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you wouldnt be disapointed with shell dwellers, ive got a 4' 55g multi colony and they are very entertaining to watch... always something going on with the multies.

correct, chances are the move to the breeder box was a little premature and the stress caused her to drop eggs rather then fry

too be honest id think that dividing a 22g is a bit harsh for convicts realistically they arnt tiny fish and a 22g isnt big, so id buy an additional fry tank. as for the breeding aspect of them ive never kept them.

ive got a ton of 5g but to be fair i keep shell dwellers so i can use them as grow out tanks too lol

yeah..no its kinda the opposite of what u want for africans...

agreed its a stressed male, look into the meaning of " pelvicachromis pulcher "

depends how long you intend to keep them in there and how its filtered. but if your just getting them to the point where they are big enough to not be eaten then putting them back into the main tank id say 20 or so.. just keep an eye on water quality

keep an air powered box filter running in the main tank, you can just grab water and the box filter out when u need a hospital,QT or fry tank and you have an instantly cycled tank..

shes gonna be a bit stressed buddy just put her back in her tank give her some food and leave her alone for a while, as for the fry grind up some flake food and feed sparingly

cycling the tank prior to just putting fish in helps. what type of cichlids are they? either way you are over stocked i would ditch all the cichlids depending on what they are or ditch everything elce. also what type of catfish and pleco are these? just cause the fish arnt dead dosnt mean...

yeah i wouldnt do any of those in that tank. have a look at shell dwellers, you could do some nice shellies in that tank

think about it, there are 2 options; A. leave her be-she hasnt eaten in over 2 weeks so shes gonna be stressed but she should be fine. B. Strip her-if your worried and shes behaving odd why not just strip her the fry are free swimming at this point, you lose nothing by doing this

i understannld they are typicaly harem breeders but i mean gettin say 5-6 gives me a good chance of having a male and female mix. im currently digging thoug all the sellers i can find to locate some in aus but i have found asource of escargot shells

cool ill prolly get 5 to start that way the chance of me geting at least 1 pair is good. i dont mind having an understocked tank (i gennerally prefer it acctuly, for example i have 4 australe chocolate in there own 20g with a 304 on it lol) but i miss the crazy antics of cichlids and prefer...

ok so 4. id guess that gives em space if there are fry?