New Convicts - Aquarium Advice

mike47517 · 01-10-2009, 04:14 PM

got some new Convicts last night. Check them out. they also came with a 29g tank. theres 6 in total. their in a 10g now but will be in the 29 by tommorrow.

anyone know any good tank mates for convicts. thanks

mike47517 · 01-10-2009, 04:14 PM

heres another pic.

kribensis12 · 01-10-2009, 07:01 PM

Nice. Some advice, i would sell/ give away 4 of those convicts. They can, and will get very agressive ( i have had them de-scale one another). I would keep 1 male and 1 female, and let them breed. I wouldnt put anything else in there, as they are very, very, very agressive and will kill whatever you put in there. They do look like nice Con's though,

FishCrazyBenBOMB · 01-10-2009, 07:47 PM

That tank is WAY too small for 6 convicts. Like Krib said, round up 4 of those guys and give them back. They setup is also bad for convicts, nothing in the tank. You should have plenty of caves, rocks, hiding spots ect. for a convict tank. Also convicts will get huge, larger then 6in, so I wouldn't even suggest putting convicts at all in a 29G unless they are in there temp. for breeding, then removed to a larger tank. I'm planning on having a breeding pair in a 55G for themselves.

They will get very aggresive during the spawning/breeding period and will kill anything they possiblely can, they have been known to kill fish like oscars that are 2-3x there size.

What I would do is take all of them back and if your trying to breed something, get something smaller and less aggresive so you can have tank mates.

kribensis12 · 01-10-2009, 10:08 PM

^ win

mike47517 · 01-10-2009, 11:10 PM

yeah i planned on just keeping 2 anyway. but thanks. i thought about putting the pair in the 38g and putting the fish from there in the 29g. But i really dont think in will hurt these fish. they have lived in a 29g there whole life. and theyve done fine. I can get a pleco right? what about a jack dempsy as a tank mate or a green terror? i got the whole setup and the fish off of craigs list for $35. so ic cant take the fish back.

mike47517 · 01-10-2009, 11:11 PM

oh and im going to need help with gender. i know one is a male but not to sure about the rest. ill post closer pics of each fish later and you can help me out. wont be for a while camera just died.

FishCrazyBenBOMB · 01-10-2009, 11:30 PM

The pleco will get killed and the jack dempsy will get killed with convicts. Like I said before, I highly suggest getting rid of all your convicts and going with a different setup.

kribensis12 · 01-10-2009, 11:31 PM

First off, Jack Dempsy's are not nice fish, note their name sake, the famous early 1900's boxer Jack Dempsy. Second, they get huge. No wayy you can put that guy in a 29, or 38. Pleco's, will get beaten up. I assume your talking about the common one, correct?( the little tiny one's in the tanks that sellf or 4 dollars apiece). They get over a foot long, minnimum tank size, 55 gallons, plus they produce alot of waste.

I don't see anything wrong with a pair in a 29 gallon tank ( thats what i have, well now they are in a 20g). They do need alot of rock's and caves though to establish territory, or there will be fights.

FishCrazyBenBOMB · 01-10-2009, 11:34 PM

I just don't think a pair of convicts should be put into a tank that small.