Get Convict Cichlids. Here's Why.
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2020
- What makes Convict Cichlids so great? Watch to find out!
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Convict Cichlid Care Sheet:
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Aggressive
Natural Habitat: Streams and Rivers in Central America
Lifespan: 8+ Years
Size: 4-5"
Diet: Omnivore
Temperature: 70 - 82F (21 - 28C)
Recommended Minimum Tank Size: 20 Gallons
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Have you kept Convicts before? Comment and let me know what you love or hate most about them so we can crowd source opinions :)
I breed them they’re super easy
I bought two male and two female . They live with my blood parrot makes a very good contrast in my tanks
i have one in my 300 gallon stock tank with my Dovii, my Dovii will chase him a little bit but doesn't set out to murder him like he does every other fish
How many can I put in a 75 gallon tank? It doesn’t have any other fishes.
I have 6 Convict Cichlids, and they don't get along with my 6 Blood Parrots in a 75 gallon Tank.. So I had to seperate the Convict Cichlids and put them in the 55 gallon tank.
I love convicts and certainly recommend them.
Excellent! I love convicts because they have such endearing looking faces. They also have what seems like a sense of humor!
Beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder. I thought their faces look tough and ratchet!
Convicts have been one of those fish i have always admired, but never kept... maybe one day. thanks for sharing.
Yes . They are lovely . I do have a pair of convicts in my tank .
This video got my blood pumping. I love convicts and this made me love em more thank you
Beautiful explanation...It was very professional ☺️
Rly great quality content. Keep up the good work
Thanks Jace!
So true how powerful these fish are. My 2 inch male and female cichlid always go after my 4 inch tiger barb and keeps them in check!
Your fish are so beautiful! Amazing vids dude ❤😊
Great video! Love the mix of fish in your aquarium 👍
Convict chiclids are my absolute favorites, they are so nostalgic
Ikr I had some when I was 7 and now I'm 11
They definitely are the hardiest fish I've ever owned ! Tough mean and fun to watch !
This is a delightful little fish - with all of the big cichlid personalities.
I've kept them, and bred them (as a matter of fact, just TRY and tell them to not to get-it-on, they'll simply laugh at you). Cichlid-parental behavior is a true wonder to witness, and no less so for the convict. The manner in which they look after and care for their little ones is awe-inspiring.
Even conscientious beginning aquarists will be thrilled with these new hardy little fire-plugs.
'Hardy' does not mean keeping Mada-
gasgar lace plant in a filthy unkempt
goldfish bowel. No matter what your charge is, the more attentive you are to it's thriving (not 'surviving') the more your pet will return to you.
The black convict is a wonderful little fish. I would recommend them to any fishkeeper.
As far as the narrators comments on biology, desirability among traits can only go so far. The thinner a pool be-
comes, or
Love your video ! Go convicts !!
Great video 👌
They r unique in many ways, they come up with each and every characteristic that a cichlid lover demands be it color, care, temperament, personality, compatibility etc.
Anyway u defined this breed really well
How can i make my cichild to stop killing other fish..he killed all my molly ..
@@Sharktoes33 u can't keep mollies with convicts in same aquarium
@@lonelywolf3209 ouhh what about goldfish?
This is a really good fish video!
yes. . and bred a lot.. very protective parents... nice video sir...GOD BLESS...
Amazing video as always SG...I haven't seen a vid of urs in a while quite busy but entertaining videos as always...Thumbs up but I still love my mbuna only tank and raising fry like mad
Thanks Ernest! Mbunas are similar to convicts as far as aggression goes (i think). Gotta try my hands at african cichlids one day. Sounds like youre having great success!
@@SGBeardedAquarist I have honestly never kept convicts before as I wanted cichlids so I had the choice between the 2 and honestly I think the mbuna are a bit more aggresive depending on ur tank stocking ....I have had multiple fatalities with these guys fighting but in the end they will like adjust and calm down....but these fish are incredible if u can keep mbuna u can keep any fish....I would love to see u do some in the near future...Mbuna only tanks are so to say boring to others but they have incredible personality and mouth brooding is the best I would say ...one of my females have succesfully breeded twice now and raised them on her own in the main tank ....but others wouldn't recommend it and well now I have 17 little ones....mbuna can be a hit or a miss of u understand what I mean best of luck SG
Convicts are great fish, and are a must have for any south/central American cichlid community aquarium. they are tough, hold their own against fish twice their size, and yet while certainly being pretty damn aggressive fish, they aren't overly aggressive the way jags, dovii wolf-cichlids, midas, red devils, or green terrors tend to be. I had a 150 gallon witch 4 foot-long or longer oscars, one nine inch speckled pike-cichlid, 3 jack Dempseys ranging from 7 to 9 inches, a 14 inch Shovelnose Cat, and finally four large convicts - one of whom was the largest convict i have ever seen, he was all of 8 inches - maybe even a little longer, by comparison he was a good inch to two inches longer than the other three. In that tank, even with all those other big badasses, it was that massive convict that was the tank boss, nobody fucked with him. He consistently faced down the Pike and my massive Jack Dempsey male. I loved that tank, it was easily one the most harmonious tank set-ups i have ever had, and it lasted a good 6-plus years before the first of those fish died, that being the Pike who was considerably older than everyone else. To fill the gap in the pecking order, i got a decent sized Green Terror, because i wanted a fish who could immediately hold his own against some pretty large and aggressive tank-mates and yet not one that was already large, because i wanted him to spend time at the bottom of the tank's pecking order, because i was well aware of how aggressive they could be which is why he was about 4.5 inches when i got him. The first year or so everything was going pretty well, but then suddenly the Green Terror's aggression went through the roof once he reached 8 inches in length and he supplanted my big convict as the tank boss, but he took it to a whole new level and quickly became hyper-dominant. He chased any and everyone constantly and totally ruined the tanks equilibrium. Finally after about 4 to 5 months of this - it took him killing off the smallest of my 4 convicts and even an oscar before i finally was willing to admit defeat and got rid of the the little asshole. It sucked too cuz he was the most beautiful Green Terror i have ever seen, whether that be in a store, on youtube, or a picture of one for that matter. After that, sadly, the tank chemistry was never the same again. Regardless, those Convicts, especially my monster one, (who eventually developed and large nuchal hump which i previously was unaware the Convicts could grow one), and are simply awesome fish and deserve way more love/appreciation than they usually get from New-World cichlid keepers who usually focus more on monster fish like the huge Crenicichla Pike, oscars, peacock bass, red-devils, midas, jags, Dovii wolf-cichlids, along with other massive non cichlids like Pacu, Bichers, Arowana, Knife fish, and so on.
I have a breeding pair in a 10 gallon tank to bring them closer during breeding times (Its heavily maintained) and they’ve been breeding for 5 years so they are not aggressive towards each other, they are in that tank for about a week before I return them to their normal tank. out of breeding times, they live in a 30 gallon planted. They are amazing fish, highly versatile and great parents (except for the accidentally swallowing their young part). If you want to get into fish keeping, highly recommend them; you can get babies for around $0.30-$3 where I live; they grow very fast and can adapt to any sudden change in their environment.
I was looking for Hardy fish to add to my Cichlid tank, Convict are just what l was looking for, Thanks you
Just got 3 convicts always loved them
I had cichlids for years and tried some discs in my smaller tank. It was like having chickens when you're used to having a dog
30 years of fish keeping and convicts are still one of my fav. They act like Mini Amphilophus. Cons get over looked because they are so successful that they are everywhere.
Definitely one of my favorite fish! Great job on the recording of this video!
Thank you!
Cool video, about to trade for some convicts this got me excited haha
Awesome video
I've kept convicts for 40 + years pink and striped. I like alt of cichlid species, but convicts have always been a constant keeper. Easy to breed iron tough, I will always have a convict until the end.
Convicts fot life! Ok that sounds a bit wrong haha. Anyway do you keep your convicts with other species or in species only tanks?
Getting a single Convict for a 20 Gallon long. I'm excited! I just need the tank and some other supplies then I'm ready to start cycling!
how do you like it?
@@semvisser6882 Enjoying it. Actually got mine a month ago! He is still about 2 inches. It likes swimming up to the glass when I get close to give him food. He's also not shy like I thought it would be, outside his cave swimming all the time.
I think he/she is some yellow convict veriety though. Pet store didn't have black and white ones. Didn't know there were convicts could be pure black color too
Nice. How does your setup looks like?
Beautiful tank
I have about 50 of them in my tank now .
And the last 25 years convicts have a great personality lol . Never boring in this tank
Great video
i never knew 2 of my past fish and 1 of my current fish were convicts until i saw that all these points fit my fish perfectly!
ive only been into aquariums for 9 months when posting this. Convicts are very tough and forgiving fish with water parameters, breed easily and are very intelligent. these fish are so brave theyll attack your hand if their fry are present in the tank.
I just got 5 of them!! My very first fish ever I’m so excited 😆 ❤️
Update: they all died 😔
That’s sad
@@jeremiahrobert Damn it's tough to kill Convicts... You suck....;) lol
@@jeremiahrobert how big of a tank you had them in?
@@jeremiahrobert for 5, atleast 55 gallons is recommended.
Love my cichlids I got a curved 38 gallon they love it. They are great beginner fish!
Cool video. I’ve had Convicts take on my Red Devil and a nice size Snakehead, Especially if you have a pair.
I've always had cichlids. They have great personalities
That flowerhorn is SICK! He’s friggen huge
Check my channel for mine, they look pretty similar
great video
Thank you!
Thank you for the video I am getting some convict cichlid
Convicts and African Jewel cichlids seem to have similar behavior esp. pairing/ breeding, caring for fry and their extremely territorial nature once they paid off. My Jewel fry lived and thrived in a tank with large peacocks etc.
Love this fish!
i have 6 convicts coming this weekend and i cant wait. I'm trying to fill a 300 gallon tank with them
This fish guy I met gave me three convicts for free! I'm so excited to have them
I bought 6 ! Now I have dozens. They pair up. Then start laying eggs. Fun fish.
Thats an awesome mix of species you have there! Lovely! I wonder how well it goes though when the Dempsey grows to three times that size. It's so sneaky. Plays nice, then in the dark just smashes fish when they least expect. It's a nasty one.
You have same pleco , Same convict as me and I also plan to get a parrot and loach like yours . How funny 😁
That flowerhorn is beautiful
Great video, I have been a fan of convicts for more years than I care to remember. I have just started a 3ft cube tank, containing a red belly Pacu (12inch) a Midas, (6inch) and a 6inch common Pleco. I am working on more “Bogwood “ for more hideouts, at which point I hope to introduce some Convicts.
How can i stop them from killing other fish?
Depends on the fish they are killing. What have you got with them.?
@@Nansen1981 molly,sword tail, opaline gourami and goldfish 🧍♀️
@@Sharktoes33 there’s your problem my friend. Convicts need to be kept with other Cichlids, who are big enough or aggressive enough to fend for them themselves.
@@Nansen1981 ouhhh i don't know about fish alot 😪 my mom just buy the fish from the pet store without doing anu reaseach about them
Im very interested also on the yellow type of Convicts. Do you have any info about that one?
I love to see Convicts. Great video...thank you so much...
Love the content bro ! Keep up the good work ! :D
Thanks man!
Your flowerhorn is a saint lol for not killing his tankmates
Thinking about getting convicts!
Hopefully this video makes that thought a reality!
they are always active... they never just sit there in the tank looking dull... if u have fish they are a good compliment to any other predatory fish... they will fight so they can hold their own...
I wonder if convicts and jewels are compatible when not breeding....they're both very interesting to watch, curious and seem to be "smart". Once paired my jewels had no fear! Love to watch them care for their babies!
i have community outdoor tank with convicts, jewels and swordtail they work fine as long as you give them enough areas to claim.
Nice vid
Thanks Seif!
Nice video man! Always wanted to keep convicts, had some great experience of keeping and breeding of firemouths, love them aswell!
Im the opposite, always wanted to keep firemouths but I never came around to it. Maybe one day 😁
I love your mixed cichlid/others tank you're showing in the video. How big is it?
too small
I have 2 right now and there really territorial so i have a divider in my tank, there really fun to watch and they have so much personality they get exited when i walk over to the tank. Sometimes i look up coral reef videos and put my phone up to the tank and they like watching that. They like moving the sand and shells i put in the tank but they spend a decent amount of time trying to attack each other through the divider . Also they killed there brother but i try not to think about that
Oh my gosh those cinematic shots are sick dude! Convict cichlids just might be to aggressive for my small tetras tho 😅
Haha yes not the ideal tank mate for tetras unless its a really big tank and they are given the right territory to defend!
I tried multiple times to put tetras with my convict cichlids but they ate them both times.
They are
Cool video 👍💯✔
Thanks man
totally agree. I´v had many different aquariums and biotopes but always had at list 1 couple of convicts. in my craziest periode I had 1 couple and around 200 descendents in a big aquarium. also emptied a tank but seems i did not see 1 guy inside " still had a bit of water of course". i stored it in my terrace an 2 month later o sow the convict swiming inside hahaha. they are rock strong.
The no 1 reason you said is what I too admire about them... They are not as huge as the rest but they don't back down and don't hesitate to fight with larger Cichlids...
Awesome video dude. Gotta improve my cinematic shots to improve to your level tho 😅
Haha thanks man. Still learning myself. Keep at it and you'll be great!
I just got 4 Polar Convict Parrots... very cool and personable fish.!
Their shortbodied and polar parrots are my fav
Awesome
Hey, great video. BTW wat r d dimensions of Ur tank?
Thanks Elvin! Tank is 3ft x 1.5 x 1.5 (90cm x 45 x 45)
I have about 15 in the same tank and they are awesome fish.. fisty and very active
I just got back into the hobby after a long hiatus before I had a 135 gallon with a a solo red devil that was a monster but sadly he died about 6 years ago and my son wanted a fish for his birthday so we went and got him a 20 gallon long and put 2 convicts in it eventually I’ll buy another 135 or 240 gallon and I’ll most likely keep these and add more central and South American cichlids
I’ve always thought that convicts were so beautiful. They just sound too aggressive for community tanks, and I worry about what to do with all of their young. Every fish store in my city is overrun with convict fry.
Haha yes a breeding pair coukd easily result in over population. An alternative is to only keep one gender or keep the mix in a cichlid community where they cannot establish safe territory to breed and they wont. Just that the tank will have some level of aggression as a norm.
I had 13 cichlids a red eared turtle and apple snails aswell as 4 plecos in one tank and the cichlids breed and had heaps of spawn so it was a bustling 250l tank
One thing to recommend is a lot of hidy hole caves can male your own out of planter pots in half
I have one male convict cichlid with my 5 inch female Cumberland slider so far so good in my 55 gallon long turtle tank with above basking area.
Your video's are just superd. Where did you buy the pair of convict's..... thanks
Nice video Ashley. It seriously tempted me trying to get a pair of convicts too.
Somehow gotten Polar Blue Parrots instead - a mix of parrot & convict I presumed, that shop duped me :P.
Tell me, where to find the real convict in sg?
They seem seasonal in sg. When the stocks come in many shops will carry them and then there are period there none anywhere. Clementi would have a few shops that have them from time to time as well as nanyang trading aquarium. I dont think I've ever seen them elsewhere. I been to both last weekend and didnt see any tho.
@@SGBeardedAquarist Yes, I visited Clementi Stores and got the look-alike Polar Blue parrots in which they claimed are the Convicts :( Then visited Tampines Baby Fish Shop, also told me is a Convict - I was not convinced too. How does a real convict look like??
I have too many convict but love them
Love your cinematic style ❤️. Just want more
I used to breed convicts in the 1970s, they made great parents and bred easily, there were so many wild cons imported that the genetic diversity was off the charts.
Today's convict are descended from those and there is probably still a wide genetic diversity so they don't get inbreeding defects.
The albino cons are a totally different story, even back in the 1970s there were massive genetic defects.
Ah yes even now i see so many variations in the genes. Some with more nuchal hump, some with rounder bodies and snaller dorsal and anal fins, some "longer" looking. And my current one which even has sime red to its finnage (not the pink that appears on female's bellies). By albino you mean the pink convicts? Those i see today in singapore look ok physically, what kind if poor genetics do they have?
I feel like their hardiness needs to be emphasized more. This isn't meant to glorify abusing your fish or anything, but if you kill a convict with your water conditions without actively trying to do so I would be genuinely impressed. It's the perfect cichlid for beginners that want a fish with amazing personality. Perfect for learning about breeding as well. When I moved out of my parents I took my convicts, but left my tank behind full of water with no filter or heater. The tank sat that way for about 8 months until there was about 2" of water in the 55 gallon tank. My parents kept hearing a splashing noise so they went and looked at the tank. There was a convict cichlid fry that I didn't know about when I removed my fish. That fish grew from a spec to a monster in 8 months with no one feeding it, no heater, no filter, and barely any water. They ended up keeping him and he's about 9 years old now and one of the biggest Convict cichlids I've ever seen.
That makes me excited to get mine! Although, I'm still a little paranoid that I wont cycle my tank properly.
I absolutely subscribed. I find your videos informative and interesting.
I love my Convicts!!... well the 2 I have left. Started with 7 and #71655 has shanked the the other 5🤷🏽♀️😁
What type of camera did u use for this video to get such sharp clear shots? 😏
I am here once again (5th time) watching cause convicts are my favorite and I do not know why
I had these fish in a deep 30 gallon aquarium. They used to nip my arm when I reached in to vacuum the gravel.
Literally the toughest fish in the aquarium hobby. I have seven marbled convicts that came in today after being in transit for a week and all were still alive and healthy...
Llevo más de 35 años cuidando peces y aprendiendo cada día cosas nuevas. Pero no puedo evitar cuando veo experimentos como el suyo, sentir lástima por sus peces, obligados a compartir un acuario muy pequeño, mal filtrado y con peces incompatibles por tamaño, comportamiento, etc.
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Great video as always! Feel that the cinematic quality of your videos is improving! Do convicts need harder water additional salts etc? Or is normal dechlorinated SG tap water fine
Thanks Royce. Convict cichlids dont need harder water; thats usually for african cichlids. Sg tap water works just fine!
I always really liked the personalities of Oscars but they are too big. Would convict cichlids be a good alternative? I just want all the typical Oscar traits, like how interactive they are and how they sort of have different moods at different times, but in a smaller package. Would these be good? Got any better suggestions? Needs to go in a 29 gallon tank.
I notice that there's a mating pair and they seem really peaceful in your tank even with fry, is there a secret to keeping them from killing everything else?
hi. i currently have a convict community in my 3ft tank. i would like to introduce a larger cichlid to deal with the pending overpopulation "naturally" any thoughts on this?
what cichlid would you recommend and which lfs carries a food variety of cichlid.
many thanks!
Awesome video. Convicts are a great welcome addition to any tank. Stunning flowerhorn 😍🔥😍🔥
Love your videos,what do you think about 1 convict in a 55 gal community
Too much space, he will love you haha
Am first time keeper of these parrot blue cichlids. Its going to be a month now and already lookjg at fries. Separated the other fish to a new tank since parents were quite aggressive not allowing other fish in the tank to free swim.
Wow those tiger barbs are huge
I noticed Salvini Cichlids also don't hesitate standing up to bigger fish...They have personalities like Convicts too...But they are alot more sensitive to water conditions
if you like convicts you're gonna LOVE Polare Blue Parrot fish (sometimes called polar blue cichlid). Those are crossover btw blood parrot and convicts (yes another man made combination) but they are GREAT.. they have all the good parts of convicts PLUS INTELLIGENCE and inquisitivness of blood parrot. They are smaller than convicts but better looking .. almost like cartoonish version of convicts .. yes they have feeding problems (cause of the location and construction of the mouth) similar to parrots but they ooze personality, cuteness and inteligence. It's closest to puffers in the cichlids world.
I see them at aquariums quite often. Never thought much about them, didn't quite fancy their look. But you're the third or forth person to being them up in the comments and how good they are and now I'm starting to be fascinated by them hahahaha
@@SGBeardedAquarist give them a chance , get one and you'll see.. a year later you'll be over convicts and knee deep into polar blue, maybe even breeding them
I kept those & they’re some Killers
Hi do you have any info on the Pictus Catfish? Can they live in the tank with the turtle? I have followed your some of you suggestions and I have my African Side Neck turtle the tank with a Jack Dempsey, 3 Convict Cichlids, 2 Kissing fish, 2 Gouramis, and some Gold fish the turtle hasn't eaten.
Dam I miss this channel so much