Photo Gallery :: The elusive shadow aka my black convict chiclid!

[Andrew7769]

here are sum pics of shadow
what do you guys/girls think?


this one is the best i think ^ btw shes eating a pellet

[cam722]

I have convicts also.. my adult female just died recently.. But I have others. Mine never seem to hide from me unless they were hatching eggs.. which she did quite often by the way.. .

Your picture is really dark so I can't even see her

[jn]

ya your turtles a shadow alright, i dont see him

[missibsu]

jn, it's not a clip of a turtle, lol. It's a fish. Anyway, I agree, this one is too dark to see. Are these the fish that are blind that you have to have the tubes for?

[cam722]

jn, it's not a clip of a turtle, lol. It's a fish. Anyway, I agree, this one is too dark to see. Are these the fish that are blind that you have to have the tubes for?

Do you mean convicts in general or specifically his.. in general they are not blind. The coloring changes on them depending on their breeding status ... the female I had was gorgeous.. she'd have these irridecent blue scales and a red belly when she was "in the mood".. They are the best fish I've ever had, take very little special care unlike other livebears. No special water conditions like PH.. etc. and tolerate fluctuations very very well. Of course you can't have chlorine in the water but others ways.. GREAT fish .. and their personalities.. they will eat from my fingers if I let them. I've often said they are as bad as my turtles.. I walk in the room, they see me and come to the glass for food.. haha.

[Andrew7769]

im sorry yea at night w/ my room lights off i could c her ill c if i can get another pic or video

[missibsu]

Nope, they weren't what I was thinking of. There are fish at a petstore near me that have long clear tubes in them. It was explained to me that the tube was there because they were blind and it was their safety net. I'll have to go back and check to see what kind they were.

[Andrew7769]

edit* i just put some pics above comment those! lol i love how chiclids have scales that can change colors cam knows what im talking about btw she did have babys once but the male was beating her up so i gave him away this is why she is so shy i think

[adammaxis]

That's a really nice convict! I have two myself; they are really nice fish.

[cam722]

Much better pictures. Yeah I know all about that beating up on the female thing.. but then mine gave back almost as good as she got.. She was only shy when she was hatching babies. Then she stayed in her cave and barely came out for food.. otherwise she was begging at the glass like the others. I'm really going to miss her.. I'm not sure what to do about that .. I have 5 babies and I'm not sure if I can put the large male in with them even if they are over an inch ... sigh.

[Andrew7769]

yea convicts are good parents she actully ATTACKED my fingure when she was breeding when my finger got a little 2 close 2 her nest lol scared the crap outa me. my friend had a pair of 4inch convicts that were breeding in a 75gal tank w/ a 9inch catfish and they kicked the catfish out of his cave

[cam722]

hahaha that is hilarious about the catfish. My son put his fingers in the tank with the bigger convicts to move something or see something and they nibbled at his fingers. They were actually attacking him because there were babies in there but he thought it was funny. The things that amuse some people ..