pink and black convict breed?

[o snap its eric]

i just added a female pink convict into my tank with a black male convict. do you think its a possible chance for them to breed? if so. how would they look like? can a male convict get mulitple female convicts preg. at the same time in the same tank?

[Jurupari Man]

Yes, they most certainly could breed with one another. The resulting fry would likely be a combo of pinks, black striped convicts, and possibly other varied patterns.

And just as an aside, cichlid males don't "impregnate" the females. They simply fertilize the eggs the females lay.

[o snap its eric]

so its possible to have one male to fertilize multiply eggs from different females all in one tank

[Jurupari Man]

Probably not at the same time, but yes, a male could mate with multiple females within a reasonably sized tank. I know people who have kept trios (1 male, 2 females) of species like H. multispinosa (rainbow cichlids) as well as sajica and convicts that have successfully spawned many times. The male might pick one female and completely reject the other, or he might spawn alternately with both. It's really his choice not yours! :D

[o snap its eric]

i will make him!

[rus]

i have a black male and a pink female and all i ever get is black babies.

[o snap its eric]

i bought this really beatiful convict... pale but with black strips. fins are incredible! all colors!