2-day old cichlid fry

[TheLeftylegend14]

just wondering if you had any luck raising these fry?was it the first time she had fry?

[Frontosaz123]

Convict

[devonmeloan]

how do u make them grow so fast please tell me pleaseeeeee

[wilbeckj]

Hey, I have 2 African Cichlids in a 55 gallon tank, and one is about a year old and the other is about 9 months old. The 9 month old Cichlid in the past 2 days changed colors to a darker tone, and in the past week has gained a big belly. I am just curious if it is because it is about to lay eggs or what, my year old chichlid has never changed tones and has never picked up a big stomach. Any tips would help and IF it is pregnant do you seperate them from the parents when they are eggs or as fry

[insectsfairandmoreSA]

that looks like a 2 months old fry to me

[erniesimsfan50]

at what size and age do cichlids start to breed?

[Sn0wFreak]

ive had em breed an=t less than 2 inches..but they dont produce many fry

[kingmybryce]

ya u did take them out to soon..cuz now they are very vonerable for an desease an funguses

[loku1125]

why are cichlids so interesting i think it might be because of the colors and the fact that they lay eggs so often

[kenny8230]

I have a question my electric blue johanni is about to have fry and how much will i get for them? Plus i believe it crossed breeded with my auratus???

[regric25]

Sorry for the news but if they are "hybrids" they are worth nothing.

[leaffan1318]

WAT DO U FEED THEM PLZ

[guamii]

try blood worms

[calwhiz]

Really finely crushed spirulina flakes.

[mickeylong1]

liquifry for egg layers of daphnia, bloodworms have too much protein and will kill mbuna. besides, they're cross breeds, shouldn't really keep them at all.

[eclipsetuner99]

on average how much do convicts go for at the pet store?

[macorine987]

About 5-6$

[mrchex18]

I found this one pet bizarre with healthy juvenile convicts just for a dollar =D

[XxMauiboixX]

what do you have to feed them?

[ikermalli]

So if I leave the fry with the parents they will get eaten?

[calwhiz]

Yup, more likely than not...my recommendation is to isolate them if you want to raise them.

[BIGPOND400]

@calwhiz i thought cichlids looked after there fry

[iCantTinkOfaGudName]

@calwhiz I Have a Pair of Geophagus Brasiliensis And im after breeding them fry is about 5 days old free swimming but i dont have any suitable tanks i only have my big Tank with Silver Arowana and Clown Knifefish that will eat the parents if i put em in So Will i just see how the parents deal with the babys?

[jujubeejinx]

@ikermalli It depends on the parents. I have convict cichlids and they take very good care of the fry. They don't eat them. The parents will even go as far as to protect them from the other parent if they try to eat them.

[BenCints]

why did you separate them?

[calwhiz]

They get consumed by adults unless they are separated. These are Pseudotropheus zebra.

[BlazerXBaby]

Is that microscoped? Mine are about 3-4 days old and there not even close to that big...Lol...do you know when they will get that big?

Thanks Judy

[regric25]

These fry are still fairly young you can tell by the egg sacks they are almost gone. When he says 4 days old they are probably 4 days old from being spit out. Some cichlid fry are smaller than others depends on the species

[mcgrady7761]

what kind are they, and how would i buy them, lol

[SC0TTK1NM4RT1N]

That is so cute. Great shot by the way!

[musho3210]

lol nice, they look like flies, not fry lol. I hope they grow up ok

[calwhiz]

Haha...now you mention it, they do look more like flies :) About half of them survived...now I have 11 fry to give away...

[BenCints]

ill take all please!?

Bencints

ill pay 3$ for ea.

[calwhiz]

I gave them away already...sorry, you are too late ;)

[BenCints]

what kind of cichlids are they though?