will it ever stop

[MrGrayMySkipper]

the pink convicts babys, almost all of them have been fed to the big fish in the house. now im wondering will she ever stop killing the male or is that just what they do. and would she breed with a male black convict instead of a pink male.

[excuzzzeme]

Cons will breed with you if you gave them half a chance!LOL Actually, they are similar to guppies in that they are very prolific and color (pink or black) doesn't matter. Conspecific aggression is common and when one won't mate for some reason, it becomes the target that usually results in death. This is very common when they are over-crowded or stressed.

[MrGrayMySkipper]

but they mate then the female kills the male

[Cerianthus]

but they mate then the female kills the male
Odd, Never had such problems with convicts. Perhaps, male wasnt being a good father???
Either that or she just wants to be a single MOM??? LOL!
How many males have you lost to female's aggression?

[MrGrayMySkipper]

2 actually one a jelly bean pink convict the other being a plane pink convict but he seemed really week but he was the one who mated

[MySpace Mike]

What other fish are in the tank, Convicts are known for turning on each other after spawning when no other fish are present in the tank. I had a Male almost kill a female after spawning because they were the only ones in the tank.

The problem is when no other fish are present in the tank they start to see each other as intruders and defend the fry from each other.

If you have no other fish in the tank, add in like 6-10 giant danios depending on your tank size, maybe add in a pleco or something that can take the aggression they give when protecting the fry.

[livebearerfreak]

im having the oppisite mine wont breed lol and i have 7