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have you seen marbled BLACK convicts?

woodnative
17 years ago

The common, ever-breeding, tank-terrorizing convict cichlid. The "wild" striped form and the "pink" form are common. You will also find "Calico Convicts" which look like the pink with a varying degree of random black splotching.

However, in the local chain pet store I recently saw an individual convict which looks like a wild, striped convict with the extra, random black areas. Half of its caudal fin and most of the anal fin are black, with some small, random black areas on his side. Much like a "Calico" convict on a striped background. I never saw this before. This is a healthy individual and the black is pigment, not disease. Anyone else seen this?

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