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06-05-2002, 03:06 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2002
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|  whats a good cichlid to breed other then convicts? Im relatively new to this hobby(had my tank 6 months) and i was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas of some interesting or colorful cichlids to breed other then convicts(i have those already). Tank size is a 50 gal. |
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06-05-2002, 01:18 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: O-town
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| Re: whats a good cichlid to breed other then convi Absolutely. Lake Malawi Cichlids from Africa. Yellow labs are great starter fish, are beautiful, and breed like rabbits (labidochromis caerelus). you could have a nice colony in a 50 and never get bored. Take a look at this site, and you will never look back http://www.malawicichlids.com
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06-05-2002, 02:33 PM
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| Re: whats a good cichlid to breed other then convi Apistogrammas! Any kind, borelli, cacatuoides (which mine are the coolest), agasazzi... those are the only names i can spell of the top of my head. They get pretty difficult the farther down the list you go. a fifty gallon could sport a nice little family! Here's some pics http://www27.brinkster.com/keprydak there are of my own stunnning pair  (yes I am very proud)
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06-05-2002, 10:31 PM
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| Re: whats a good cichlid to breed other then convi Nimbochromis (haplochromis) venustus is a predatory fish from Lake Malawi and can get quite big (8 inches). As far as I know they are a mouthbrooder. you can look at this for more info - http://www.malawicichlids.com/mw08068.htm
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06-06-2002, 02:48 AM
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| Re: whats a good cichlid to breed other then convi does anyone know, can u keep more then 2 convicts in a tank, i heard they wont tolerate each other. Does it matter if they are pink or black? My 2 are black convicts, i want to get a breeding pair of pink convicts as well |
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06-06-2002, 07:03 AM
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| Re: whats a good cichlid to breed other then convi Ive got a pair of Kribs, but no luck on the babies yet! Still waiting, I think the male is not mature enough yet. He has grown a fair bit since I got him so I think he will so be ready to go.  * |
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06-06-2002, 02:57 PM
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| Re: whats a good cichlid to breed other then convi you can keep more than 2 convicts in a tank. This works best if you can have atleast 5 or more. For some reason the crowding reduces the agression, or at least it's spread out over several fish instead of just one being picked on all the time. As far as keeping blacks with pinks you may end up with cross breading. I have peacocks and that's the way it is with them at least. So if you don't want the black and the pink to mess around keep them seperate, else it would make for a great looking tank. Jay |
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