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venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	just put my pair of convicts together the male is way bigger then the female will she be ok?
Posted 27-Jun-2006 01:44
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	that depends on a lot of things such as the tank size, temperament of the individual fish, temperature of the tank, number of hiding places etc.
Posted 27-Jun-2006 02:53
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	they are in a 29g long tank with lots of fake plants and one cave and a tree
Posted 27-Jun-2006 03:22
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	are there any other kinds of fish that can breed with convicts?
Posted 28-Jun-2006 16:22
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Jack Dempseys can interbreed with convicts. What do you mean by a tree? Also you might want to get another cave. BTW the female may be nipped often so feel free to quarantine her if attacked by the male. Chris
Posted 28-Jun-2006 17:19
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	what does quarantine her mean?
Posted 29-Jun-2006 16:18
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Put the female in a seperate tank or use a tank divider so the male can't get next to her. Chris
Posted 29-Jun-2006 16:46
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	what will that do
Posted 29-Jun-2006 19:42
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	that will keep ur male from killing ur female, given he is aggressive. i haven't found a problem with small females and larger males, but again every fish is different.
Posted 29-Jun-2006 20:06
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	what are some ways to tell when convicts are gonna breed
Posted 03-Jul-2006 15:55
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	Edited by bettachris are u talking about a non-established pair? for an established pair, my convicts turn white and black, usually my convicts are grey and black, also the female and male can be seen fanning the eggs, and they should breed every 20 days or so, which reminds me, my convicts bred again yesterday. for my non-established pairs, they will usually chase away my other young convicts from an area where they decided they are going to lay their eggs.
Posted 03-Jul-2006 18:47
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	does the bump on the males head mean anything other than its a male because ive had him for 5 months and i can only see it when he is in a tank with a female
Posted 04-Jul-2006 16:06
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	not sure by bump, my males are smaller, so that might be why they dont have a head bump, but by hump, do u mean head hump like a frontosa male will get.
Posted 04-Jul-2006 23:52
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	how long does it take for convict eggs to hatch?
Posted 10-Jul-2006 04:04
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	2-3 days.
Posted 10-Jul-2006 05:06
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	do water changes make fish grow faster?
Posted 19-Jul-2006 01:53
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	Water changes keep your nitrates low which is good for the fish. Combin that with a good food, space and they shoud grow well. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 19-Jul-2006 02:48
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	are there any tankmates for convicts with fry
Posted 20-Jul-2006 21:11
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	You may get away with something fast like Giant Danios or Rainbows. Con's get pretty agressive when its baby time. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 21-Jul-2006 02:05
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	how early can you tell if convicts are boys or girls?
Posted 21-Jul-2006 17:54
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