This might sound cruel, but I'm not really woriied about being overstocked, just as long as they live long enough to be snacks. they are going to be lunch eventually anyways, so as long as they do there thing and make more lunch before they become lunch I'll be happy. Maybe I'll look into a 20 though, if you think that the convicts will breed like rabbits, and only if I don't have to remove them when they breed.
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Most of the babies should survive in the tank w/ convicts. They have really small mouths so they wont be able to eat the babies once they start growing
This might sound cruel, but I'm not really woriied about being overstocked, just as long as they live long enough to be snacks. they are going to be lunch eventually anyways, so as long as they do there thing and make more lunch before they become lunch I'll be happy. Maybe I'll look into a 20 though, if you think that the convicts will breed like rabbits, and only if I don't have to remove them when they breed.
It's not so much an issue of cruelty. When kept crammped together you will have aggresion issues, stress and lower water quality. By the time you get those fish to eating size they will be more than you or the tank can probably handle and you may even see disease break out. IMO all fish, even feeders should be kept in the best possable conditions. If you want healthy fish, feed them healthy feeders. Otherwise you might just better go out and buy them from the LFS.
Right now I have about 150-200 feeders in a big tub, and I use a bio-wheel 350 for it, along w/ salt, carbon, water changes, and regular feedings. Thats the best I can do for them!
