What You Should Know About Convict Cichlid Fish Care

by admin on 07. Jul, 2010 in LifeStyle

All people that are growing cichlids know that we are in front of an exciting hobby. It is definitely perfect for a beginner when raising convict cichlid fish. The reason for this is that caring for them is easy. You are not to have to deal with a lot of problems when breeding them. The zebra cichlid (the common name for a convict cichlid fish) stands out as highly attractive and this does bring in a lot of people wanting to raise them.

Convict cichlid fish are capable of adapting to different water conditions. You need to put in their aquarium caves so that they would have where to breed, some rocks and different flat stones. You do not really need plants as they will most likely be destroyed by the fish. In the event that you do want to add plants for design you should use plants that are hardier like Amazonian sword plants or java fern.

Convict cichlid fish accept wide ranges in both temperature and water ph. The only thing that you need to pay attention to is to keep everything stable without quick changes. The water PH level should be around 7 while the temperature is perfect if kept around twenty five degrees celsius. Convict cichlid fish stand out as omnivore and are capable of eating almost anything that you buy. Aquarium plants usually become food.

The only thing that you need to pay attention to is that convict cichlid fish are aggressive when they meet other fish. This is mostly true as mating season appears. We recommend that they are always kept in separate tanks, especially if you want to breed them. All convict cichlids will be easy to breed. Parents will always guard eggs and fry and stand out as protective.

Convict cichlid fish are basically highly easy to raise properly. In the event that one beginner is looking for one fish that can be raised easily and looks very well there will be no real problems.

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