apparaently not my oscar....got a convict, had him in a qt tank for a month..added him to tank..within 24 hours he was dead. never made it through the night. the only tankmate my Oscar likes is his striped raphael..
your convicts are gorgeous and I love this song. I'm thinking of adding a Pink convict to my Oscar tank. I saw a gorgeous one today. Do you think 2 males would fare well with an oscar? he's like 9 inches. I would grow them out first in a qt tank before adding if they were to small. what do u think?
Hey! Just a little tip: Don't breed the albino's with the normal ones... you need to try and keep the strain pure! That way everyone can have REAL convicts :) Not trying to start a fight or anything.
@GrowDroDotCom Just make sure you get any EBJD's from reputable breeders or stores with good sources. It's not uncommon for them to look normal as babies and once they get up around 4-5" to start showing beak face. If you do get them, get 1mm NLS Thera A+, some veggie flakes and if you can, live brine shrimp. Should help them grow and be healthy. They're real tough to raise.
Nice fish and video :) I have many fish and I also have 1 pair of striped and 1 albino and they paired off opposite of their own kind. Its really funny to watch them cuz the 4 of them will test each other with a tug of war motion :) They are mean they kick the lemon cichilds out ther home.
How can you know a female from male? I noticed some of yours striped ones have red on them.
That pink male looks JUST like mine, sure these fish are as common as anything, but they're so much fun to keep and watch. I enjoy mine tons. They look great.
@xxgatorx313xx yeah, i really enjoy breeding them because you always see something new as far as colors, size and behavior. this particular tank just had 2 new batches of babies, one set already showing stripes. the cool thing is i wound up with some more albinos.
@radean84 That's pretty awesome. How long before you knew if you had more pinkies? A friend of mine is wanting to start keeping fish and I have a bunch of Convict fry I'm gonna give him 6 from... Figure they're probably one of the easier fish to keep, especially for a beginner. I've also got some fry from my Electric Blue Jack Dempsey and his mate, hoping for a few EBJD fry. Look up my other account on here gatorxxx420. I got some video of the EBJD... he's my prize fish I keep.
@pauIchong mine just had more babies too, probably about 2 weeks old. the camera i shot this with is a canon powershot tx1. great camera for video and still. hard to go wrong with anything canon
sweet !!!! . . . one question i bought a Pink Con. at 1" size i have had her for 6 months and she is only 2" why? she is in a 55G with a jag a blue texas a RD and a red oscar they dont bug her at all she eats but only 2" or maximum 2.5" why ? do they grow slow i really want her to grow she is so sweet i love her but dont want her to be that small because all her mates are growing and all of them i got em at 1" and now most of them are 7" but pink convict
im thinking about getting an immature male convict and adding a more rosies and 11ish tiger barbs, my theory is the convicts will not be able to pair up until the male is mature and by then they will be used to the fish shoaling around + there are so many they wouldent be able to focus on one. i really hope it works cause that would be a sick tank, but some feedback from who have done similar is good
Hey, cool video! I have what may very well be a young Convict Cichlid pair, however, I'm not quite sure if one is a female. The orange spots are minimal and very faint, so I'm wondering if there is an age limit before the spots become more prominent. I suspect it's a female because I get them at the same time and they were sized similarly. This was a couple of months ago and now the obvious male is considerably larger than the other. I can also tell it's a male because the fins are longer.
Het, can i keep a female jack dempsey , male convict, pleco and a sun catfish or picus catfish in a 55 gallon
pitbull0592 1 month ago
apparaently not my oscar....got a convict, had him in a qt tank for a month..added him to tank..within 24 hours he was dead. never made it through the night. the only tankmate my Oscar likes is his striped raphael..
funnyjew 2 months ago
NIce song! Plus the albino is huge!
TokenPictures111 3 months ago
Really Lovely!! :)
Toohumanoid 3 months ago
@radean84 , what do you mean by old age ? how many years ?
I'm also a convict fan , i have 5 females ( no male to avoid babies and death events :) )
55gambino 3 months ago
Ok thank you for replying
Mecikaya 4 months ago
What is the average full length for convicts to get to?
Mecikaya 4 months ago
@Mecikaya the biggest one i had died from old age and i would say he was under 6"
radean84 4 months ago
is it ok if i put 2 male pink convicts and 2 male black convict in my 40g tank??? i dont want them to breed coz i already have a lot of them
czoe2011 4 months ago
your convicts are gorgeous and I love this song. I'm thinking of adding a Pink convict to my Oscar tank. I saw a gorgeous one today. Do you think 2 males would fare well with an oscar? he's like 9 inches. I would grow them out first in a qt tank before adding if they were to small. what do u think?
funnyjew 4 months ago
@funnyjew convicts are pretty hardy fish, but to be honest i have no experience with oscars so i'm not sure how well they would get along
radean84 4 months ago
@funnyjew The convicts will do will with a Oscar. Convicts can stand up for themselves, and are faster then the Oscar.
1Rockyboxer1 2 months ago
Hey! Just a little tip: Don't breed the albino's with the normal ones... you need to try and keep the strain pure! That way everyone can have REAL convicts :) Not trying to start a fight or anything.
00011iiiJAck 5 months ago
convicts r like rabbits! lol
nick2898 5 months ago
@GrowDroDotCom Just make sure you get any EBJD's from reputable breeders or stores with good sources. It's not uncommon for them to look normal as babies and once they get up around 4-5" to start showing beak face. If you do get them, get 1mm NLS Thera A+, some veggie flakes and if you can, live brine shrimp. Should help them grow and be healthy. They're real tough to raise.
xxgatorx313xx 6 months ago
Nice fish and video :) I have many fish and I also have 1 pair of striped and 1 albino and they paired off opposite of their own kind. Its really funny to watch them cuz the 4 of them will test each other with a tug of war motion :) They are mean they kick the lemon cichilds out ther home.
How can you know a female from male? I noticed some of yours striped ones have red on them.
MegaPuffykitty 6 months ago
That pink male looks JUST like mine, sure these fish are as common as anything, but they're so much fun to keep and watch. I enjoy mine tons. They look great.
xxgatorx313xx 6 months ago
@xxgatorx313xx yeah, i really enjoy breeding them because you always see something new as far as colors, size and behavior. this particular tank just had 2 new batches of babies, one set already showing stripes. the cool thing is i wound up with some more albinos.
radean84 6 months ago
@radean84 That's pretty awesome. How long before you knew if you had more pinkies? A friend of mine is wanting to start keeping fish and I have a bunch of Convict fry I'm gonna give him 6 from... Figure they're probably one of the easier fish to keep, especially for a beginner. I've also got some fry from my Electric Blue Jack Dempsey and his mate, hoping for a few EBJD fry. Look up my other account on here gatorxxx420. I got some video of the EBJD... he's my prize fish I keep.
xxgatorx313xx 6 months ago
Nice song, what is the artist or title of the song?
shen101101 6 months ago
nice convicts :D
im taking care of a batch of fry right now (4 months old)!
what kind of camera did you use?
i need a new one because my camera sucks :/
pauIchong 6 months ago
@pauIchong mine just had more babies too, probably about 2 weeks old. the camera i shot this with is a canon powershot tx1. great camera for video and still. hard to go wrong with anything canon
radean84 6 months ago
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sweet !!!! . . . one question i bought a Pink Con. at 1" size i have had her for 6 months and she is only 2" why? she is in a 55G with a jag a blue texas a RD and a red oscar they dont bug her at all she eats but only 2" or maximum 2.5" why ? do they grow slow i really want her to grow she is so sweet i love her but dont want her to be that small because all her mates are growing and all of them i got em at 1" and now most of them are 7" but pink convict
kikefaris 7 months ago
How do you tell male from female is it the fins???
snakeman22511 7 months ago
@snakeman22511 females will develop orange spotting on their sides, you can see several females in the video
radean84 7 months ago
@radean84 at what age do they develop the orange spots?
LUKEKANEPAPICHULO 7 months ago
@LUKEKANEPAPICHULO i'd say somewhere around 6 months?? not very long
radean84 6 months ago
@radean84 awsome thanks
LUKEKANEPAPICHULO 6 months ago
my arent growin
TheDaveCshow 8 months ago
i just moved my planted 55g tank today
7 rosy barb
1 op gourami
1 female convict
im thinking about getting an immature male convict and adding a more rosies and 11ish tiger barbs, my theory is the convicts will not be able to pair up until the male is mature and by then they will be used to the fish shoaling around + there are so many they wouldent be able to focus on one. i really hope it works cause that would be a sick tank, but some feedback from who have done similar is good
UniteForgetLeftRight 8 months ago
Hey, cool video! I have what may very well be a young Convict Cichlid pair, however, I'm not quite sure if one is a female. The orange spots are minimal and very faint, so I'm wondering if there is an age limit before the spots become more prominent. I suspect it's a female because I get them at the same time and they were sized similarly. This was a couple of months ago and now the obvious male is considerably larger than the other. I can also tell it's a male because the fins are longer.
TimTheMusicManic 10 months ago
I have young black and pink convict, do adult convicts get that big?
MrsWarren78 11 months ago
I got young convict cichlids pink and black never knew they get that big?
MrsWarren78 11 months ago
how many convicts do you have?
gusfish1 11 months ago
i hope my convicts breed with my new females
gusfish1 11 months ago
Beautiful fish
sfdvlam68 1 year ago
@sfdvlam68 thanks! can't believe how many red devil fry you have! i have one red devil in my other tank.. they are really cool fish
radean84 1 year ago
nice convicts!
lottew100 1 year ago
@lottew100 thanks! i've enjoyed raising and breeding these fish
radean84 1 year ago