Calico Marble Convict Cichlid

Hi my question is can you achieve the marbled or calico coloration on a convict my breeding a male black convict and a female pink convict.

Calico marble convict cichlid.

Convict cichlids zebra type 10 fish at 3 inches plus mixed sex doa s included. Posts about calico written by fishopolis. Pink with splatters of black on them. Specifically whether or not the mutation that causes convicts to come out marbled i e.

Mine spawned on saturday and i wanted to know cause my lfs said they would pay about 4 dollars e 2 per fish. Calico marble convict cichlid 1 inch free shipping. Flake or pellet frozen and live food compatibility. White convict parrot cichlid.

Alone in pairs or with s. This isn t a demanding fish and it s easy in care. This post concentrates on the marble gene for the convict cichlid. Buy it now 14 99 shipping.

2010 09 08 i ve been playing with various colour combinations of convict cichlids to apply the theories of genetic inheritance. Pink convict cichlids or black convict cichlids. Marble convict cichlid max size. This is an update on a breeding project that has been ongoing for about 2 years to try to improve the colours in the marble calico convict cichlid archocentrus nigrofasciatus.

Central america captive bred or wild. Amatitlania nigrofasciata common name. Aggressive region of origin. Convict cichlid likes warm water 26 29 c 79 84 f it can live under various parameters of water acidity and hardness however it s preferable for tank water to have ph about 6 6 7 8 and hardness 6 8 dgh.