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  • Convict Cichlid Growth Rate

    On a bit of a lark I put three convict cichlids in my garden pond, which otherwise only has gambusia in it. Some time between August and October (can't quite remember when I first saw fry), they spawned. Just before the first major cold front I grabbed three of the young ones and put them in a 3.5 gallon aquarium I have at work (my only other aquarium, a 55, is high brackish with monos). They are the only inhabitants of the aquarium. The largest is currently about an inch, the smaller two are about a half inch each. It's my plan to put them back in the pond in late March when temps are safely above 70. I'm wondering how large they'll grow between now and then considering the size constraints of their current abode. I haven't found a lot of specifics on growth rate and wonder if people here who have bred them can weigh in.
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