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	Convict pregnant and still has fry?
Johnny the Oranda Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 237 Votes: 82 Registered: 01-Mar-2005	My female convict looks pregnant again and shes acting funny, but she still has little fry swimming around from like a month ago, is that possible, shes kinda ignoring the fry now and the father is protecting them from the big mean cichlids in the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Cichlid Keeper Big Fish Posts: 368 Kudos: 466 Votes: 304 Registered: 17-Aug-2003	Yes she could be getting ready to lay eggs again. Convicts are generally known as one of the easiest fish to get to spawn and will continually breed. As far as her igorning the fry I don't think I would worry to much.Convicts are known for being very good parents with both protecting the fry from other fish in the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
tanker Hobbyist Posts: 99 Kudos: 113 Votes: 4 Registered: 04-May-2005	Convicts breed on avg every 4 weeks. It is not uncommon to have as many as 3 broods in a tank at one time. However, with this many offspring the tank quickly becomes overpopulated and high loss rates can be expected. Thin the herd!!! It's a stampede.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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