Should I really take out some of the fry if I want them to live? I hear the parents will eat them all if I don't and yet I see some people on youtube having the babies grow up while the parents raise another spawn. What do you guys think?
What to do with my convict babies.
- Thread starter Jellymolly44
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i left all the ones my pair spawned and if i lost any, it was very few. I wouldnt worry about them eating the fry, its anybody else in the tank that migt try.
I hope out of the 3 females to the 1 male I have, I will have to go through something of this situation maybe if I am lucky. But everyone that I have read up on Convicts are actually very terrific parents to the spawn even when about 2 to 3 months of age they tend to stay close and very protective.
Thanks guys! That really helps out a lot.Would it be a wise idea to have any dither fish? I here they help with cichlid bonding. I also here that convicts may not need these kind of fish.
It depends on what kind of dither fish you add. I had a 3"Jack Dempsy in my tank the first time my cons spawned, the second time I had a 5" Blood Parrot. The cons are only 1.5" and 2". I havent seen any agressive behvior out of the mixes.
I am convinced if you put a pair of convicts in water in a leather boot they would breed and most of their fry would live. The female convict I used to have would attack any of her tankmates when she was guarding eggs. She never got bigger than 3" but consistently pushed around a green terror and an oscar. She was so tough she pulled part of her males lower jaw off during a breeding cycle.
I had to separate them. I tried using fry for feeders, but some of them always survived. If you have a breeding pair of convicts, be prepared to ask yourself the title question of this topic time and time again. If you are lucky you could find a LFS that will take them off of your hands.
I had to separate them. I tried using fry for feeders, but some of them always survived. If you have a breeding pair of convicts, be prepared to ask yourself the title question of this topic time and time again. If you are lucky you could find a LFS that will take them off of your hands.