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Thread: Neo's - Contest Thread (Convict's)

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    The Fry have gone from being very passive and slow moving to being comparatively more active and are also swimming a few inches higher of the floor.i think there are approximately around 25 young ones...

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    Default Re: Neo's - Contest Thread (Convict's)

    I'm enjoying this thread as well...convicts were the first cichlids I successfully spawned and reared in 1982...the female is the one with the coppery patch on her flanks...this patch gets more prominent during spawning and she will move the fry to wherever she feels it is safest for them...thanks for sharing Neo!

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    Those fry are growing nicely Neo
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    Default Re: Neo's - Contest Thread (Convict's)

    Convicts are awesome parents. To me they make for a great show in the tank when they breed. Still gets me after 20 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Those fry are growing nicely Neo
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    Yes Pat ... Its interesting to watch them just swarm around from one place to another.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gabriel13 View Post
    Convicts are awesome parents. To me they make for a great show in the tank when they breed. Still gets me after 20 years.
    Yep, These days its become a routine after dinner to just sit and watch them. The mother moves the bottom sand occasionally with her body trying to kick up a cloud of dirt and the fry swim around in it, I think it might be one of the mechanisms for them to feed to fry in the wild.

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    Also the Female chases the male constantly before returning to the fry.. Not sure if all females convicts chase the male away from the fry..

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    I like the way you take pictures from a distance and move to close ups of the fry. These babies are so cute.
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    . The Babies are growing quickly . Will try to post some pics later today evening. (Was travelling the past few days , couldn't do any posts)

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    I bet they’ve grown. I’ll check later.
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    Any new pics Neo?
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