Calico Marble Convict Cichlid

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Calico marble convict cichlid.

Central america captive bred or wild. Convict cichlid likes warm water 26 29 c 79 84 f it can live under various parameters of water acidity and hardness however it s preferable for tank water to have ph about 6 6 7 8 and hardness 6 8 dgh. Flake or pellet frozen and live food compatibility. This isn t a demanding fish and it s easy in care.

2010 09 08 i ve been playing with various colour combinations of convict cichlids to apply the theories of genetic inheritance. Amatitlania nigrofasciata common name. This is an update on a breeding project that has been ongoing for about 2 years to try to improve the colours in the marble calico convict cichlid archocentrus nigrofasciatus. Posts about calico written by fishopolis.

White convict parrot cichlid. Pink convict cichlids or black convict cichlids. Aggressive region of origin. These are awesome fish with light bodies and dark vertical bars.

This post concentrates on the marble gene for the convict cichlid. Mine spawned on saturday and i wanted to know cause my lfs said they would pay about 4 dollars e 2 per fish. Convict cichlids zebra type 10 fish at 3 inches plus mixed sex doa s included. Marble convict cichlid max size.

Hi my question is can you achieve the marbled or calico coloration on a convict my breeding a male black convict and a female pink convict. Pink with splatters of black on them. The ancestors of the black convict lived in central america but now they live in aquariums all over the world. Specifically whether or not the mutation that causes convicts to come out marbled i e.