Good companions??? ASAP because I'm going to the lfs in a few hours..

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
You'll have a hard time keeping tankmates with a breeding pair of cons unless your tank is very very large. Breeding cons get very aggressive/protective, and either they'll kill the tankmates or get killed by them.
 
Why add companions to a breeding pair? If the babies aren't important, fine, but the Convicts are going to do their level best to kill whatever you put in there, and with their ability to do just that, it often takes a much larger fish to survive with them.
 
You could get away with more convicts. They'll beat each other up but as long as you have multiple places with caves and things to break line of sight, you should be fine. They'll soon populate the tank anyways. You could add other cichlids like salvinis, jds, etc if you want to cut down on babies. Be prepared for them to get beat up though.
 
get a 20-30 for the cons and stock the 55 with a cichlid community.. a breeding pair of cons would be a nightmare and I have read so many bd things about bbreeding cons that I think it is a bad idea...
 
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