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Convict Breeding (Information & Advice Wanted)

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by stevenrox, Nov 11, 2008.

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  1. stevenrox

    stevenrox Thread Starter New Member

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    i got these 4 convict cichlids pink/albino one of them looks pretty messed up the gills are like going straight up(genetic mutation maybe?)well im wondering and good tips to make them breed and if they breed do the frys turn out black and white or since they both albino only albino frys?
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Re: convicts

    Did you sex them ?
    How big are they ?

    A picture would be good to see exactly what you're talking about with the gills.
     
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    Re: convicts

    1) once a pair is formed remove the other two asap.
    2) all babies will be the pink/albino form
    3) are you sure the gills are mutated, or are they just flared out to show status in the tank?
     
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  4. stevenrox

    stevenrox Thread Starter New Member

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    Re: convicts

    sorry but dont gota pic but the gills stick out a little like a V or a parrot there are to males and 2 females
     
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    Re: convicts

    You should really only have 1 male.
     
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  6. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    really why?
     
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    Re: convicts

    1 male to 2-3 females is best
     
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  8. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    my bad i never new that but they seem to be living in a 40 gallon tank together they have tons of shelter though
     
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    Re: convicts

    1 male to 1 female was the only combo I was able to get to work, the male and female that paired kept trying to kill the female in a 125.


    How big are they?
     
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  10. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    2-3"
     
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    Re: convicts

    When I had convicts years and years ago I had one male to 3 or 4 females. I had fry ALL the time.
     
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  12. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    whats the difference between a pink jellybean parrot fish and a pink convict cichlid?????
     
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    Re: convicts

    One is a Blood Parrot Cichlid and one is a Convict Cichlid... Colored parrot fish are dyed, don't buy them.
     
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  14. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    i no im not but if you look up "pink jellybean parrot fish" and "pink convict" on google pics there identical
     
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    Re: convicts

    This is a Blood Parrot.
    acichlidresearch.com_gifs_parrot_t_parrot_cichlid_DSC_0564.jpg

    This is a Pink Convict.
    aupload.wikimedia.org_wikipedia_commons_thumb_d_df_Pink_Convicac10049fd752db9914aa1c40a344e375.jpg
     
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  16. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    but theres pink parrts to like albino white ones
     
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    They are dyed.
     
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  18. stevenrox

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    Re: convicts

    see look at <a class="postlink" href="http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee10/Alistriwen/Jelly3.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee10 ... Jelly3.jpg</a> this is a pink jellybean parrot undyed and it looks exacly like a pink convict
     
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    That's because that's not a parrot fish.
     
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  20. YellowCichlid

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    Re: convicts

    Looks like a convict to me
     
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