Convict

[leigh@aquarius]

Hello

I have ONE Convict in my tank, she has been hiding in a cave (boat) for the last week, and is not eating, I thought she may be pregnant, but today I managed to get a good look at her and doesn't look like she has eggs in her mouth, is this type of fish a mouth brooder?

I have had 4 lots of babies so far from my yellow cichlids and they are mouth brooders so I know what to look for.

So i'm wondering if she has perhaps laid eggs and got pregnant by another type of fish

any ideas?

Thanks

[solex69]

Hi

Not a mouth brooder but egg layer...I've currently got the 2nd batch of eggs in the tank and the 1st batch is still in the same tank with mum + dad.

If you want some babies, let me know...you can have some

Cheers
Dale

[Rowland]

What other fish are in the tank?

[Lushen1600]

Hi

Not a mouth brooder but egg layer...I've currently got the 2nd batch of eggs in the tank and the 1st batch is still in the same tank with mum + dad.

If you want some babies, let me know...you can have some

Cheers
Dale
Hi Solex im looking for a breeding pair of convicts, but im from pietermaritzburg in Kwa-Zulu Natal, if you know anybody who has one please let me know how much for the breeding pair and shipping

[shakester]

hey bra .you dont have to hassle for a pair ,i had a 1 year old mALE and one day day decided to put him on my 100l theen i found him a female three days later lots of babies ,then he ate her but they like the fish rabbits they breed and breed and breed so the babies are 2inch now so i can throw him in with afemale and viola !babies

i once had a guppie with wat looked like egg in her mouth but it was an ulcaer and it later [the next day ] died

[darryn]

They are not mouthbrooders. They lay eggs. And yes, they breed like rabbits. Added a male to a 3ft that already have a female in, and had eggs in 3 days.

@Lushen: I may be thinking of getting rid of my pair. I have not decided yet. So I may be able to help you out if you don't come right. Just not so sure about the shipping though. Never done it before.

[Vis]

three days later lots of babies ,then he ate her but they like the fish rabbits they breed and breed and breed

1 question :WT%

[JesseG]

im fairly certain that convict fish are on the blacklist,jus becarefull guys..

[darryn]

If they are, Henk will be sure to post a message in this thread.

[JesseG]

lol,its jus a matter of time!!!

[shakester]

ya thats for sure , my fry are big enough to breed now .so wen you get fry eventually .feed them brine shrimp it keeps your survival rate high and then crushed tetrapro falkes [R13.50] for a packet and you should grind it yourself as wen you buy the tetra baby it is ground flakes at double the price!

[SauRoN]

im fairly certain that convict fish are on the blacklist,jus becarefull guys..

Definitely not in the Black List.

It's one of the most common, and easiest cichlids to keep, and you'll find them absolutely anywhere.

[JesseG]

hi sauron,

have a look at this thread :

http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?t=3005

not sure if its the same species of convicts but i was told that convicts are blacklisted...

[johan008]

I was told that convicts are black listed but I just went threw Henk's list of black listed fish I could not find them so maybe it's off the black list (hope I am not wrong)

[JesseG]

yeah, i know what you are saying, i also went through that list and it wasn't there, but it is possible that the list we are looking at is outdated...i'm sure Henk will be providing a new list soon...

[Gareth]

the list that Henk has is the list for the last year we are still waiting for the new list to be approved. This might be a dumb question but what is the scientific Name for a convict maybe it is on the list under that name?

[shaunlventer]

Archocentrus nigrofasciatus

[johan008]

I goggled it for the scientific name and that's how I saw that it was not on the list (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus) like shaunlventer posted

[Donovan]

What is the black list? i saw it earlier briefly but didnt pay it much attention??!!

[JesseG]

its all the species that are illegal to trade, Donovan...like how all freshwater shrimp/crustaceans are illegal, they are on the blacklist...

[shaunlventer]

JESSE wheres the link you posted it the other day bro...?

[Donovan]

its all the species that are illegal to trade, Donovan...like how all freshwater shrimp/crustaceans are illegal, they are on the blacklist...

Thnx, its a pretty long list, is this due to near extinction?

[JesseG]

hi shaun,

i've posted that link in this thread as well, its on page 2, check it out, its not the latest list, we are all awaiting that from henk...

@Donovan : your guess is as good as mine...but i would assume so, i will post something else here just now, let me just find that thread...

[johan008]

No I don't think it is because of near extinction it is because they can survive in our waters and do damaged to our eco system if they end up in our waters ( hope I am not completely of the wagon)

[Donovan]

That makes sense i guess coz things that are near extinction i would imagine would be encouraged to breed

[Gareth]

nope Johan is right but yes there are a few that would also be near extinction.
the mane thing is that they can do major damage to our eco system if released into our rivers or dams

[JesseG]

cr@p, i can't find that post, but i'm sure both johan and gareth are right...

[f-fish]

Hope they are not on any black list - they are so darn good looking as wrigglers ... these are +- 1 day old.
http://www.f-fish.net/images-cabinet/wrigglerconvict.png

[shakester]

realy ,never heared of it?

the blacklist that is

[johan008]

Shakester here is the link to the blacklist posted by Henk

http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?t=78

[shakester]

damn thats list and a half.
one fish that i think should be put on there is definately, the parrot fish

[shaunlventer]

but wait there is more apparently they busy with the new list lol

[JesseG]

according to what i've heard from Henk, TASA's blacklist guy, the new list might be something like 3 pages...

[shakester]

thats quite good thing .thier is to many nasty fish

[shakester]

bought 1 female today and now got 2 pairs ready to breed , and thats how easy it is to breed convicts

[shakester]

ah wat did i tell youz i have fry 24/04/10