[ELewandowski]

Got my first Cichlids **Updated with Pic**

I finished cycling a 20gal and decided to go with cichlids. Since i have never had any and they seem like great fish. I picked up a male/female pair of convicts. I know they breed like rats, thats kind of the reason i got them. And i heard they are very hearty fish, and i want my first pair of cichlids to be easy. No pics right now, dont have the digi cam. But they are a little over an inch big, so still babies. They are in a 20 gal tank with a little(for now) java moss. They already are showing great personality. They come to the glass when i enter the room, and i was very close to getting the male to take some bloodworms from my fingers. He backed off about 2 inches from the food. They have taken to each other very well already. They rarely are more than an inch or two from each other. I am buying a 55gal this week after payday for their future home. Cant wait till they grow a bit.

 

[comler]

Sounds like fun! Keep us posted...

 

[Fishboydanny1]

a breeding pair of convicts are about the meanest fish that can be kept in aquariums. a breeding pair will killl anything else in the tank. be careful, and good luck!

 

[ELewandowski]

a breeding pair of convicts are about the meanest fish that can be kept in aquariums. a breeding pair will killl anything else in the tank. be careful, and good luck!

thanks, i have read a lot about how aggressive they are when it comes to protecting their fry. It was a determining factor in getting them. They will always have their own tank too. Right now they are sharing the tank with a small shoal of cory cats. but there is plenty of places in there to hide for the cats and when the pair starts breeding i will prolly xfer the cory cats to a diff tank.

 

[ELewandowski]

They seem to really like the java moss in their tank. They are always eating it.

 

[ELewandowski]

pic of the female, she likes the camera.

 

[ELewandowski]

another pic with the outside glass cleaned up.

 

[comler]

Lookin' good.

 

[DarkRevoultions]

Convict cichlids are great!! I had a friend who had convicts and angels... problem was Convicts don't grow as big as Angels in one year since they are small species of fishes I have heard..

Problem was the pair of cichlids got together and breeded and then the angels killed my convicts

But, if you have just convicts and nothing else. They SHOULD be fine. Just try and keep the water changes frequent and small every day. About once or twice a day is recommended. People do the same thing with angels when they have babies.

 

[ELewandowski]

wow, the angels killed the convicts, thats weird. Convicts can usually fend off and/or kill fish 4 times their size from what i have been reading and videos i have seen.

 

[DarkRevoultions]

wow, the angels killed the convicts, thats weird. Convicts can usually fend off and/or kill fish 4 times their size from what i have been reading and videos i have seen.

strange... but his angels were extremely aggressive. I guess it's just their behavior