Pink Convict Cichlid
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The Pink Convict Cichlid is a pseudo-albino of the Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Convict Cichlid. Sometimes called Zebra Cichlid or Convict Cichlid, this fish is monotone in color, with the female having an orange patch on her stomach. The male is larger, monotone, has a steeper forehead and longer fins. As it ages, the male will acquire a fatty lump on the forehead. A striking addition to any aquarium, they are not recommended for the community tank due to their aggressive tendencies.
The Pink Convict Cichlid requires a minimum tank of 30 gallons with a gravel bottom, rocks and plenty of hiding places among the rocks or some inverted pots. Floating plants are recommended as a form of cover. Because of their aggressive nature, Pink Convict Cichlids should only be housed with other more aggressive fish of the same size or larger.
The Pink Convict Cichlid is a cave-breeder and will accept a range of water conditions. To promote breeding increase the water temperature to between 75-79°F. Some females will spawn between a cave and an open area. The Pink Convict Cichlid readily pairs and forms a patriarch/matriarch family and both the male and female will care for the young. The fry will respond to signals from both the male and the female.
The Pink Convict Cichlid is omnivorous and will eat most prepared and frozen foods, including freeze-dried bloodworms, tubifex, and ocean plankton, as well as flake food and Cichlid pellets.
4 Responses to “Pink Convict Cichlid”
I have had pink convicts for about 2 yrs now.. and if u like a good breeding fish this is it !! they will take over your tank and kill any fish that gets in its way!! when the mother has fry she is very aggressive and stays that way until the fry are a few months old.. They will quickly populate your tank..I have a few other chiclids that are also in the tank that have survived now for a few months.. also a pacous.. The other chiclids have learned to stay away from her and my dominate male..
When I first bought convict fish, I bought two “toddler” sized ones, two 5 inch males and a two inch female…within a week the dominate male killed the other large male, and the two “toddlers” had to be seperated from the couple with a glass pane because they had bite marks on them…so did my chinese sucker fish. (The male was killed before the couple had babies) But all together they are great parents, they’ve had their babies for a couple months now.
Now all the fish are okay to be together.
I have a question:
Would it be okay to put convict with flowerhorn?
I have a 55 gallon tank that has
4 botia fish
4 tetra
2 gold fish
1 large convict
I had 2 convict and one died. About 2 months ago my convicts had babies and I took all the other fish out of the tank. For about a 3 weeks I left the tank this way but the babies starting disappearing so I took all but 3 out (which disappeared in 1 day) but I did it because the female was harrassing the male who had been with her continuously throughout the 3 weeks. I thought he was eating them and she was protecting them. I figured I would help her and take them out and when I did she still was still chasing him around the tank and wouldn’t let him near her. After about a week I put the other fish back in the tank and within 2 days roles reversed on the convicts he became really agressive and he wouldn’t let her out of her “hiding spot” ( the place she would go where he wouldn’t go get to her). Well it’s been about a month now with this senario except he seemed to let her out to eat. In the last week though she has gone from eating to not eating to never coming out of her hole to dead. Now he sits in the same spot she would stay and wont come out except to eat and I am afraid he will die too. I also heard that they mate for life I am afraid for him now. Have you had any convicts mate with more than one? Any suggestions or advice.
Thank you in advance.