Convict cichlids

[Ralphie126]

So I have 2 female convicts and I'm scared now because if I put s male it's I will have sooooooo many fry..... Should i get a male??? If I get another cichlid from SA will they breed?

 

[Ralphie126]

Can I put it 2 electric labs? Females??

 

[joel618]

I don't think so... the yellows will prob get killed. How big is the tank?

 

[Bl80]

No. One, the labs are mbuna cichlids, different lake, different needs and they are also one of the lesser aggressive mbuna. Convicts are a SA cichlid and live up to their name. They are one of the most aggressive for their size. My son has some black and some pink and he loves them. It's a species only tank.
Here's some info on your convict.

http://www.worldcichlids.com/fishprofiles/convictcichlids.html

 

[Ralphie126]

Ok I was just wondering because I have seen videos of them in the same tank....

 

[Ralphie126]

Petco said if i get a male and breed the convicts, they would take the fry and adopt them out...... i will get a male once everything is ready and i have what i need in a 55g tank

 

[IvanMike]

Breeding convicts is a blast. Nothing like seeing real nature up close and personal. Fry will eat crushed flake food, and in fact the parents will crush it up for them and spit it out. A clay flowerpot on its side makes an excellent spawning site. Don't worry about anything, just let the convicts do their thing.

 

[severum mama]

Ok I was just wondering because I have seen videos of them in the same tank....

I have seen PLENTY of videos on YouTube of overstocked and mis-stocked tanks. I would not rely on YouTube as much of a reference point for stocking. I'm sure you could get away with it for a while when the fish are juveniles but it's going to be a bloodbath when the fish hit sexual maturity.