Originally Posted by BitAudioVideo

the turtle gets one of the small black convicts on occasion, this is a good thing. mostly he eats what i feed him. black convicts breed like crazy and do a fantastic job of protecting their young.

the convicts had about 100-150 babies and maybe 12 have lived. most of the ones that have lived are big enough to fend for themselves at this point. ive only caught the turtle feasting on 1 fish but id guess he got 1/2 of the 'lost' fish.

the rest =

died of natural causes
death by filtration
killed by other fish
killed by their brothers/sisters

ive had several breeding black convicts over the years and if 10-15 live from each breeding youll soon have too many fish. ive given away so many that the pet stores stop taking them.