Convict

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

 

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

 

What other fish are in the tank?

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

1 question :WT%

 

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

 

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

 

lol,its jus a matter of time!!!

 

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!

 

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.

 

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...

 

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)

 

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...

 

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?

 

Archocentrus nigrofasciatus

 

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

 

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

 

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