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JDevil
01-22-2009, 3:06 PM
Can anyone help me ID these cichlids? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated...
excuzzzeme
01-22-2009, 4:54 PM
Pink "I Kill You" Convicts! Top is male and bottom is female if that is an orange blush I see on her belly. Also known by the name of Pink Congos. They are considered to be the maniacal killers of the smaller cichlids. Max size is approximately 4-5" for the male. They reproduce like crazy. If you only have 2 the male may kill the female if she won't mate when he wants to.
Like many cichlids they make exceptional parents. They will lay eggs on the glass or just about anywhere and once fertilized they will be moved to a hiding/nesting spot. They can have as many as 150 fry per spawn. If the fry stray too far away the parents will pick them up (in their mouth) and move them back to the group.
Full grown Pink Cons have been known to take on fish 4X their size and win! They are omnivores and will eat anything they can get into their mouths. If they can't eat it, they'll kill it unless it is fast enough to get away.
Pittbull
01-22-2009, 5:17 PM
Everything excuzzzeme (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/member.php?u=69589) said plus if you don't get the juvies from the first spawn out when they breed again they will kill their offspring..
great advice excuzzzeme (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/member.php?u=69589)..