Common Name: Convict
Description:
Category: Cichlids
Global Region: Central America
Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
Genetic Line: Aquarium Strain
Line Traits: Marbled Convict / Calico Convict
Year Acquired: 2025
OB fry discovered in 1991 in a spawn of Pink Convicts. Fry were given to Wayne Leibel and line bred to fix the pigment mutation. Wayne Leibel later wrote about it in his column in TFH magazine.
Spawning notes:
Species Spawned: Yes
Have Reared Fry? Yes
Young fish available? Yes