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What type of cons do you like best?

Black Striped Cons
15 (57.7%)
Pink Cons
3 (11.5%)
Marbles Cons
6 (23.1%)
Other Cons (is there?)
2 (7.7%)

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Offline ConVicT-ed

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What type of cons do you like best?
« on: September 29, 2004, 01:26:20 PM »
curious about the cons you like!
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2004, 02:03:57 PM »
Can't answer that since I like em all. Now if they came in a red I could answer that real quick
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2004, 05:39:48 PM »
haha that would be really tite.
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2004, 05:46:27 PM »
i like striped
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2004, 03:54:58 PM »
Not a big Con fan (sorry), but if I had to choose, it would be Blk. strp.
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2004, 02:07:54 PM »
Really, I'm with Dave, I like 'em all! But ultimately, Black stripe all the way! Feisty little buggers! ;D
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2004, 03:18:09 PM »
Hi all,

Now that I'm back into the hobby this is a fish I want to keep and breed. After some research I came across these little guys'
The Honduran Redpoint. They are very beautiful so I ordered myself 6 of them. They were very hard to find.
From my research, I think this one is possiblly the most beautiful of them all.

Here is a link to a little story about them

http://www.cichlidae.com/tanks/t060/default.php

The ones I am getting on Wednesday are only 3/4" long. A couple of questions if I may.

How fast will they grow? Will crushed merdium Hikari pellets and crushed flakes suffice?

Last but not least, I have an Aquaclear 100 (500 gal hr wide open) Will this suck these little ones in never to be seen again? or should I pipe it down to low flow?

Pheuu, all that in one breath lol.


Thanks in advance

Gavin
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2004, 10:43:26 PM »
Newfie, the Honduran Red Point is a separate, undescribed species not to be confused with Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus.  They will not grow as large (4" usually max for males, 3" for females) and are not as aggressive.  They will still readily defend their nest/eggs/fry though.  I got mine at 1" or slightlly less back in Feb. or March and the males I got are now in the 3-3.5" range, and the females are in the 2.5-3" range.  Crushed flakes will work for a while, but you can also get fry crumble foods which I think makes them more readily accept pellets as they get bigger.  I get all my foods now from www.kensfish.com and even with shipping I pay much less than I ever would at an lfs. :)  Here's a pic of one of my Male Hondurans...he's now guarding fry. :D




by the way, I voted marbled as my favorite con variation, but I also love the black striped as well. :)
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2004, 04:46:36 AM »
Thanks Freakey Jason

Got a lot to catch up on for sure ;D 

I went to Kens site and that surley is a better alternative than the lfs. There are a lot of different types of foods to choose from.

What is the best crumble to choose from of about 1/2" long HRP? I will be receiving 7 Hericthys bartoni on Tuesday as well and do you you have a

suggestion food wise to feed these fellows as well (Kens' of course) They are about 1" to 1.5" long.

Maybe you could suggest one that would be good for them both. I have 2 8 oz bags of Hikari medium cichlid pellets unopened, Wardley freeze dried

worms and freeze dried bloodworms. Any help is appreciated.

I really like the picture of you little guy by the way.

Seems they grow pretty quickly.

Gavin
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2004, 07:52:17 PM »
Ken's has 2 different types of cichlid crumble and I couldn't tell you the difference between the 2.  I beleive I got crumble #2 for my smallish cichlids and I also feed them the smallest size of Ken's soft n moist krill which is about the same size as the crumble.  Various foods from ken's that I've gotten and used are:

Soft 'n Moist krill
Cichlid floating pellets
4 mix sinking combo (egg pellets, brine shrimp pellets, earthworm pellets and veggie pellets)
Sinking veggie sticks
Sinking spirulina sticks
Sinking pellets with spirulina
Sinking pellets with brine shrimp

I also bought brine shrimp sticks and earthworm sticks but won't get them again after being advised to stay away from most stick foods.  I would still use the veggie sticks because I don't recall Ken's selling a pure veggie pellet and I like giving my cichlids the occasional veggies. :D
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2004, 02:58:47 AM »
Thanks a lot Jason,


That ninformation helps me a lot

Regards,

Gavin
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2004, 09:21:20 PM »
I love those with dark black stripes, looks most like the "original" version of what a convict should look like. And hey those mature males are gorgeous man with their head humps pumping out!
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2004, 09:44:59 AM »
They are all equally enjoyable.
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2004, 08:01:50 PM »
 ;Di love the black stripe but here in nz weve got dark blue body white stripe my favourite.
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Re: What type of cons do you like best?
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2004, 09:21:14 PM »
OMG  :o  Another Kiwi!!!!!  This is a great day for WC!!!!!!! ;D

Sorry for the hijack  :-X
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