In the water world,
inhabiting the lower and mid depth, staking claim over territory and
fighting to protect it are an intelligent and impressive species of
cichlids, known as the Convict Cichlid. The name convict, because of the
black stripes, similar to that of a prisoner's uniform. These fish are
notorious troublemakers in most aquariums, and keeping them, means
watching out for violent breakouts in the aquarium.
Although
these fish are beautiful, agile and colorful, their aggression is a
major factor that denies the idea of keeping these with other milder
fish. I am an aquarium enthusiast, and have a generation of these bad
boys ranging from like 5 years. Of course, when the idea of raising fry
to adults comes into the picture, insuring a lower mortality rate is not
as easy.
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