Male convicts were allowed a ration of meat per day (1lb of salt pork, beef or mutton) and 1 to 2lb per day of flour or cornmeal to make damper. If there were lucky the meat they received would be fresh but it was usually far from it. The convicts were also supplied with some tea and sugar and usually managed to buy tobacco and rum. Female convicts were given two-thirds of what the male convicts received.
The convicts didn't receive and fresh fruit or vegetables, but those convicts who were lucky enough to receive a good posting were allowed to grow their fruit and vegetables on a small plot of land.
The Convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) is also known as the Zebra cichlid. They will eat the same flakes and pelets that are available for sale in most pet shops. They also enjoy a suplement of live food such as earth worms etc.
They stole food from anywere so they could eat and so they can sell and get money so they can live.
Maybe a 15cm pleco. The Oscar will get large enough to eat either a convict or a firemouth, and as soon as it's big enough it will eat them.
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The convict knew the other man.
No, convict fish (also known as convict cichlids) do not typically eat their own babies. They are generally good parents and will protect and care for their young. However, stress or lack of space can sometimes lead to aggressive behavior, including cannibalism.
There where about 100003 convict families!
Convicts are territorial, especially in breeding pairs. While Oscars can be imposing and destructive, they are more hungry than they are aggressive. If the Oscar is small, Around the size of the convict, it may be bullied to death. And if the Oscar is full-sized, it will most likely eat the convict. In short, donβt do it.π
He claims that the first convict tried to kill him
The past tense of convict is convicted.
No, Peter Lalor wasn't a convict.
Convict cichlid was created in 1867.