Convict Cichlids: Tips For Keeping and Breeding Them
Contents Overview
- Convict Cichlids Video
- Spotlight on the Cichlid Atlas
- A Healthy Convict Cichlid
- Breeding Convict Cichlids
- Convict Cichlids
- What Cichlid is the Best?
- Buy Cichlids Online
- Great Books About Cichlids
- Get Answers to Questions About Convict Cichlids
- Convict Cichlid Vids
- Convict Cichlids on Wikipedia
- More Aquarium Fish Lenses
- Aquarium Heater Deals on eBay
- Reader Feedback
- Cichlid News from Google News
- More Aquarium Fish Links
Convict Cichlids Video
Spotlight on the Cichlid Atlas
Baensch/Mergus Cichlid Atlas, Vol. 2 (v. 2)
Amazon Price: $84.99 (as of 11/09/2009)
The Baensch/Mergus Atlas Collection are the best aquarium fish guides available. These books are packed with pages full of information and color pictures of all of the different types of fish found in the hobby today. This book will be a handy reference for any Cichlid owner.
Usually ships in 24 hours
A Healthy Convict Cichlid
Convict Cichlids are very hardy fish and can live in a wide range of water conditions. To keep a convict healthy you should still keep water clean and optimal in the tank. Water temperature should be between 68 and 77 Fahrenheit with some type of cave in the form of rocks or an empty flower pot.They are very territorial and also very aggressive. Only single specimens or a single pair should be kept in small aquariums of 20 or 29 gallons. In larger aquariums that have plenty of rocks and caves, other robust Cichlids can be kept with convicts. If keeping a breeding pair then no other fish should be kept in the tank.
Breeding Convict Cichlids
To tell the difference between males and females, a female will have orange coloration on her belly while males do not. Once a pair is chosen they should be placed together in a tank no smaller than 20 gallons in size. The tank should have some type of hollow log, empty flower pot or cave for the eggs to be laid in when the fish spawn. With all that in place all that is left is to let nature take its course. The pair of convicts will spawn and after they are done both will guard the eggs and the fry when they have hatched.
A 20 gallon tank will not be big enough for the parents to raise their fry so only use a 20 gallon if the eggs are going to be removed and placed in a separate tank for hatching. If the eggs are removed the pair of convicts will normally spawn again within 1 to 2 weeks.
Learn More About Convict Cichlids
Convict Cichlids
What Cichlid is the Best?
Buy Cichlids Online
To get the healthiest Cichlids possible it is a good idea to order online right from the breeders. Commercial Cichlid breeders practice selective breeding to guarantee healthy fish. Buy live African Cichlids from Live Fish Direct!
Great Books About Cichlids
Aquarium Care of Cichlids (Animal Planet Pet Care Library)
Amazon Price: $9.56 (as of 11/09/2009)
Cichlids (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/09/2009)
Lake Victoria Basin Cichlids (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 11/09/2009)
Lake Malawi Cichlids (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/09/2009)
Lake Tanganyika Cichlids (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/09/2009)
Get Answers to Questions About Convict Cichlids
If you have any questions about anything to do with Convict Cichlids or any other aquarium fish there is one great place to ask questions and get answers. Yahoo Answers is a place where you can ask questions and then other people can give their advice to try to answer your questions. Follow me on Yahoo Answers.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand by
Convict Cichlids on Wikipedia
The Convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is a species of fish from the family Cichlidae, native to Central America, also known as the zebra cichlid. Convict cichlids are popular aquarium fish and have also been the subject of numerous studies on fish behaviour.Robins CR, Bailey RM, Bond CE, Brooker JR, Lachner EA, Lea RN, Scott WB (1991) World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. 21: p. 243.
More Aquarium Fish Lenses
-
Keeping and Breeding Fancy Tail Guppies
-
The Fancy Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata) is one of the most popular fresh water fish and the most popular live bearing fish in the hobby. They can be found in a wide range of ornamental shapes and color varieties. Guppies are low maintenance and fun to...
-
Keeping and Breeding Freshwater Angelfish
-
Freshwater Angelfishes are very popular among aquarium owners. They are the best known fish of all the cichlids. Angelfish are can be found in a variety of shapes and colors with as many as 30 different species found in the hobby today. They are very...
-
Keeping and Breeding Platys
-
A Platy (Xiphophorus Maculatus) is an extreamly popular live bearing fish found in the aquarium hobby. Platys come in a wide range of colors and shapes. Their bright colors and ease of keeping have made them a very popular freshwater aquarium fish fo...
-
Keeping and Breeding Black Mollies
-
The Black Molly (Poecilia Sphenops) is a popular color variety of Molly that is distinguished by a completely black body. They grow to be about 3" in length and do well in an aquarium that is 20 gal. or larger. Black Mollies are from a species o...
-
Keeping and Breeding Dwarf Gouramis
-
The Dwarf Gourami (Colisa Lalia) is the most popular of all gouramis found in the hobby today. Their bright colors and peaceful temperment make them an attractive addition to a community tank. They are bubble nest builders and build nests of bubbles...
Aquarium Heater Deals on eBay
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
Reader Feedback
DorothyFisher wrote...
This post of yours offers a lot of information about convict cichlids and how to breed convict cichlids
It is really a great help. While we all want to know more about the fish we want to take care of, it is also a need to know the environment, background and nature of the pet.
Posted September 08, 2009
CoolFoto wrote...
Welcome to the Tropical Fish group! 5* as usual. Your fish lenses are beautiful and must be encouraging more folks to keep fish!
Posted December 11, 2008
Cichlid News from Google News
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byMore Aquarium Fish Links
by WebGazelle
I love aquariums and aquarium fish keeping. I have either been around or owned fish since I was really little. I currently have a 20 gallon community...
(more)
