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I have two convict cichlids they keep having babies what size tank do I need to fulfill there needsf2007-11-24 23:36:38

and why do the adults keep eating the babies they are in two 10 gallon tanks

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Convicts are possibly the easiest of the cichlid family to spawn and are very good, protective parents. I have successfully spawned and raised them in a 15 gallon tank. Bigger is better, of course, so try to go with a 20-30 gallon if you can.

The problem arises when you do not remove the babies (fry) from the first spawn and they spawn again. Their protective behavior in guarding the new batch of fry is then directed at the older, larger group because the parents fear they might eat the new batch.

If you keep removing the fry every time they spawn, you will have more convicts than you can handle.

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i think they are hungry, gotta feed them dude, or send them to anger manegment camp

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thirty five gallon tank at bare minimum is my best guess. all cichlids breed and raise better in a larger tank.i,ve never raised convict fish though

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You need at least a 55 gallons.