Need to know about convict cichlid breeding behavior

While keeping several types of fish, I know that each fish has its own way of breeding successfully. I recently bought some prisoner cichlid fish and wanted to try breeding them. The problem is, I don't know how to breed them. In this forum, I would like to ask how to breed them and know how to breed successfully?

Also, what is the behavior of convict cichlid fish when breeding occurs? Will the fish change color?

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Zayne Beltran 4 Posts 8 Replies

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William Montes 25d ago

For breeding, convict cichlids need clean water and change 20 to 25% of the tank water every 3 days. Don't forget to raise the tank water temperature. To know that the breeding is successful, you can see the male convict cichlid has tekur spots on his anal fin and slowly during the mating period, the male will show the anal fin on the floor of the nest. after that, the female convict cichlid will peck the anal fin spot and the male will release his sperm...

Basically, convict cichlids have a colorful body, but the female will slightly change color during breeding, which will be slightly red or orange on the abdomen. As for behavior, convict cichlid pairs will defend their territories together and the eggs will usually be laid in small crevices....😬

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Convict Cichlid

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The Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is commonly known as the zebra cichlid because its body pattern and color are similar to zebra animals. This freshwater fish prefers running water and can tolerate cold water. This unique fish has an omnivorous diet, such as plants, algae, and worms.

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