Just add water...

[Blake]

How many exactly are you up to in that little 30gallon tank? Like 400 lol

[donsfish]

Yeah, that's what I get for guessing Couldn't see that in the pictures.
They really are taking over the world....

[OinKY]

How many exactly are you up to in that little 30gallon tank? Like 400 lol

55g. The 30g came down after the heater fiasco,but this pair had already been moved (why I still have them).
Just the pair,old brood (about 10),new brood (about 1500 best guess),1 little 3/4" guy from about 4 broods back (found his own cave to hold down),and the female Chuco.
The Convict pair/Chuco works as the Cons hold the 1.5 sq/ft area with their cave and the Chuco gets the rest. I'm going to try and net out the larger last brood,and move to the old 30g,and then try to get the larger juvi as soon as he outgrows his cave so it won't turn into a net chase/redecorate type of thing.

[TimP]

I guess that makes you the first fish daddy of 2012. About how long do they go between spawning?

[OinKY]

I guess that makes you the first fish daddy of 2012. About how long do they go between spawning?

That'd be "fish daddy" 3-4X since Jan. 1st,don't count the spawns anymore,but anyone can have the title with Convicts.
Any takers

Time's averaging 3 weeks.Suppose to take longer tending fry but they have a bad habit of spawning and tending fry at the same time.Just redundant to post every spawn.
The Chuco is getting fat.

[donsfish]

Any takers

No thanks

[TimP]

I do like a good looking con, but I'm sure my tiger o would object. I think first I would like a firemouth or even a thorichthys maculipinnis, although I have never seen one except in TFH magazine.

...back on topic, I can't believe that they breed that often! Although, I think now the Chuco would miss it.

[Blake]

I do like a good looking con, but I'm sure my tiger o would object. I think first I would like a firemouth or even a thorichthys maculipinnis, although I have never seen one except in TFH magazine.

...back on topic, I can't believe that they breed that often! Although, I think now the Chuco would miss it.

Wow, those are gorgeous fish!

[OinKY]

I think first I would like a firemouth or even a thorichthys maculipinnis

Nice...also look for it under T. ellioti.Easier to find,case of scientific name problems. Partial to T. pasionis myself.

[TimP]

Ah ha, thanks!

[MrIan1077]

...and you get a lot of Convicts

Mr. & Mrs. Smith.jpg

Hole Sweet Home.jpg

Mom and the kids.jpg

Dad's turn on watch.jpg

What you lookin' at!.jpg

If it's on top of the flat rock in the pics it's a Convict

Absolutely.....I had a pair of pink convicts and then had many.Now in my 20 gallon I have a pair of black convicts that breed like crazy.Just add water is all you have to do and they'll do the rest.The convicts aren't picky about anything and they're feisty little fish.

[Blake]

I truly believe if they could live in cold water, cons would be considered an "invasive species".

[Alan]

All hail the new fish pimp Onky lol