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ClownyGirl  Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004   | I went and bought two of these, and they were labelled Banded Cichlids in the LFS, however, when I look up Banded cichlids in FP, and on Google, they show up as Green Severums. I have seen Green Severums and they look quite different. Here is a picture of the little fellow: http://community.webshots.com/photo/380408568/380450032RxgkWt I know its not very clear, but I only have a camera phone, so please help. I think it looks a bit like the black convict, but I am not sure. Thanks, Clowny Last edited by Clownygirl at 01-Jul-2005 16:43 |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | Okay, mine looks a lot like this, but I am not so sure. Both have the orange underbellies, so I may have ended up with two females like the desc Can somebody confirm this for me??? http://www.centralpets.com/animals/fish/freshwater_fish/fwf4497.html |
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| JokerFish Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 203 Votes: 20 Registered: 05-Feb-2004   | Those are definitly convicts and if both have orange then they are both female. |
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| opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004  | Yeah i'm with jokerfish! there convicts..look exactly the same as mine!  |
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SydneyPlecFan Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 18 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Feb-2005 | They are two female convicts, no doubt about that. |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | |
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| billyspans Banned Posts: 59 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005 | Defo female convicts. |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | So I got 2 convicts, 4 jewel cichlids and 2 salvinis in this tank. Should I get a male convict? |
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Jason_R_S       Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001   | what size is the tank? unless it's a very large tank then no don't add a male convict. adding a male will ensure a breeding pair which will cause chaos in the tank. |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | Its a 33 gal tank. |
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| xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005 | Wow there really nice, How big are they at adult size? 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | About 6 inches I have heard at max size, though its the first time I am keeping them. And oh, contrary to all good advice, I went and I did it, I got me a male. The two nasty ladies are giving him a hard time ATM  |
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| madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004 | i wouldnt get a male.... i have a breeding pair of cons and they'll fill your tank quick with young espcially if you have two females..... also they are real aggressive when breeding |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | Ooops, but now it has been done I have a spare tank, and another big bucket ready incase I end up with some fry. Hopefully, they are still too young.Here are pics of the new suspected male |
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cichlidae Enthusiast Posts: 294 Kudos: 191 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Sep-2002 | Too young? Convicts have been known to breed at 1 1/4". lol. Be ready for some fry :-D |
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| ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 | Okay, I have a picture of the newest boy, and I cant tell if its a boy or a girl, could somebody please, please, please help me: http://community.webshots.com/photo/382784459/382785447WmZgMS Only thing that I can say for sure is that he doesnt have any orange spots on his body. |
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