Convicts - Aquarium Advice

canucksfan1 · 04-04-2007, 02:56 PM

I was just wonderin at what size do convicts mature, my female is between an inch and an inch and a half, it is turning really red so i definatly know it is a female, the male i have with it is the smallest of the three but he is still about 2 inches longso i am wonderin how big the female needs to be to breed???

JDogg · 04-04-2007, 02:57 PM

i would say she could breed any time now. my pair spawned for the first time about that size.

canucksfan1 · 04-04-2007, 03:27 PM

yeah i was wondering because she is really fat but they haven't paired up the male chaser her around a bit but thats it

ksfishguy · 04-07-2007, 02:36 PM

My female started laying eggs at around two inches. I rearranged my tank one weekend and they paired up right away. I also have success feeding bloodworms to encourage breeding. Don't worry, you won't be able to stop them in a few months!!! It is very exciting to see a swarm of baby cons being guarded by their parents. I have a couple of babies that have grown to almost an inch!

Have fun!

04-04-2007, 02:56 PM	#1
canucksfan1 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40	Convicts I was just wonderin at what size do convicts mature, my female is between an inch and an inch and a half, it is turning really red so i definatly know it is a female, the male i have with it is the smallest of the three but he is still about 2 inches longso i am wonderin how big the female needs to be to breed???

04-04-2007, 02:57 PM	#2
JDogg Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northfield, MN Posts: 2,208 Images: 12	i would say she could breed any time now. my pair spawned for the first time about that size. __________________ Follow my adventures into the land of Nano Reefs HERE http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...f/DSC01648.jpg

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04-04-2007, 03:27 PM	#3
canucksfan1 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40	yeah i was wondering because she is really fat but they haven't paired up the male chaser her around a bit but thats it

04-07-2007, 02:36 PM	#4
ksfishguy Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hutchinson, Kansas Posts: 338	My female started laying eggs at around two inches. I rearranged my tank one weekend and they paired up right away. I also have success feeding bloodworms to encourage breeding. Don't worry, you won't be able to stop them in a few months!!! It is very exciting to see a swarm of baby cons being guarded by their parents. I have a couple of babies that have grown to almost an inch! Have fun!