finally convicts laying eggs

[UGAfan2001]

Finally after about 2 weeks of anticipation, my two convicts have bred in the ten gallon. She layed a LARGE number of eggs inside a turned over pot. when should the fry hatch, and what should i feed them, other than BBS?should i take the parents out at some point? thanks all

Brad*celebrate

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Congrats. Fry should hatch a few days after the eggs were laid. They should be ok on feeding for about a week after hatching because of egg sacks. BBS and Crushed flakes will do fine. Take the parents out when they show aggression towards the fry, the start to breed again, or when the fry reach about 1-2".

Hmmm another spawing of a convict pair in a 10 GALLON. All that oppose it......boo yah!

 

[Cichlidian]

No need to feed until they're free swimming as they'd feed on their sacs. They hv to be seperated when the parents lay their next batch of eggs. But until then enjoy their typical cichlid parental care.

 

[fishdude07]

congrats i wanna get convicts sometime soon....i have a 10 gallon ready for em

 

[fishguy07]

Oh yeah, its real easy to breed convicts in even a 10 gallon, i dont know why everyone thinks you cant.

Anyway, goodjob. Whatcha gonna do with the fry?

 

[UGAfan2001]

im gonna keep my pick of them, give them to friends or sell them to lfs. theyve told me theyd buy them, anyways thanks all

brad

 

[UGAfan2001]

some of my fry are missing overnight. a large number of fry disappeared overnight. the male never goes near the pot, and when he gets even remotely close, she bites him, and he goes to the other side of the tank. she just picks them up and moves them to the back of the pot. when will they become free swimming, and when should i start feeding them my self?