Black Convict/Jack Dempsey Pairing Up?????

[joestyx]

I have a black convict and a jack dempsey in a 55gal with 3 bala sharks..... when i first got the JD the convict would chase it all around the, the JD wasn't really scared of the convict as it was like they were just playing around....Now the two are inseparable, they parade around the everywhere together....My question is this at all common or can these 2 cichlids mate????

 

[ibr3ak]

Convicts have been known to mate with just about any ca/sa cichlid (give or take a few ), so it wouldn't surprise me if they do.

Here's one convict x JD I googled:

 

[AquariumNoob13]

i don't think they can have hybrids, but i'm not the central american expert so idk. . . that is interesting though. are they the same size about? or is the convict much bigger?

 

[joestyx]

WOW!!!!! that is a wicked lookin' fish

 

[joestyx]

i don't think they can have hybrids, but i'm not the central american expert so idk. . . that is interesting though. are they the same size about? or is the convict much bigger?

the JD is just a tad bit larger than the convict

 

[AquariumNoob13]

oh? how many inches wud u say? and don't convicts tend to stay small?

 

[joestyx]

oh? how many inches wud u say? and don't convicts tend to stay small?

the convict is about 3 1/2in and the dempsey is like 4in

 

[Ruben Tolon]

they could have fry, but the result wouldn't look as good as either of the parent species. I'd just use the resulting fry as feeders for your larger fish.

 

[nmrsco]

if they spawn I would love to see how they turn out

 

[syddakyd]

did all you guys not see the pic posted