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convict cichlids??

3K views 11 replies 4 participants last post by  rrcoolj 
#1 ·
First of all, Hi guys I am Tanner, I'm new.
I used to do saltwater tanks until that started getting to costly and it just didnt intrest me anymore.


Now my buddy has given me a 30 gallon aquarium, with some Convict Cichlids in it, and I am pretty sure it is horribly overstocked. So i plan on selling some.

My question is, what is the suitable amount of Convicts you should house in a 30 gallon aquarium.

And is there ANY, ANY kind of other fish at all that can be put in with the convicts. I would think just convicts could get boring.

Thanks

Tanner
 
#4 · (Edited)
They are not convicts, they are bumble bee's. you can check out the pic's under Topic pic's here in the cichlid page. Very nice looking fish, but they have a little aggresiveness to them. You could put in some othere african cichlids. Such as red zebras, or yellow labs, or kennyi's ect. there is a few to name...... But in a 30 gallon i would leave it for the fry (baby fish) tank and get a 55 or larger for the adults......... Disregaurd this mes there was sum confusion. lol
 
#6 ·
ok. You are wanting to add more fish to your 30 gallon with the convicts?....... If so i wouldnt recomend it. The convicts breed like rabbits. I would maybe rehome them and get some other kinds of fish like a few dwarf african, or some tetras ect, or just leave them in the tank to there selfs.
 
#8 ·
Snails mabe. I know my africans eat the heck out of them tho. Good luck sorry to bounce you around with the threads. lol What size tanks do you have?
 
#10 ·
I see. You have a lot of room for ideas. lol I have that thing called to many tanks to and alot of ideas. but the African cichlids got me by the hook. lol Best of luck to you. I would keep 3 convicts in the 30gallon 1 male 2 females rais the fry sell them to the lfs, for some store credit. if they would let you.
 
#12 ·
You could try other central american cichlids like firemouths. They aren't as vicious as convicts but are still easy to breed. You could keep a pair in 30 gallon easy. You could put large fast moving tetras and barbs with them and large livebearers.

As for convict tankmates... I agree for the most part there ain't a whole lot you could put with them but remember every fish is different. I have seen convicts with tiger barbs and buenos aires tetras. The barbs and tetras are too fast for the convicts to catch and they help take the heat of the female who is often killed by the male. In larger tanks they do well with large livebears too.
 
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