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Topic: My New Male Convinct Fish
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Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 09, 2008 11:14 PM
 
Just switched to a 20 gallon. It's very big. Should be getting another small female to pal up with the other male. Everyone is very feisty, territorial, and aggressive. IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 11, 2008 02:38 PM
Just got 2 new young'uns. Everyone is now getting along except for 1 male who has claimed his own territory and wants no one else near him or his territory. They sure are interesting fish! IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 16, 2008 12:45 PM
It's a female who claimed the territory, and she just had babies. About 30. OH BOY!  IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 17, 2008 12:02 AM
NOW you are not going to believe this. OMG.A "couple" has nestled into one of the clay pots and layed numerous eggs all along the side wall. So in 3 days, I am going to have many, many more babies. This is crazy!!! One of the males lost all his orange (the father). This couple is very cute though. They always kiss and clean each other, and rub their fins together. They also are not aggressive with the other 2 male and female. (yet) They have a much better disposition than the single female mother. So now there will be 3 parents in this tank, 2 singles, and numerous fry. TNTC. = too numerous to count. MAJOR  IP: Logged |
amisha121877
Knowflake Posts: 1227
From: Tri-State, USA
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted March 21, 2008 10:15 AM
congratulations Nephthys - you got little ones!i sent you an email yesterday - apparently, i'm going to have to try this convict process all over again. some people would say i'm a "strong" individual but I cried like a baby yesterday. r.i.p. robert - you are so missed and so loved - always and forever IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 21, 2008 06:58 PM
Hi ~ I did get your e-mail today....... I am so sorry.....   I hope you are feeling better. The new eggs haven't hatched yet, or if they have, we can't see them b/c the parents moved them inside a shell. IP: Logged |
angel_of_hope
Moderator Posts: 1372
From: Palmer, AK
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted March 24, 2008 04:37 PM
Ohhhhh that's sooooo cool Jovette. Whatcha gonna do with all them babies? How often do fish reporoduce?IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 24, 2008 09:11 PM
Ang,The second batch of babies hatched. I have about 70 babies and now another couple has nested and layed eggs I am sure. (they have the same behaviour as the other parents). This is discusting. Once they are large enough to move, I am going to give most of the babies back to my neighbor and he can deal with it. I already called 1 pet store and they don't want them. They said they don't have the room/extra tanks. After everything is sorted out I will keep only males.  IP: Logged |
angel_of_hope
Moderator Posts: 1372
From: Palmer, AK
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted March 25, 2008 08:17 PM
Ohh my gosh ... talk about overwhelming. It's one thing to have to get rid of a few, but SEVENTY!! And MORE on the way!! I feel for ya ... you could also try posting an add on craigslist.Good choice on keeping two males!  IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 25, 2008 10:29 PM
It's funny you mentioned Craigslist b/c I saw an ad awhile back from someone else who had Convict Cichlids for sale there! LOL IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3786
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted March 28, 2008 02:13 PM
Turns out the first "mother" who had babies..........is a male. Also, he/she had about 27 babies, and now there are 7. No idea if someone else ate them or what. So far the other batch of babies by the other couple are very energetic. Haveing trouble maintaining the heat. The heater works great for several days, then gets either too hot or too cold. Not sure if I should buy a new one. IP: Logged |
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