Convict Cichlids
Scientific Name: Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
Family: Cichlidae
About the Convict Cichlids
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cichlids ...
Convict Cichlids
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[F, Cichlid] Convict/Oscar/Managuese Info Responses
by lisag2112-at-aol.com (LisaG2112) (1 Apr 1995)
BABY CONVICTS
by voneltz/matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Bob Eltze) (14 Apr 1992) ...
Convict Cichlids - Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus
Species name: Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus
Synonym: Archocentrus nigrofasciatus; Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum; Heros nigrofasciatus ...
Convict Cichlid Species Profile
The convict cichlid is often the first fish a budding aquarist breeds - they are almost impossible to keep from reproducing.
Convict Cichlids
Convict Cichlids
How to tell the of sex Convict Cichlids.
Notice the longer fins and larger body size of the male.
Convict Cichlid
Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Convict Cichlid - Archocentrus nigrofasciatus ...
Convict cichlid
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Convict Cichlid , zebra cichlid
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Pink Convict Cichlid
The Pink Convict Cichlid is a pseudo-albino of the Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Convict Cichlid.
Convict Cichlid (Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus)
Firemouth Meeki (Thorichthys Meeki)
Flier Cichlid (Archocentrus centrarchus)
Heller's Cichlid (Thorichthys helleri)
Honduran Red Point (Cryptoheros sp. 'honduran red point') ...
Black Convict Cichlids are widely considered the street brawlers of the cichlid world and care must be taken when placing them with other fish. This aside they are attractive cichlids and quite popular among hobbyists.
Convict Cichlid, Zebra Cichlid [picture]
"Cichlasoma" (Archocentrus) nigrofasciatum
SYN: Astronotus nigrofaciatus, Heros nigrofasciatum
PD: A moderately elongated, laterally compressed cichlid with an oval body shape.
The Convict Cichlid
By Alex (Devil)
Scientific name: Archocentrus nigrofasciatus ...
Convict Cichlid
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
Convict CichlidElectric Blue Jack Dempsey
Archocentrus nigrofasciatus
Cichlasoma octofasciatum ...
Convict Cichlid
One of the most commonly kept cichlids. They are great parents and fairly easy to breed.
Discus ...
The Convict Cichlid is well-known and well-liked within the hobby. Many people have owned them and enjoy them. They are an average colored fish with a bluish-gray base tone and solid black vertical stripes along their bodies.
Convict Cichlid: Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
Convicts are fairly popular and easy to breed. They are found in Guatemala at Lake Atitlan and Lake Amatillan. These fish are aggressive and should be kept in a mono-species tank.
Care: Convict cichlids are aggressiv fish, and as such do not belong in a community tank. They are best kept in pairs in species tanks, or together with other large robust fish.
Fluorescent Convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) - Pic by JY Lin Co Ltd
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Common Names: Convict Cichlid, Zebra Cichlid
Temperature: 70 to 80f/21-27C
pH: 7.0 (although a very wide range will be tolerated) ...
The amazing aspect of this is that at one time wild guppies, neon tetras, and convict cichlids were as exciting to aquarists as the golden Sailfin goodeid, the dwarf neon rainbowfish, and Rift Lake cichlids are today.
Great Fish to teach Good Parenting: Convict Cichlids (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum) Egglayers can also give hours of enjoyment - especially those that exhibit plenty of parental care.
Anyway at this point I would like to draw your attention to a pair of Archocentrum nigrofasciatum (Convict cichlid) likely the "least respected" cichlid ever seen.
common name: Convict cichlid, Zebra Chanchito , Convict
Family: Cichlidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Guatemala, Mexico,
Size: under 15 cm (5.91 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 100 litre (26 US gal) ...
Convict Cichlid x Severum
Convict Cichlid x Firemouth
Green Terror x Blue Acara
Wolf Cichlid x Red Terror
Wolf Cichlid x Red Devil ...
Now Taiwan's Council of Agriculture revealed that it has successfully bred transgenic Convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) and Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare). These two new breeds of glowing fish are expected to hit the market in 2012.
I bought two cichlids almost exactly two years ago. Thought they were both convict cichlids. One became huge and had no stripes. He got so big, we traded him back to pet store over a year ago.
Yesterday I discovered 10 tiny cichlid babies.
And think about segregating for size, and, unless you have a large nursery waiting for them, the not so happy business of deciding which ones go on to be raised for the pet shop, and which end up being fed to your Convict Cichlids.
The zebra originally had stripes similar to the unrelated Convict Cichlid and the dark banding is faintly apparent on some specimens . There is much confusion surrounding the Cobalt Blue Zebra.
There are also so called 'jelly-bean' parrots for sale, which may be a hybrid with convict cichlids.
 See also: Convict, Cichlid, Fish, Species, Water
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