maybe 2" ea, and they have free swimming fry all over one area of the tank, and they are doing a darn good job keeping everyone away. Im sure the litter is shrinking each day, but still quite a few still swimming around.

Gotta love the live food. :punk:
 
Madness

Madness

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Aren't they like Convivts? In the way of breeding all the time, and anywhere.
 
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Kaie

New Member
yeah pretty much. Rams too but rams suck at parenting and will eat either the eggs or the fry.

I got rid of the Krib parents, but i still have the like 75 fry.
 
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