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[Wyomingite]

Completely agree, convicts get bigger than people think ( had one about 7” and extremely deep bodied and thick and as mean as any jag or RD

I had a wild caught male back when I was in college that was a solid 6". Unfortunately most of the domestic strains are so in-bred that even the males rarely reach 5". They're still just as mean and nasty though.

WYite

 

[FishAddict74]

I had a wild caught male back when I was in college that was a solid 6". Unfortunately most of the domestic strains are so in-bred that even the males rarely reach 5". They're still just as mean and nasty though.

WYite

I bet a WC convict was pretty cool I don’t know if mine was wild or not, it was huge but it was a pink convict. Do pinks exist in the wild?

 

[FishAddict74]

Why yell?

He was trying too hard I think lol

 

[Wyomingite]

Pinks are all probably tank bred. Even if the morph appeared in a wild population, it probably wouldn't last long because it would stick out like a sore thumb and be especially susceptible to predation.

WYite

 

[FishAddict74]

Pinks are all probably tank bred. Even if the morph appeared in a wild population, it probably wouldn't last long because it would stick out like a sore thumb and be especially susceptible to predation.

WYite

Ya that’s a good point, didn’t think about that, this was in the late 80s, so maybe they weren’t inbred as bad yet

 

[Sprinkle]

He was trying too hard I think lol

True

 

[Sprinkle]

Completely agree, convicts get bigger than people think ( had one about 7” and extremely deep bodied and thick and as mean as any jag or RD

I saw an 8” convict in my mom and pop store :O it was majestic

 

[FishAddict74]

He’s really starting to color up now

 

[fishorama]

Pretty & spunky, just the way I like my cichlid males. Nice tank & fish!

 

[FishAddict74]

Pretty & spunky, just the way I like my cichlid males. Nice tank & fish!

Thank you!