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nikcasper · 10-07-2009, 05:05 PM

thanks for the input kenny, and that orange trick only works if the convicts aren't inbred, sorry for my mistake i've only breed pink convicts...and with them the orange never appears. So the easy trick i know is the egg shape deal, so thanks for the criticism, and are you sure she'll be able to see the orange with them still being smaller sized fry?

and i never said to add the crayfish right away, or even add one, i said "you might want to get one if there's fry"

and there was no reason for sinister kisses to quote me when this forum is still on page one. Whatching nature isn't sadistic

SinisterKisses · 10-07-2009, 07:00 PM

It doesn't only work on convicts that haven't been inbred. It works on 99.9% of all cons...and yes, that includes PINK convicts. And it is evident on females as small as 1". Pictures taken from a google image search:

Female zebra:

Male zebra:

Female pink:

Male pink:

Females don't visibly look "egg shaped" compared to the males, they looks essentially the same. They may get a little round in the belly just before laying eggs, but that's it.

nikcasper · 10-07-2009, 07:26 PM

touche, well i wish i would of gotten to see some colorful ones like that. I just have never seen any convicts that colorful. thanks though im gonna be on the look out.

SinisterKisses · 10-07-2009, 07:42 PM

That's because most convicts in stores today are washed out, overbred cons that barely look like they "should". This is what a black zebra con SHOULD look like:

Very dark, crisp barring.

This is what MOST look like in store now.

Washed out, barely-there barring.

WarGoddess77 · 10-11-2009, 04:17 PM

no way you need atleast a 55g tank...my dad as been breeding these fish for years ....they breed like crazy i mean he one time atarted out with just for like you ...and ended up with hundreds of them and if u dont watch they baby will food for they others ..just something u need to think about ahead of time...and i read a book at the pet store and saw a site that said same thing that with theses type u have to watch they have been knows to changes sexes up to 3 times a year ...so the males u have now later could become a female and so 4th ...and they cant be kept with anyy other type of fish but some types of other cichlids...alll thing u need to think about and keep in mind

WarGoddess77 · 10-11-2009, 04:29 PM

I dont know where you all get this info...have have had this fish for years ...my dad has raised them for years as well...i have right now 8 med sized once in a 55 gallon tank with a coper colered pelco and a female yellow lab...they are all just fine ...no bad fighting ...my lab liek to run em off of her choosen spot but other then that they arent mean and i can hand feed all of them .....and another thing cons ahve been known to change sexes up to 3 times a year...and its hard to find info on this matter ...no one wants to let any 1 know but some of my dads if now going through this same thing and i also read this in a book it happens ...not to every 1 but to some...and do not put anything in the tank that will kill the babies ...thats just down right mean and no its not cool...to watch them fight ...i mena if u end upw ith some that do ...just sep them other wise ...lets put you and a big dude together and watch u 2 fight all the time see how that feels...best its fun to watch

SinisterKisses · 10-11-2009, 04:35 PM

oh BULL. Cons do not change sex.

10-07-2009, 05:05 PM	#11
nikcasper Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 71	thanks for the input kenny, and that orange trick only works if the convicts aren't inbred, sorry for my mistake i've only breed pink convicts...and with them the orange never appears. So the easy trick i know is the egg shape deal, so thanks for the criticism, and are you sure she'll be able to see the orange with them still being smaller sized fry? and i never said to add the crayfish right away, or even add one, i said "you might want to get one if there's fry" and there was no reason for sinister kisses to quote me when this forum is still on page one. Whatching nature isn't sadistic __________________ 90 gallon fw tank-live bamboo+anubias 1 albino oscar, 1 tiger oscar, pink convict, 1 black striped convict,2 regular pleco, red tailed shark, a jack dempsey,, green spotted pufferfish, snakeskin gourami, and a apple snail Last edited by nikcasper; 10-07-2009 at 05:21 PM..

10-07-2009, 07:26 PM	#13
nikcasper Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 71	touche, well i wish i would of gotten to see some colorful ones like that. I just have never seen any convicts that colorful. thanks though im gonna be on the look out. __________________ 90 gallon fw tank-live bamboo+anubias 1 albino oscar, 1 tiger oscar, pink convict, 1 black striped convict,2 regular pleco, red tailed shark, a jack dempsey,, green spotted pufferfish, snakeskin gourami, and a apple snail

10-07-2009, 07:00 PM	#12
SinisterKisses Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,086	It doesn't only work on convicts that haven't been inbred. It works on 99.9% of all cons...and yes, that includes PINK convicts. And it is evident on females as small as 1". Pictures taken from a google image search: Female zebra: Male zebra: Female pink: Male pink: Females don't visibly look "egg shaped" compared to the males, they looks essentially the same. They may get a little round in the belly just before laying eggs, but that's it.

10-07-2009, 07:42 PM	#14
SinisterKisses Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,086	That's because most convicts in stores today are washed out, overbred cons that barely look like they "should". This is what a black zebra con SHOULD look like: Very dark, crisp barring. This is what MOST look like in store now. Washed out, barely-there barring.

10-11-2009, 04:17 PM	#15
WarGoddess77 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	no way you need atleast a 55g tank...my dad as been breeding these fish for years ....they breed like crazy i mean he one time atarted out with just for like you ...and ended up with hundreds of them and if u dont watch they baby will food for they others ..just something u need to think about ahead of time...and i read a book at the pet store and saw a site that said same thing that with theses type u have to watch they have been knows to changes sexes up to 3 times a year ...so the males u have now later could become a female and so 4th ...and they cant be kept with anyy other type of fish but some types of other cichlids...alll thing u need to think about and keep in mind

10-11-2009, 04:29 PM	#16
WarGoddess77 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	I dont know where you all get this info...have have had this fish for years ...my dad has raised them for years as well...i have right now 8 med sized once in a 55 gallon tank with a coper colered pelco and a female yellow lab...they are all just fine ...no bad fighting ...my lab liek to run em off of her choosen spot but other then that they arent mean and i can hand feed all of them .....and another thing cons ahve been known to change sexes up to 3 times a year...and its hard to find info on this matter ...no one wants to let any 1 know but some of my dads if now going through this same thing and i also read this in a book it happens ...not to every 1 but to some...and do not put anything in the tank that will kill the babies ...thats just down right mean and no its not cool...to watch them fight ...i mena if u end upw ith some that do ...just sep them other wise ...lets put you and a big dude together and watch u 2 fight all the time see how that feels...best its fun to watch

10-11-2009, 04:35 PM	#17
SinisterKisses Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,086	oh BULL. Cons do not change sex.