Help tank size

[Martincrofts]

I recently had a bad time my two foot tank has a leak. i had to house all my fish into a 3 foot tank and my baby cichlids into another smaller tank whilst my other is repaired. i lost some of my fish due to the move. short story would my baby talapia 2 convicts about 5 cms two to three cat fish be okay in my 2 foot tank when repaired or will they out grow it? any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[Bbush]

How many gallons?

 

[Martincrofts]

I'm unsure its 2foot by a foot high and wide

 

[Bbush]

15 gallons. See aquariumdimensions.com

I think convicts get pretty big. Definitely will out grow within a year. I believe.

 

[Martincrofts]

It was more the tilapia I was worried about convicts are a 6 to 7 inch fish

 

[Bbush]

Wow! I really thought they got bigger. Interesting.

 

[Martincrofts]

I looked into it after u said I think is because they are a bulky fish if that makes sense the seem bigger

 

[Bbush]

Maybe I was thinking of Another fish. I saw something that looked like a large convict @ the Chattanooga aquarium recently but have never kept them.

 

[Martincrofts]

Maybe this is my first cichlid tank wanted something with a little more aggression that than my mollies gourami ect

 

[Bbush]

I think they multiply readily.

 

[Martincrofts]

Yes I've read they are fast breeders nothing as of yet so I'm guessing same sex

 

[erikmoseley]

That tank isn't big enough for a convict unless you only want one fish. The tilapia will need a 75 gallon or more as it matures!

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Tank is way to small. Your gonna need at least a four foot tank 55 gallons or more and the more the better.

 

[patrickriley2010]

That tank isn't big enough for a convict unless you only want one fish. The tilapia will need a 75 gallon or more as it matures!

Second that . Convicts need a minimum tank size of 30. Of coarse you can always be cruel and put them in a smaller tank making them live stressed out the rest of their lives

 

[Martincrofts]

Well back to the bigger tank they go then when my others fixed hate moving them back and forth

 

[JustinCase]

Yeah your gonna need at least a 20 gallon for the convicts... and if they spawn and you have other fish in there.. they will be dead shortly

 

[JustinCase]

They grow from 5-6inches... usually the female gets about 5inches and the male about 6

 

[Martincrofts]

I'm thinking they are both male assessment no orange banding is it. I so no breeding. Yes my spotted tilapia is about 2cms at min but holding its own

 

[JustinCase]

How big are the cons?

 

[Martincrofts]

At the min problem about inch and half 2 inch