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Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	By the time they are around an inch long or so. Look for orange bellies. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 22-Jul-2006 15:36
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	what do i feed the babys
Posted 22-Jul-2006 18:03
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Baby Brine Shrimp Chris
Posted 22-Jul-2006 22:56
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	its funny, b/c my main pair laid another set of eggs y esterday. anyway i usually feed the parents frozen bllood worms and tetramin color bits. the fry will eat that after awhile of seeing their parents. But for the first few days i often see the fry eatting "stuff" off of the rocks in my tank. probably brown algae.
Posted 22-Jul-2006 23:36
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	Yeah I am sure there are things in the tank they eat for quite a while. I never used to feed them any thing special but I seemed to have fry. Interesting thing in my tank with Convicts right now. I have my original pair (black male, pink female) and a black female fry that I kept because she had nice colors. At this point she is getting ready to spawn and is creating weird stuff in the tank with the parent cons. She seems to be dispaying to her momma and the momma and her seem to be trying to push the male around. It is quite interesting. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 24-Jul-2006 02:18
venustus Small Fry Posts: 7 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Jun-2006	is it possible to get pink cons from a pair of black ones
Posted 26-Jul-2006 21:22
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Yes, Someone correct me if I am wrong but I hear that if you breed the offspring you have a good chance of getting pink fry. Can anyone confirm this? Also how do you sex pink convicts? Chris
Posted 27-Jul-2006 00:02
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	I am not sure on the gentics to get pink from blacks. Sexing pink cons is just like blacks. Look for longer fins on the males and an orange belly on the females. My female gets extremely orange right before a spawn but turns pearlish right after. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 27-Jul-2006 17:24
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	longer fins isn't an accurate way to distinguish males from females. I've had several females with very long fin extensions. the orange bellies is definitely the best way to tell though it can be kind of hard to see on female pinks. if you look close enough though you should be able to see it.
Posted 28-Jul-2006 09:53
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