I am thinking of setting up a 55 gallon tank for convicts. What would be a safe number of convicts for that tank. Also ideas about possible tankmates if any. and any other sugestions you might have
convict questions
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anything that will eat convicts would be a good tankmate I hate convicts! although it is kinda tempting to breed them still horrible fish though...
A pair would do perfect in te 55 gallon... just wait until they start counting their multiplication tables.
How do I tell the difference between males and females? Even then are the chances good that they will pair up?
Females are smaller and have color on their bellies. They also have short anal fins while males are bigger and have longer fins.
nope, cigarettes did that! (hoping someone else watches The Family Guy)
I just want to add that I've had several females even at a small size with dorsal and anal fin extensions similar to what you'd see on a male. the fin extensions are more to do with the genes of the individual fish imo than the gender.
as for the 55 gallon in question, I think you could go with a single pair of convicts and some type of very fast, top dwelling schooling fish like maybe tiger barbs. I really think in that size tank that a school of tiger barbs would be perfectly fine, especially if you're starting off with juvenile convicts.
Rainbow fish are the best dithers as they only get to be 6 inches (some do) and can be kept with larger aggressive fish as they are quick enough to avoid the fish chasing them.