Convicts vs blue acara

[Thalassa]

I have a breading pair of blue acara in a 30g with 9 Columbian tetra. An aquaclear 110 no ammonia no nitrate and nitrate at about 20ppm. Things are good the acara spawn and the tetra clean out the young.

Wondering if I could have a similar setup with a pair of convicts or if the cons would kill the tetra?

Thanks

 

[Deadeye]

They should be fine. Convicts can be mean but I don’t think they will go tetra killing. Consider Honduran red points if you are worried about aggression.

 

[Thalassa]

Thanks do you think a 20g would be big enough?

 

[Jexnell]

Thanks do you think a 20g would be big enough?

Not for Convicts, they get too big. Would last a while for HRPs or Nanolutae. I would shoot for a 40breeder tho.

 

[Thalassa]

Not for Convicts, they get too big. Would last a while for HRPs or Nanolutae. I would shoot for a 40breeder tho.

Thanks

 

[Jexnell]

Nanolutae

Honduran Red Points

 

[Thalassa]

Nanolutae look really cool, never seen them before

 

[Jexnell]

Nanolutae look really cool, never seen them before

Nanolutae are super calm comparatively, mine were with many other fish in a community tank and only chashed off fish that got close to the fry.
I would not put them with other cichlids.


I started with six Nanolutae, let nature take it's course, a few months later had a bonded pair and rehomed the remaining four.
They had three batches of fry. Only one of the fry made it, the tankmates consumed the rest.

 

[Deadeye]

Another good one is rainbows. Barely aggressive. My female:

 

[Thalassa]

Another good one is rainbows. Barely aggressive. My female:
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Very pretty!