Calico Marble Convict Cichlid

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Calico marble convict cichlid. Buy it now 14 99 shipping. The ancestors of the black convict lived in central america but now they live in aquariums all over the world. This post concentrates on the marble gene for the convict cichlid. Some large grained bottom substrate snags roots stones make the.

Central america captive bred or wild. Alone in pairs or with s. This isn t a demanding fish and it s easy in care. 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.

Marble convict cichlid max size. Calico marble convict cichlid 1 inch free shipping. Amatitlania nigrofasciata common name. Convict cichlids zebra type 10 fish at 3 inches plus mixed sex doa s included.

Pink with splatters of black on them. Pink convict cichlids or black convict cichlids. Specifically whether or not the mutation that causes convicts to come out marbled i e. Mine spawned on saturday and i wanted to know cause my lfs said they would pay about 4 dollars e 2 per fish.

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. These are awesome fish with light bodies and dark vertical bars. 2010 09 08 i ve been playing with various colour combinations of convict cichlids to apply the theories of genetic inheritance. Posts about calico written by fishopolis.