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Profile:
Distribution :
Central America
Size
: Up to 5 inches. Females are generally smaller.
PH
: 7.2 to 8.
Temperature
: 240 C to 280 C
Hardness
: Slightly hard to hard
Diet
: Omnivorous. Flake, freeze fried & frozen and pellet food. Live
food to induce breeding.
Breeding
: Substrate spawner.
Sexual
Difference : Females have orange/red spot on their belly.
Males have longer fins.
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Description:
This
beginner cichlid has the appearance of a convict suit with black
body and white strips. There are a couple of other variants such as
albino and pink convicts.
These
cichlids prefer the typical Central America aquarium type of set-up with rocks
and caves. Upturned pots are quickly occupied. They can dig during
spawning.
Convict
cichlids can be quite easy to sex, put a pair together with plenty of food and
good water condition, spawning is a given. The parents guards the fries
jealously and all other fish are chased away.
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