I have a 29g tank with a pair of small full grown convicts. The male is just over 4 inches and the female is around 2.5-3. Do I have room to add any more fish? Also, at the local Petco someone brought in a female blue convict (mine are black convicts) and they are offering it away for adoption saying its a juvenile Jack Dempsey. I've heard that convicts breed so readily that one male and two females isn't such a bad idea. I've also heard that 3 cons in a tank will kill the "odd man out". Does anybody have any definite info to help? Thanks for your time!
Convict Tankmates...if any?
- Thread starter rudywieck52
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You think my male convict will spawn with the new one and kill his old mate or him and his mate would kill the new fish? Not that either scenario would be acceptable. I'm just wondering.
Is there any chance that the male would breed with both and neither would die or is this too risky to try?
some fish will form "harems", one male with multiple females; I think gymnos are an example
from what I've read, convicts do not do this . . . I think you should stick with just the one pair and be content with that . . .
from what I've read, convicts do not do this . . . I think you should stick with just the one pair and be content with that . . .
I agree. I guess I just need to buy a new/bigger tank to satisfy my obsession! Thanks for your help.