The only reason why I bought a pair of convict cichlids in the first place, was to give myself a nice, parental easy cichlid to breed. I didn't know that dang fish would multiply enough to inhabit an entire 55 gallon, chase all the other fish into my newly setup 30 gallon (at the time), and keep on multiplying enough for my mom to have to bring some of those fish to her pediatric clinic to give to some of her patients. I even had to put one in the 30 gallon! Unfortunately, said 55 gallon of fish crashed a few years back due to a malfunctioning heater while I was on a week long vacation. You have no idea what a 55 gallon tank that is hot to the thouch, full of about 50 something decaying fish bodies smells like. Ew. Anyways, back story over, here's my problem.
That one convict cichlid that I have right now? He's a monster. I'm pretty sure that he ripped the eyes out of one of my black skirt tetras, and tortured an old blind one to death. I'm for sure certain that he mauled an old pictus catfish to death by ripping the tail to pieces, showing part of the fish' spine!!! What do I even do with a fish like this? I don't want to give it away, and to me euthanization is not possible since the fish isn't suffering. What do I do? The fish is too small to be a "pet" fish like an oscar would be, and I would hate to move it to any tank smaller than it's current 30 gallon. In a few weeks, I'll be able to move it outside, where it shall feast upon the fry of WCMM's. But what do I even do with a fish like this? What tankmates would I even put with it? The only good aspect of it, is that it doesn't bother plants. Help?
That one convict cichlid that I have right now? He's a monster. I'm pretty sure that he ripped the eyes out of one of my black skirt tetras, and tortured an old blind one to death. I'm for sure certain that he mauled an old pictus catfish to death by ripping the tail to pieces, showing part of the fish' spine!!! What do I even do with a fish like this? I don't want to give it away, and to me euthanization is not possible since the fish isn't suffering. What do I do? The fish is too small to be a "pet" fish like an oscar would be, and I would hate to move it to any tank smaller than it's current 30 gallon. In a few weeks, I'll be able to move it outside, where it shall feast upon the fry of WCMM's. But what do I even do with a fish like this? What tankmates would I even put with it? The only good aspect of it, is that it doesn't bother plants. Help?
