convicts as you probably know,can be very tough on tankmates.you could try a salvini,or maybe get a female,breeding them is cool if you never have before
Need some help with my tank
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or maybe the pleco is stunted... some can be really aggressive so it is a risk espeshaly in a small aquarium... firemouths andbloodparrots arenice tankmates... that is a small tank so I would not get more than 2-3 more cichlids and they have to be smaller ones that ussaly don't exeed 7 inches...
I would say a pair of cichlids would be about max with the dithers in a 40... could have one of a smaller variant of pleco too. they get pretty fancy.
All good points. I feel like if the Pleco was suppose to be big he would be... the tank he was in is about the same size he is in now, a 40G tank wouldn't stunt a fish's growth to where its only a few inches.
A pair of convict COULD work because they won't be able to bred (the remaining barbs will eat the eggs) could be a good thing.
I should deff look into cichlids though?
HOW ABOUT RAMS????
A pair of convict COULD work because they won't be able to bred (the remaining barbs will eat the eggs) could be a good thing.
I should deff look into cichlids though?
HOW ABOUT RAMS????
A Pair of rams would do good with your Barbs. I've never kept more than one pair together in the same tank so i cant help ya there. Just dont keep the con with the rams.
okay, so no rams with convicts? (I like the blue Rams)
Then I might fill the rest of the tank with some cats/plecs or something
Then I might fill the rest of the tank with some cats/plecs or something
Okay so the plan for now is deff bring my convict to the main tank and then maybe go get a female con or similar sized cichlid. Then I might get a pair of bristlenose plecs or a traditional (non-plec) catfish (maybe a Raphael or something)
If you get a female con and don't want to take care of eggs/fry a catfish would eat the eggs at night so could be good. Raphaels could work, same with the bristles. A convict might be aggressive towards anything that isn't his mate so I would suggest a female con, would look cooler too.
Well as far as eggs go I think that covered because of TBs. In the future though I think I would be able to add a bottom feeder as well as a 2nd cichlid/female convict in the tank.
