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I have 6 week old convict fry and will probably be rehoming in the next 3 weeks or so. People have asked for boys/girls for the notorious red belly. I've tried seeing those with more blue on dorsal and pelvic fins but no luck just yet. They're about a half in, maybe a little over. I tried the...

I have a single jewel, I believe male and he is a total bully no matter who I put him in a tank with! He started in my cichlid only tank, where he beat up a jack Dempsey constantly who was smaller and chewed up his tail. So I removed the jack. Then my convicts in that tank had fry so I removed...

Showing off my female from aquatic critter in Nashville, TN I got a few weeks ago. Still upset she ate her babies, but looks like she's on her way to preparing for more! Busy cleaning and showing off. Let's see yours! (May help all the posters regarding sexing!) Thanks and enjoy! Sent...

After the exciting (and traumatic) discover of my convict's free swimming fry by lifting her cave when doing a cleaning, I have now discovered they're gone. I hadn't seen them at all and wondered if they were growing. I shooed her away and looked in her cave, nothing! Not even eggs. Her colors...

I discovered I had fry when doing a routine cleaning. Although I didn't actually end up cleaning for fear of sucking up fry. I lifted my convict's cave and that's when I saw them. About the size of a pin head and free swimming, yolk sacs I THINK seemed to be gone. I immediately put the cave back...

I discovered I had convict cichlid fry when doing a routine cleaning. Although I didn't actually end up cleaning for fear of sucking up fry. I lifted my convict's cave and that's when I saw them. About the size of a pin head and free swimming, yolk sacs I THINK seemed to be gone. I immediately...

Found some fry by surprise when going to do some tank rearranging and cleaning. This is my first litter! Mom and dad a bit ticked off right now and look to be searching for something around their cave because I tipped it up (that's how I discovered the fry). Hubby said there was at least 20. I...

Hello all! Thanks for reading in advance! Any advice greatly appreciated! I have 2 males cichlids (one slightly larger than the other) and a female. Have had them all for about 3 weeks now. My larger male was the king of the tank until recently. When I introduced the female, it seemed almost...

Hello all! I have 2 males cichlids (one slightly larger than the other) and a female. Have had them all for about 3 weeks now. My larger male was the kind of the tank until recently. When I introduced the female, it seems almost instant that they paired up, swam together, did the "dance", and...

I posted earlier about a convict cichlid appearing to have bruises around mouth. They seem to have worsened and have white debris where the bruises are. Debating on removing and treating with the salt water method. Any tips or advice? I was told it would get worse before it got better, just...

Hello all! Question: if I cycled my tank fish in....it did the normal levels fluctuation....and my fish survived....how likely are they to have internal organ damage, shortened life spans, or health problems in general? My fish are all active, colorful, eating daily, and doing normal fishy...

I have a cichlid tank with. 3 convicts, a jack Dempsey , and a jewel - all ranging about 1 1/2 to 3 inches in size. I was told it's a 39 gallon tank but I think it may actually be a 30. Anyway...Advice please! This is my male convict cichlid that has recently paired off with my female. He's...