Calico Marble Convict Cichlid

Specifically whether or not the mutation that causes convicts to come out marbled i e.

Calico marble convict cichlid.

This isn t a demanding fish and it s easy in care. These are awesome fish with light bodies and dark vertical bars. 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. Some large grained bottom substrate snags roots stones make the.

Flake or pellet frozen and live food compatibility. Calico marble convict cichlid 1 inch free shipping. Buy it now 14 99 shipping. Pink convict cichlids or black convict cichlids.

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. Alone in pairs or with s. 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. 2010 09 08 i ve been playing with various colour combinations of convict cichlids to apply the theories of genetic inheritance.

This post concentrates on the marble gene for the convict cichlid. Amatitlania nigrofasciata common name. Posts about calico written by fishopolis. Central america captive bred or wild.

Mine spawned on saturday and i wanted to know cause my lfs said they would pay about 4 dollars e 2 per fish. White convict parrot cichlid. Pink with splatters of black on them. Marble convict cichlid max size.