well my two marble convicts that are about 2 inches each laid eggs last night! what color are they when there fertile??

fertilized cichlid eggs turn a tan or brown colour.

sweet then mine are fertilized!! should i move them to a different tank????

that depends on what you want to do with them and what else is in the tank with them. convicts are great parents maybe even a little to good. they are very agressive when spawning and will defend the eggs and fry with every thing they have and they can be quite relentless.

ok im just concerned my small bichir would eat the fry when the eggs hatch. would it be ok to move the eggs and the parents in another tank or would the stop taking care of them??

Congrats!!! I love your convicts...

thanx i just had to get them because i've never seen the breed before there kinda rare,. do you think i should move them to a breeder tank or just leave them?

From what I have heard Convicts are the rabbits of the fish world... So I guess I would leave them this time and see what happens.. If the eggs are fry get eaten then I would move them... But be prepared for lots of babies!

haha ok im gannna call up my local fish store and see if they want them

do not move anything untill hatched and egg sacs are gone .......then remove the fry and seperate from parents

ok thanx i got a little 5 gallon for the fry to go in until there big enof to give away to friends or the lfs