Convict cichlid

[Bully405Customz]

Could A pair of convicts and a pair of rams be acceptable? I have a planted 55 gal with 2 peacock eels, I dinosaur birchir and 1 featherfin catfish. With 2 German blue rams on order and would like to have some different cichlids in there but not sure what else to add, maybe some angels... Please help. Lol

 

[severum mama]

Rams, or any other South American dwarf cichlids, will not last long with convicts. Angels are a much better choice.

 

[Aquadestroyer]

Well you are already pretty heavily stocked. You could maybe fit a pair of convicts but not anything else. Your eels and bicher get big

 

[Bully405Customz]

Thats kinda what I thought. I just get my rams and a few angels and call it good

 

[severum mama]

The fish you already have will pretty much stock that tank IMO. The bichir and eels may need more space even, but I'm not sure about them.

 

[Aquadestroyer]

I really feel that your rams will get eaten by the bicher if/when it gets big enough

 

[Bully405Customz]

I knew they got big I guess I just didnt think it would get big enough to eat a 3" fish. But it wouldn't be the first time ive been wrong. My tank just seems so barren. Tank does have very good filtration so that helps but I dont to over stock. I have a friend that's always wanted the birchir so I may give it to him for the preservation of the rams and bioload.

 

[Aski247]

Your senegal bichir will not get big enough to eat the rams, they get 10-15".

Also if you have them on pellets/frozen diet if they are well fed, chances are they wouldn't be looked at as food.

 

[Bully405Customz]

Yeah we feed cut up earthworms and pellets

 

[Aquadestroyer]

Maybe a senagal wouldn't eat them but I had a ornate that was about 10 inches who ate 4 2 inch giant danios in a day

 

[Bully405Customz]

Oh wow. Well maybe since all we feed him is worms he won't think about the fish as food. Fingers crossed!