bought my first convicts!

[duendecillo]

I've bought my first convicts today...
They are floating in the bag at the moment.
I see the female allready got a little beating on the way from the lfs
I hope they will get along when I free them into the tank.
The male is really big, I think 11-12cm... female is quite a bit smaller, but that's normal right?

I will try to post some pictures when the batteries of my digital cam are charged...

Any advice on how to take care of them?

 

[EX-AmP]

if you want them to breed quicker, add a cave. be ready to find homes for the fry. how big of a tank do you have?

 

[duendecillo]

There's a big flowerpot laying on its side in the tank, hope that works as a cave?
Well, I just hope they will be friends, they don't have to be lovers...

they are in a 20g at the moment
I'm not going to add any other fish, so the two of them in that tank will work out okay I guess?

 

[duendecillo]

the male does chase the female at times, but sometimes they are together in a corner, so I guess he's not that aggresive towards her...

I think convicts are not really that common here. I paid 10euro for one, I think that's about 13dollar or something.
They don't have a common name here either, just the latin name (cichlasoma nigrofasciatum right?)

 

[impur]

convict cichlid is the common name. They go for about $1-$2 here. Very common.

And congrats on the new fish Can't wait to see the pics. I'd be willing to bet you will be up to your ears in fry in a month or 2!!!!!

 

[duendecillo]

well, I wouldn't really mind, I'm sure the lfs over here will want the fry...

what could be the behaviour to look for when they are pairing off?

 

[Sassygrrl]

Just so they don't fight over territory (one will have to be passive), make sure to have TWO caves. That way the loser still gets a place to stay. If they pair up, great Good luck!

 

[duendecillo]

thanx for the tip

There are pictures in the gallery!! go check them out

 

[EX-AmP]

looks great. when i make up my mind on what i wanna do id like to have a similar set up for my favorite male

 

[ProtegeRacer]

the local pet store here is sellin the Convict Cichlids 2 for a dollar D