Convict Cichlid - Tank Reorganizers

Underwater Galleries Cichlid Stone Bulk Pack

Convict Cichlids are very materialistic. Their attitude is "Be The Boss Of Everything". They like to dominate all the other fish in the tank and they won't leave the decorations alone, either. They will rearrange everything in the tank till they are satisfied with the way things are. They are expert movers and packers. They have great pushing power and can relocate surprisingly big items. If you keep them, you should by now know what I mean.

They like holes, burrows, caves, ship wrecks, sculls, ruins etc. They are from the dark side. They don't like beautiful, colorful stuff like plants, flowers etc. Hence, if your planning to keep Convicts, you might want to opt in for aquarium themes like sculls, caves, ship wreck, scull island, anything like the end of life, Armageddon, dooms day etc. ;) You can use big stones, or use hollow broken barrels, sculls with holes big enough for them to go in and out, just be creative.

Whatever you do, please do not try plants, as they will destroy them all. They uprooted my whole lot of plants I had installed in my tank in a few hours. But still, you don't need plants to have a beautiful aquarium. Even the themes that I described above can look real good.

Also another thing I want to note here - The more holes, the less disputes and quarrels, as they end goal is to have a home for their family.