1 Convict Cichild And One Male Pink Convict Cichild Plus 4 Danios

[saboy]

I take it your in america ?

 

[champb21]

ya

 

[jayjay]

new jersey, for you saboy just incase lol.

btw the dorsal fin is the fin along the fishes back, in males the end is more pointed than the rounded females.

but with pics we can help you.

 

[champb21]

i need to find the thing tht attaches to the computer when i upload them it was hard to get the one fish pictures

 

[SamUK]

new jersey, for you saboy just incase lol.

btw the dorsal fin is the fin along the fishes back, in males the end is more pointed than the rounded females.

but with pics we can help you.

thats not true.

even a hump forming when the con matures isnt a sign that its a definate male.

the only way ive found to be consistent is in males the bottom fin touches the back fin (dnt kno names of fins) by a few milimetres where as the females stops jus short.

 

[jayjay]

you could just wait until they spawn and look at which lays the eggs....

samUK - generally fins are longer and more pointer in males like the anal fin which you said was the only reliable way......

and as for nuchal humps, i have seen females with them they can be reliable depending on species.

 

[champb21]

my black and white convict is just in the rock ornament the other one is at the opposite end of the tank what happening? how long does it take till there ready for the tank how many days its going on too 2 days they been in the tank and they haven't acted aggresive or anythin. what things do i need im new i dont know what ph is and when people say the water has to be hard

 

[SamUK]

samUK, you could just wait until they spawn and look at which lays the eggs....

generally fins are longer and more pointer in males like the anal fin which you said was the only reliable way......

and as for nuchal humps, i have seen females with them they can be reliable depending on species.

huh? are you talking to me?

i kno what sex all mine are

and i sed the hump isnt a reliable way of telling a male with convicts.

 

[jayjay]

sorry i confused myself lol i'll edit it.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

This is a link to the Convict Cichlid profile in the TFF Fish Index

i dont know what ph is and when people say the water has to be hard

pH is a way of knowing how acidic your water is.
some fish like water that is more acidic and so we keep them in water with a pH that is lower than 7.
some fish like water that is less acidic and so we keep them in water with a pH that is higher than 7.
some fish like water that is perfectly neutral, so we keep them in water with a pH of 7.

most people's tap water has a pH between 6 and 8, which is perfectly ok for convicts. convict cichlids are from Central America where most of the water is just a little acidic.

"hardness" is a description of how many minerals are dissolved in your water.
"hard water" has a lot of minerals dissolved into it and is generally less acidic.
"soft water" has hardly any minerals and is generally more acidic.

convict cichlids come from an area with mostly "soft water" and do not like a lot of minerals. unless your tap water has a funny, metal-like taste, then you don't really need to worry about how hard your water is.


champ, do you know anything about the nitrogen cycle? and did you learn anything about biology in high school or middle school?

 

[vancouver]

this person is obviously a troll... this is the 6th bs topic they've posted in the past 2 days.