How fast do convict cichlids grow

But the growth rate of peacock cichlid is very slow. This is not like other cichlids. So if you provide proper things till it grows slow. It will grow up to Generally it takes up to 3 years of time to reach inches.

Firemouth cichlids are very common cichlids. This is not so much aggressive like other cichlids but when the spawning season comes then it becomes aggressive and territorial in nature.

Firemouth cichlids grow up to inches long. But in a common tank it grows up to 6 inches long. If you provide more space, then it can grow more than 6 inches. To grow fully it needs 30 gallon tank for a pair. If you want to keep one firemouth cichlid then 15 gallon fish tank is enough. The growth rate is average of this cichlid. It grows up to inches within months. If everything is okay then it will take years to grow fully.

Read more:- Types of mbuna cichlids. Jaguar cichlid is not like other cichlid fishes. This grows up to inches long. This is aggressive also. So from this data you can assume easily that you need big space if you want to keep it in your fish tank. If you want to keep jaguar cichlid fish then you should start with 70 gallon tank. The more space you give the more active it will be. If you give less space then it will be so much aggressive and other fishes will be in trouble. If everything is okay then jaguar cichlid can grow up to three quarter of an inch for the first six weeks.

It will grow close an inch per month until it gets inches long and then it slows down. Jack Dempsey and Texas cichlid both are North American cichlids. So from this you can assume what the growth rate of North American cichlids is. Jack Dempsey fish is not like other cichlids. This is territorial in nature if you keep it with a community tank but this is not so much aggressive like other cichlids. So you can easily keep it in your tank. But you have to remember that you need minimum 55 gallon fish tank to keep it because the maximum size of a jack Dempsey is 10 inches long.

So it needs quiet space to stay healthy where Texas cichlids need gallon fish tank. Texas cichlid grows up to 13 inches long but 50 gallon is enough for it. The growth rate depends upon the tank size and other external factors. So this is the researched data about the growth rate of some cichlids. These data are not the assumption of anyone. But the range will be similar. You can easily identify a female from her petite figure and that single dark spot on the dorsal fins.

Convict cichlids grow at a fairly normal rate. One hobbyist had a male convict cichlid reach 5 and a half inches in length at 1 and a half years.

Another reported that his convict reached 4. The fish grew super fast until he hit 4 inches and then plateaued eventually. On average, baby convict cichlids will grow to be 1-inch long in about 2 weeks. The parents will care for the baby cichlids for about weeks after birth.

From there on, they are on their own. However, on average, sexual maturity generally occurs at 6 months of age. Sexually mature convict cichlids will then form monogamous pairs and breed in small crevices and caves. For the most part, a convict cichlid will live for around 8 to 10 years. However, there have been a few anomalies where the fish have exceeded this range. And note that they will continue to grow subtly — especially in terms of size — as long as they live. The minimum tank size for convict cichlids is 30 gallons.

Upon my research, I found many sites that claim a gallon tank would suffice — but we strongly disagree. Getting that extra 10 gallons will undoubtedly go a long way in keeping your cichlids healthy and happy. Also, the smaller the tank, the more temperamental it will be. But you can definitely aid and boost the development process. For example, ensuring your convict cichlids have a proper diet, plenty of swimming space, optimum water parameters, and plenty of good time will definitely stimulate their development.

Convict cichlids are naturally very aggressive, to begin with. They will breed every few months if the conditions are right, so expect your pond to soon be overrun by convicts if there are no predators around. As for the pond, it is fine to add more water to top it up.

Just make sure that the water is close to the same temperature, and that you treat it to remove any chlorine in it. I have got a breeding pair of Convicts, the female is cloured as well and I can see the egg laying tube.

I got them in this state and they are well settled in the PVC pool I prepared with substrate on one side and thin layer of it and gave almost identical setup where they were kept already and they are hidinga nd feeding well. When can I expect to see the eggs and frys? They usually hatch after days, and will stay in the spawning cave for a few days after that.

Usually at around the 7 day mark after spawning, you will see the parents starting to herd the fry around the tank.

Was just curious since I did not see their type on here but do you deal with Jack Dempsey Cichlids at all? I am planning on having cichlids in there as well as a school of tiger barbs. On what level do the convicts like to swim? Bottom, Middle, Top Do I need to try to build up the base in some areas to create more areas of protection at the top of the tank? Tiger barbs can often hold their own against non-mating convicts, but they will die when they get really aggressive during mating.

I would choose either a tiger or convict only tank. Also, convict cichlids normally dwell near the bottom or the mid.

You should provide them with plenty of sturdy plants, and numerous flat surfaces or caves for them. They will also often create little nests in the substrate.

Thank you! That was so helpful. I was told that having both male and female cichlids can be overwhelming because the propagate so well. I was planning on only having female convicts. I need some urgent help… My convicts have laid eggs and i now have non swimmer fries.

When is the best time to safely seperate the fries in different tank for feeding them well or what ever is the best way please suggest. I would just keep them with the parents. In most cases the parents will look after them and care for them.

In rare cases, new parents may eat their fry, but this will normally only happen with the first or second spawn. I have a breeding pair of striped convicts, I have moved them to a tank all of their own, they have laid eggs and they have hatched but then they just disappear, there are no fry in the tank, this is the third tine they have laid eggs and still no little fry swimming aroun.

Often convict parents will have trouble with their first few breeding attempts. Though they usually start to get the hang of it by the third attempt. Are you feeding them regularly and keeping the water in good condition? Poor water conditions will kill fry fast. The catch is no one wants the juveniles… easy to breed not so easy to find homes for them. Pets stores laugh when I ask them to buy convicts..

Back when I used to let my convicts breed indiscriminately, I ended up with nearly one hundred full grown convicts. I had several tanks bursting at the seams. Hello I am after a bit of advice I am up grading tank tomorrow to a bigger tank as my convicts are outgrowing my other tank but I have 3 pair of convicts that have fry and are swimming and about another 5 other convicts that are not matting but getting bullied by the ones that have fry I was just wondering how will I remove the fry and there mums and dads to the larger tank without hurting them thanks.

Small fry can be very difficult to capture without hurting them. I would recommend using something like a cup to scoop them out, or suction them out. It can be difficult, since the parents will try to hide them, or at least herd them away from danger. Good luck catching the fry though. Hello my name is Karina, im only 16 but im a big fish fanatic. I have a 30 gallon tank with 6 convict cichlids and a sucker fish.

I recently found out that a pair of my fish have had their eggs hatch and there are now non swimming fry, they are living currently in the cave of the castle I have in the middle of the tank.

I feel horrible that my other 4 cichlids are getting terrorized by the male father but I cannot afford a seperate tank. Any suggestions on what to do? Also I have the temperature set on 78 degrees, is that good for the fry? I would really appreciate a reply back! The temperature should be fine for the fry. The way that you do this is by creating breaks in line of sight for the fish. I normally do this with tall plants, or ornaments.

I would also recommend fake plants, since convicts are so hard on regular plants. Good luck. I have a female and male convict who just laid eggs about two days ago…. I transfered the eggs and the pair into a separate tank. The pair were gaurding the eggs together in the initial tank and now the female will not allow the male near them… Is this OK?

Thanks Kwiseman19 hotmail. Are you sure you transferred the same pair? Or was it just the one pair in the aquarium? Once the eggs are hatched, both parents will move in to protect the fry and keep them safe from danger. Just make sure that you maintain excellent water conditions and feed them regularly.

But they also tend to do well with very finely ground up flake food, delivered to a close location in the aquarium. Also, was the tank cycled?

The best thing in that situation is to add lots of fast growing plants to the tank like hornwort. But you may still lose a good chunk of the fry due to poor water conditions. Yes it was the same pair… I cycled the tank n its only them in there… Someone told me to take the male out n just leave the female w the eggs….

Is that OK? I have another community tank of cichlids but I know for a fact its the right pair. The new tank I got has a silence filter, does that matter? My female Johanni is carrying tho and has been for about a week… I know they carry the eggs for about three weeks but is it the eggs she carries the whole time or do the eggs hatch in a certain time period and she carries the fry for a certain time period?

A lot of cichlids need a few tries before they get the mating right and sometimes they eat the eggs like yours did. As for the Johanni, I believe that they keep their eggs for about weeks. But there are a few ways to ensure that none are sucked up.

The first way to tie a non toxic nylon or mesh around the intake to your filter. Water will still be able to pass through it. You will have to keep an eye on it though, since it is prone to clogging after a short time.

So you may need to rinse all the detritus off it every few days. The second option is to use a sponge to filter over the filter intake. This sometimes happens with new parents. But after a batch or two, they get used to it and should fiercely protect the fry. The males are larger and have extensions on their dorsal and anal fins. But the easiest way to tell is that they female will have a pinkish patch on her belly.

This only occurs in mature fish though, so if yours are very young then it may not have the patch yet. A convict can grow quite large, so as it grows I would definitely upgrade the tank size.

A ten gallon is too small for an adult convict though. It will be difficult to keep on top of the water quality, and it may become stunted. I have a calico and regular convict that had offspring they are swimming around now almost to that stage where they go off without the parents. Those should be really interesting convicts. One of my favorite and oldest convicts is the spawn of a pink and normal convict. She looks really unique and different. Usually they will eat the fry if they plan on breeding again.

Is it a separate pair breeding perhaps? Or is it just the one pair. I have a 55 gallon tank. I had two oscars in it and four convict tiger barbs. I came home two nights ago to find one dead Oscar and one dead tiger barb. There are two placos and two othercsmall fish. First of all, I have to ask if the fish had any issues you noticed before they passed away.

When you lose two fish in rapid succession like that, it usually means there is something seriously wrong with the tank. How large is your oscar currently? While adding young oscars to a tank is generally easy, adding a new oscar to a tank where one has already established a territory can be problematic.

At the most though. Thank you for your response. It was obvious after careful examination that they had fought because there were pieces of the sides ripped out. Back to my original question. Should I take the TBs out of the tank? The Oscars get along great? Their tank mates are either too docile, or too aggressive, and one fish always gets killed. I would definitely recommend removing them, and they are a beautiful fish when kept on their own.

If you keep them in a group of at least six, the aggression is dispersed among all of the individuals, and no one fish will get picked on too much. Thank you for taking the time to respond. It sounds like sound advice. Most of them have return policies. I place my convict in my cement tank and they multiply fast their are even albino strains that come out. I have about 9 convicts and two sets have paired off and laid eggs…do I need to be worried about moving the fry once they hatch… Will the others convicts eat them?

I would worry about the other fish in the tank, and not the fry. The parents will beat any fish senseless that comes near their offspring. It often becomes a problem, as you end up with the parents and fry controlling most of the tank, with the other fish huddled in the corner somewhere.

Please someone help give me some answers! I have a 55 gall freshwater tank, with lots of places to hide and lots of plants. I have 2 female convict cichlids. One is larger than the other. At first it seemed as though the larger female would bully the smaller one for the first few months.

Recently, they started doing circles around each other, bumping each other and now it appears they follow each other every minute. I am sure they are both females. I am not sure why they are so mean, but I have about had it with their bullying my other fish.

Are you positive they are both females? That sounds very similar to mating behavior. But the problem with fish like convicts is that there is very little you can do when they start bullying other fish.

The only thing you can try is adding more decorations and plants, so there are more breaks in line of sight. I am so glad to see you are still responding to this thread. I have a spare 30 gallon tank with a strong HOB filter, do you think my oscar would be safe from breeding convicts or would it just be best to set up the other tank? They usually only take over a space near the bottom, and they will usually chase the oscar off a few times until it learns to stay away.

Of course you should always keep an eye on the tank though. Some convicts go a bit crazy when breeding, and if you notice any aggression beyond what is normal some chasing and maybe a little bit of nipping at first , you should consider rehoming the convicts, or at least removing the eggs.

I would be more worried about the pleco though to be honest. But you really need to keep an eye on that pleco since it will be inhabiting the same space as the convicts. Ok, I have a pair of breeding convicts. I have a 40 gal convex tank with a ton of plants and driftwood hiding spots. What should I do, get rid of, or just wing it and build a large pond in my backyard.

Also, the original breeding convicts are my daughters and she loves them. Thanks, anything will help. Today I noticed about fry. Not sure what I should do! The convicts eat a few of them every now and then. Will they eat them all? Should I move the rest of the fry? Plus, even though my Tiger Oscar is about 10 times the size of the convicts, the convicts still torture him, although not to the point that Tiger is getting injured, just annoyed.

Will it be okay or should I expect to have to move him? I would relocate it as soon as possible for you, though I do know it can be taxing on your budget. I wish I could tell you what to do with all of the fry though. The massive, never ending amount of fry was one of the reason I stopped keeping male and female convicts together. Unless you have a carnivorous fish to feed them to, they just pile up and no one wants them. It is amazingly fun to breed them though, and just watching their parenting behavior in one of the most rewarding things you can do in fish keeping.

Yeah you were right!!! Yeah they are driving him pretty mad. Would a fish store buy my Oscar back? I have 2 empty 10 gallon tanks that I was thinking of putting the fry in to eventually.

How long should I wait before I do that? I read that the water temperature has to be like totally the same and everything as the other tank. You could probably house one oscar in a 55 gallon tank pretty comfortably, though a 75 would be better. Thank you for your help! The problem is that oscars, like convicts are easily bred, so there are hordes of them out there. I have 3 pairs of breeding convicts in my 90 gallon aquarium and some other cichlids as well. Would it be okay to put the 3 breeding in a separate tank?

Would convicts eat other convicts fry? And what size tank would u recommend? What are they in a tank with? Also, was it their time breeding? Sometimes it takes them a few tries to get it right. But it would be fine to place them in another tank — though unless you plans for what to do with the fry — I would recommend just starting with one breeding pair at first.

And get ready to be overrun with fry. My pair of convicts had about fry in march and they all survived. I did move some fry to another tank to give them more room. I have two males and one female convicts in a 20 gallon long tank. The two males both chase the female a bit and the two males seem to face off against each other. The only other fish in the tank is a pleco.

Why would we not see mating? How old are they right now? Also, have you tried conditioning them through high quality foods?