Tag Archives: Cichlid

Cichlid fish enjoying some frozen brine shrimp

my jack dempsey oscar firemouth and pink convict Cichlid fish are enjoying some frozen brine shrimp
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when do you start feeding convict cichlid frys?

okay so i have like 2female and 1male in a tank. before i knew it 1female already were gathering frys and now the other female has laid eggs on the wall of the tank. the male ditched the first female for the other one. and my question is when should i feed the fries. i have brine shrimp ready and small crushed flakes…

Fish Food Question…?

Can Blood parrots cichlid and angelfish live on blood worms and brine shrimp or do they need a daily flake or fish food? I’ll give thumbs up on all answers.

Convict Cichlid fry questions?

My convict fry just hatched about a hour or so ago! Ive never had any fry before so a couple questions
1. Whats an ideal water temp? Right now its 80
2. Whats the best food for them for right now? Should I just feed them flakes crushed into powder? Im going to set up a brine shrimp hatchery but would the brine shrimp be too big for them? Or should I just let them feed on the mircoscopic particles on the plants and stuff?
3. Should I worry about them getting sucked up into the filter? Right now they’re staying away from it but should I put something around the filter intake to prevent this, or not even worry about it?
4. What age or size would be good to start getting rid of them? Im giving them away or selling them, not flushing them

If you want, heres some pix:

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And a video:

My Convict Cichlids fry feeding on brine shrimp – 4

My baby convicts feeding on one of their favorite food. Their mom is a convict cichlid but their dad is a pink parrot/pink convict mix.