fry Identification

[robertselbe]

i have 6 week old fry. about 100. they are about 1/2 inch long. i separated them from the community tank they are doing well but i have no idea what kind of fish they are growing into. these pics are at 1 month i'll try and get some new ones soon. thanks 4 any help

 

[Fluff]

What all fish do you have in the tank?

 

[robertselbe]

just the fry. thought the parents were eating them so they went back to the shop. dont remember what they were? stupid i know but i new and learning.

 

[robertselbe]

up dated pics

an up dated pic. any id???

 

[neilanh]

Cichlids? Kinda have that body shape maybe

 

[bs6749]

Kribs or kribensis is my guess. Looks like a cichlid and they are prolific spawners.

 

[Devilishturtles]

My guess would be convict cichlids. Look identical to the convict fry I had before.

 

[robertselbe]

Now what do I do with over 100 convict chilids?

Wonderful, here I am knew and I thought maybe I had some babies to talk about. So they just keep producing?.! I do appreciate everyones help. What would you do with them (I saved about 140 or so)?

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Convicts are SA Cichlids and produce like CRAZY. You will have hundreds of fry unless you seperate the parents.

 

[robertselbe]

The parents are gone. I just have the babies.

 

[robertselbe]

I took the parents back to the store after the babies were born. I thought they were attacking the other fish. (the female Gourami) and (the blood parrot). I was told they were parrots with closed mouths at the store, when I bought them. I know better now.

 

[bs6749]

The best thing to do with the babies is give them away. Many people use them as feeders for larger fish. They aren't worth anything if they are convicts.

 

[Retaks]

Just leave the parents and fry in your community tank and then let nature take its course. IM sure the fish in your tank would like a healthy snack.

 

[robertselbe]

ha ha

ya I get the point. My wife is going to be #### she babied these babies and I have to break the News that these fish are not parrots or really anything worth your time.

 

[robertselbe]

I did some research. These are Dwarf Jellybean Convict. Thanks for everyone's help.

 

[reefman]

You can take some of them to the acuarium, if you want.