Convict cichlids are highly aggressive in nature. It is your duty to try and control Convict Cichlid aggression to some extent. Convict ciclids can be aggressive towards their own kind, or towards other fish. The aggression level increases especially once they pair up. They become even more aggressive when they spawn. Now if you are stuck with too many of these fish in your tank, it will be your responsibility to control convict cichlid aggression. Now there are a few tricks that you can try out.
Cichlid Tank Decorations
By changing your tank decorations, you are giving them something else to worry about. The convicts get busy searching for new homes and settling down. So during this time there will probably be less picking on others. You can repeat this on a weekly basis to keep the aggression level to the minimum.
By changing your tank decorations, you are giving them something else to worry about. The convicts get busy searching for new homes and settling down. So during this time there will probably be less picking on others. You can repeat this on a weekly basis to keep the aggression level to the minimum.
Watch out for those big bad bullies and put them all in a boss tank. This gives the weaker ones a chance to get bigger and stronger.
Cichlids - Males and Females should be separated
This could probably be the ultimate solution. As there is no pairing up, there is not much of a need for a home or territory. Since there is no pair, there are no eggs or fry to protect. Hence the level of aggression will be less.
This could probably be the ultimate solution. As there is no pairing up, there is not much of a need for a home or territory. Since there is no pair, there are no eggs or fry to protect. Hence the level of aggression will be less.
These are all the different ways by which you can try to achieve peace in your tank. Try out different methods and follow that which works best for your aqua buddies.
Thanks for the post, Bradford. I was wondering if convict cichlids can co-exist with severums and green terror fish.
ReplyDeleteYes they can co-exist but the tank should be big enough for each one to have his own space. You can expect quarrels every now and then, as these are cichlids after all. It's also noted that Convict's and Severums can pair up and breed as they look quite similar. This will lead to some mixed breed cichlids which should be avoided.
DeleteIf your keeping all these fish together, make sure you have a lot of cichlid stones for them to burrow in.