Your grammar doesn't really make any sense in that post...not sure what you're trying to say.
If you can't get a tank to accommodate breeding convicts, don't breed convicts. If all you can have is a 10gal, get something like a betta or guppies or something in that vein.
As mentioned previously...I wouldn't even keep a single convict in a 10gal, that just seems absurd to me.
Try talking to your dad about what you're wanting to do, scour craigslist for a good deal on a 20gal tank. You already have a filter on your 10 right? Do a search on DIY sponge filters and use one of those + your current filter so the cost isn't much more than buying the tank. Show that to your dad. If you do things right you can probably get a 20 up & running for little to no cost. Check petco right now they're doing a 1$ per gallon sale. From there you just need some sort of a lid, light, (maybe) heater & filtration. The hood you can just use eggcrate (sidenote: do cons jump? Maybe you don't need a hood at all) for lights you could probably get away with just a table lamp, the light on your 10gal, or something else like that.
Basically what I'm saying is, do some research on how to set up a 20 on the cheap with what you already have and what you can make. Present this research to your dad, show that you're interested enough in this to put the time in on this legwork. Maybe he'd be interesting in building some of this stuff with you.
If you still can't sell him on the idea of a larger tank, then take your fish back to the LFS and get something that fits in your tank.
edit: your gallery makes it look like you have something much larger than a 10gal...I see different cichlids, eels, a bichir...I'm not quite following you at this point.
If you can't get a tank to accommodate breeding convicts, don't breed convicts. If all you can have is a 10gal, get something like a betta or guppies or something in that vein.
As mentioned previously...I wouldn't even keep a single convict in a 10gal, that just seems absurd to me.
Try talking to your dad about what you're wanting to do, scour craigslist for a good deal on a 20gal tank. You already have a filter on your 10 right? Do a search on DIY sponge filters and use one of those + your current filter so the cost isn't much more than buying the tank. Show that to your dad. If you do things right you can probably get a 20 up & running for little to no cost. Check petco right now they're doing a 1$ per gallon sale. From there you just need some sort of a lid, light, (maybe) heater & filtration. The hood you can just use eggcrate (sidenote: do cons jump? Maybe you don't need a hood at all) for lights you could probably get away with just a table lamp, the light on your 10gal, or something else like that.
Basically what I'm saying is, do some research on how to set up a 20 on the cheap with what you already have and what you can make. Present this research to your dad, show that you're interested enough in this to put the time in on this legwork. Maybe he'd be interesting in building some of this stuff with you.
If you still can't sell him on the idea of a larger tank, then take your fish back to the LFS and get something that fits in your tank.
edit: your gallery makes it look like you have something much larger than a 10gal...I see different cichlids, eels, a bichir...I'm not quite following you at this point.
