You really do have some beautiful convict cichlids... you time and effort with then is really paying off...cant wait to see ehat this next generation looks like, very exciting.
Your female is absolutely stunning. I really enjoyed the video, the clarity of it and the clarity of your voice was great. I loved the story you told about the generations as well. I currently have 4 convicts and I am just watching videos I find about that type of fish. I feel like there will be a mating pair soon and I just want to know what to expect. I will take a look at other videos you have made. Thanks.
I share in the struggle when talking to friends about my fish, these are awesome fish. I recently got a couple pairs that I adopted from petco, again the only store I could find convicts at like you said in the video. The ones I have are about 2.5"-3" right now so I'm expecting them to try and breed any day.
Awesome story!!!! Awesome teacher!!! I tried that in Science class in high school and liability bla bla bla bla!!!!! I was willing to pay for everything just to make my favorite subject and last class interesting before I went home to see my other fish!!!! Got shut down!!!! You sound very mature and intelligent great job buddy!!!!!
Cool. I love convicts. They were the first egg layers to breed for me - in a community tank. I didn't even know they were the same species, as one was the pink variety. It was very exciting.
I got convicts because of this video thanks 🙏 man listen don’t let them mate with each other always out the line don’t inline breed maybe get away with it once but if u did u won’t notice anything visually but internally something can be wrong and there life spand
Wow que bonito tu acuario, la manera en la que lo montaste es genial, ahora veo por que el mio les golpea a mis peces y es por que de verdad necesitan de un gran espacio xD Que gran video :)
Great story bro! I also have 3rd Gen. Convicts from my original pair 4 yrs ago. You're right about the genetic deficiencies, I have two male convicts that are missing a dorsal fin each. But their colors are amazing, both female and male
I never breed a female and male from the same blood line and always go for a male that is 20 to 30% larger than the female. This gives a better success rate at pairing off in my experience. I also got my first pair of convicts from Petsmart. They have good fish sometimes but not to great with useful information! You’re better off asking google and doing research yourself IMO
I love your colorful female there! Do males possibly have colours as well? If not, I want to have a group of colorful females, hoping that they won't kill each other!
I have a 100 gallon tank, with about 5 red jewels, a bumble bee, two small albino zebras, two venustus, one convict and one other one. ( I forget the name lol) but they're doing all fine ! And they get along great . My female convict tho. I feel like her color could be better. She's no where as dark as your female. Can the food and the water she's in affect her coloring ? I'm new to this fish hobby.
just one question i have a male and a female in a 40 gallon tank..but there about inch inch n half big can they start breeding...i know i have a female because of the orange on her belly...
Linh Nguyen same for me I feed them to my betta and now they are getting too big I'm going to have to get another tank for them once he can't eat them anymore
We have 2 convicts there a mated pair my dad wants to no when they have babies do you separate them from the babies or from the other fish we have in there the store told us to separate them but do u?
Hope Gill Do not separate them, they're very good parents. If you think they're eating the fry they are not they will suck them into their mouths and spit them back into the area they want.
+Danarius Trotter Have the convicts started breeding yet? My guess would be to keep just one male with the female. If you have two males, they may compete for the female. I have a pair that have bred twice already and now I have one tank with just their offspring. They just keep breeding! Good luck!
if they are breeding convicts they are not friendly! I have a breeding couple that i tried in a community tank and they killed everything! Also, If you have plants the breeding convicts will up root them.
Can u mix black convicts with a community tank if u get baby black convicts cause that's what I just did with my twenty gallon long and they don't seem aggressive yet but they are also really little
hey, I have 7 convicts and I see that all my females have eggs , so far only 2 have laid eggs , I'm sure I only have 3 males. , I wanna know If the males will spray all the other eggs when laid or will the eggs end up dying
i have 3 aquariums n i just set up a kiddy pool thats 6ft in diameter and 10in tall but i have 8in of water in it n thats set up in my living room on the floor lol... all waters have convicts in em
convicts are very protective.. in order for the babies to be in one place the parents gather them in their mouths (without swallowing) and releases them in a secured place in the aquarium.
I have a 4ft tank and i have about 7 males and one female together. The female and a male have paired i believe but after 2 weeks still no fry. Whats wrong with them? I also have a turtle and 10 electric yellows with them
Great looking tank and some of the prettiest convict fish I've ever seen! Love the back story on it all! Thanks for sharing!
You really do have some beautiful convict cichlids... you time and effort with then is really paying off...cant wait to see ehat this next generation looks like, very exciting.
Love it! My aunt had a 220 convict setup and they breed like rabbits. And jump. We found about 20 dead fish behind the tank when we cleaned it
Wow never knew they jumped a friend has a topless 40 breeder setup I’m going to let him know
Your female is absolutely stunning. I really enjoyed the video, the clarity of it and the clarity of your voice was great. I loved the story you told about the generations as well. I currently have 4 convicts and I am just watching videos I find about that type of fish. I feel like there will be a mating pair soon and I just want to know what to expect. I will take a look at other videos you have made. Thanks.
Very nice setup and beautiful cichlids
Love your tank !!! And your convicts look absolutely gorgeous :)
I share in the struggle when talking to friends about my fish, these are awesome fish. I recently got a couple pairs that I adopted from petco, again the only store I could find convicts at like you said in the video. The ones I have are about 2.5"-3" right now so I'm expecting them to try and breed any day.
Love the way these guys move
CONVICTS are great for breeding and nice setup with your tank. Good Job buddy
Nice! My pink convict and black convict spawned 50 colorful fry recently!
Awesome story!!!! Awesome teacher!!! I tried that in Science class in high school and liability bla bla bla bla!!!!! I was willing to pay for everything just to make my favorite subject and last class interesting before I went home to see my other fish!!!! Got shut down!!!! You sound very mature and intelligent great job buddy!!!!!
Cool. I love convicts. They were the first egg layers to breed for me - in a community tank. I didn't even know they were the same species, as one was the pink variety. It was very exciting.
Great job 👍
Love the video. Wonderful job! Thanks very much, I am trying to do exactly what you did and I love your results.
One of the best fish videos i seen great talk too
I got convicts because of this video thanks 🙏 man listen don’t let them mate with each other always out the line don’t inline breed maybe get away with it once but if u did u won’t notice anything visually but internally something can be wrong and there life spand
Hey m8 i'm still find this video interested in 2020 :) i love my convivt. super video sir
Wow que bonito tu acuario, la manera en la que lo montaste es genial, ahora veo por que el mio les golpea a mis peces y es por que de verdad necesitan de un gran espacio xD
Que gran video :)
Great story bro! I also have 3rd Gen. Convicts from my original pair 4 yrs ago. You're right about the genetic deficiencies, I have two male convicts that are missing a dorsal fin each. But their colors are amazing, both female and male
Chris your smart as ever lol. Great vid.......
Very interesting story, I like it!!!
very intresting sir... thanks...
Good job
Love the story do you still have them
I never breed a female and male from the same blood line and always go for a male that is 20 to 30% larger than the female. This gives a better success rate at pairing off in my experience. I also got my first pair of convicts from Petsmart. They have good fish sometimes but not to great with useful information! You’re better off asking google and doing research yourself IMO
I miss my Convict tank.
you convinced me to get these fish
Nice good story very heart felt
I have an ex-convict - he's my brother...........
😂😂😂
I love how they swim
Nice video bro!
Amazing! I always dream of setting up my own aquarium. ;)
how do you know the differences between male and female, my convicts have spawn and have frys too. When did you take the frys out?
How many gallons of aquarium for 2 pairs
If im keeping a single convict (male)what size tank should i get?
Plz answer
minimum 18," lenghty
Great rant!!!!!!
I love your colorful female there! Do males possibly have colours as well? If not, I want to have a group of colorful females, hoping that they won't kill each other!
I have a 100 gallon tank, with about 5 red jewels, a bumble bee, two small albino zebras, two venustus, one convict and one other one. ( I forget the name lol) but they're doing all fine ! And they get along great . My female convict tho. I feel like her color could be better. She's no where as dark as your female. Can the food and the water she's in affect her coloring ? I'm new to this fish hobby.
How many times can fish from one pair of parent fish spawn before there is problems.
just one question i have a male and a female in a 40 gallon tank..but there about inch inch n half big can they start breeding...i know i have a female because of the orange on her belly...
What happened with the first original pair you bought at Petsmart?
extremely hardy, almost impossible to keep them from breeding. My pair breeds so often that I use the fry as feeder for my other fish
Linh Nguyen same for me I feed them to my betta and now they are getting too big I'm going to have to get another tank for them once he can't eat them anymore
What do you do with all the extra fish?
Very interesting story man.
beautiful
The rock towers are a cool idea
What do you do with the extra fry? You're probably not keeping ALL of them, where do they go?
Don’t forget to add that they change a lighter color for the babies can know the parents
Did.you.think.about.bringing .new.chiclids.in.the.tank
nice vid.. Bro !!!!
I like this video
nice tank man i just put a convict in my tank today :.>
Can you put clay/terra cotta pots in tanks like you have without preparing them in any way?
The most common result of inbreeding is problems with the immune system. Succeptibility to deseases, in other words.
We have 2 convicts there a mated pair my dad wants to no when they have babies do you separate them from the babies or from the other fish we have in there the store told us to separate them but do u?
Hope Gill Do not separate them, they're very good parents. If you think they're eating the fry they are not they will suck them into their mouths and spit them back into the area they want.
I wonder if there's a way to sell the babies if you aren't like a business man or work at a pet/fish store
Gotta love all the fry
I have a 35 gallon tank with 1 female and 2 small males is that good for them?
+Danarius Trotter Have the convicts started breeding yet? My guess would be to keep just one male with the female. If you have two males, they may compete for the female. I have a pair that have bred twice already and now I have one tank with just their offspring. They just keep breeding! Good luck!
Lad Dell my female is the biggest and both of my males are young.but by time they get big will they still mate
what tankmates do you recommend with Convicts?
if they are breeding convicts they are not friendly! I have a breeding couple that i tried in a community tank and they killed everything! Also, If you have plants the breeding convicts will up root them.
When buying convicts, get them from different places. This way you can keep the cross breeding down.
she is a beauty i pull fry on a monday every week with one pair without fail
Can you mix African Cichlids with convict fish?
james carney yes.
i got a pair of convicts last week
the female is very sick
any ideas ?
Yahya Skillz i sale u fresh cichlids
Can u mix black convicts with a community tank if u get baby black convicts cause that's what I just did with my twenty gallon long and they don't seem aggressive yet but they are also really little
hey, I have 7 convicts and I see that all my females have eggs , so far only 2 have laid eggs , I'm sure I only have 3 males. , I wanna know If the males will spray all the other eggs when laid or will the eggs end up dying
can I use a 20gal for 1 pair of convicts?
+svcruz Yes, preferably a 20 long.
Nice batch of fry..
i have 3 aquariums n i just set up a kiddy pool thats 6ft in diameter and 10in tall but i have 8in of water in it n thats set up in my living room on the floor lol... all waters have convicts in em
my convicts are really aggressive but they only chase the other fish away not really trying to harm any.
isn't it ironic convict cichlids mate like crazy + being good parents and convicts humans are all locked up with kids running the streets
Are convicts infantcidal? It looked like the babies were feeder fish, as the adult convicts seemed to nibble them a bit from time to time.
convicts are very protective.. in order for the babies to be in one place the parents gather them in their mouths (without swallowing) and releases them in a secured place in the aquarium.
Nice convicts o got a pair my self...
I have on convict in my tank. how long does it take to fully sex/mature?
Thanks. So much
how do u know if they are male and female? because i just got 2 today and the lady said that she wasnt sure if they were male or female
Females have ornage spots on there belly and smaller fins. The male lacks the ornage spots amd has noticeable bigger dorsal fin
I think your on to some nice looking female fish :)
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as a fish lover i just have to say. THIS IS NOT HOW YOU BREED STRAIS. Call the mail abomenation. and find a fine a nice new mail to your femail
You sound stupid
Why would you waste a 75 gallon tank on two convicts?
Why not?
the female has amazing color
Hi, arenthere such a thing as balloon convict
Eduardo Racoma yes
7 males to 1 female? that is asinine. do any of the males have fins left?
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I have a 4ft tank and i have about 7 males and one female together. The female and a male have paired i believe but after 2 weeks still no fry. Whats wrong with them? I also have a turtle and 10 electric yellows with them
Your a fuckin idiot bro
i love convicts i got a couple videos of my fish red devils pacu Oscars etcetera
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the female has a orange belly, the male doesn't .
where did you get your stones?
"nice looking female" lol
I has some black convit they has baby to i when out. Got a. Pink convit he kill the black one
Send me a female!!! Please!!
Inbreeding no good
To much inbreeding its no good