Convicts in a 20g tank?

[Wulfonce]

Could a breeding pair of convicts live permanently in a 20g tank?

 

[haynchinook334]

yeap. I got 2 breeding pairs in a 29gal tank. So one pair would be good.

 

[Wulfonce]

yeap. I got 2 breeding pairs in a 29gal tank. So one pair would be good.

thanks

 

[Wulfonce]

Rather then making a new thread I figure I'll just ask it here.

Suppose one wanted to use convicts as feeders. How long would it take them to grow out to 1" from birth?

 

[smpage]

They're fast growers but I dont' know an exact amount of time.

 

[Wulfonce]

They're fast growers but I dont' know an exact amount of time.

Can anyone give a little more detail on this. Im 2 days away from possibly buying a breeding pair of convicts and I'd like to know before I buy.

 

[smpage]

should only be about a month or less.

 

[Wulfonce]

should only be about a month or less.

oh thats not bad. My mollys took about 2 months to get to 2cm

 

[misterjose23]

hahah r u sure you want to breed convicts!!! once they start they dont stop! make sure you have the fry tank ready so when they lay those eggs, either u wait until u see them free swimming or you can take the eggs and hatch them on the frys tank. . but you wont be able to catch up with the convicts. once u take the eggs out they'll do it again. . i had a breeding pair in my aro tank a couple of years ago and the aro just ate the frys as a snack lol...

 

[smpage]

hahah r u sure you want to breed convicts!!! once they start they dont stop! make sure you have the fry tank ready so when they lay those eggs, either u wait until u see them free swimming or you can take the eggs and hatch them on the frys tank. . but you wont be able to catch up with the convicts. once u take the eggs out they'll do it again. . i had a breeding pair in my aro tank a couple of years ago and the aro just ate the frys as a snack lol...

it's the truth. You'll be knee deep in convicts lol!