Would it be possibble to put a school of neon tetras in my 2o gal high with my female con. Would it be overstocked? Is it even worth trying?
Thanks,
-Demon
Thanks,
-Demon
Neons And Cons
- Thread starter Demon_fish
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umm it would not reallly be overstocked since neons only get ya know like an inch or so and a female con will stay relatively small but dont be discouraged if the neons are killed or eaten by the female con...i think a better dither would be a school of either like larger tetras like columbians or black phantom or...maybe some zebra danios because they are a little quicker or giant danios should work but only do like 4 of those guys since they usually max out at 3 or 4 inches...
I don't think he would have to worry about the female eating the neons because females tend not to get big enough to eat a neon. Maybe after about 4 years when the female is at its max length. You would only really have to worry about the female con picking on the the neons to death.
thanks for the replys. I will probably try it. But that will be later as i am saving all my money to build a larger tank and get some monster fish.
The Con would est the Neons, I know someone who tried that and the Con destroyed everything they had in their tank!
Size with cons dosen't matter. they are uber aggressive. The con WILL kill the neons over time. I can gaurentee you that. Female convicts can get up wards of 3-5 in. Just as the males do, neons 1 in. they would be food. Thats IF the con dosen't kill them just out of aggression.
My cons are less then 3 in and they tear the hell out of gupies.
remember also convicts like most cichlids don't need to be able to swallow their food whole. they are just as content with shaking stuff apart like a pit bull would.
My cons are less then 3 in and they tear the hell out of gupies.
remember also convicts like most cichlids don't need to be able to swallow their food whole. they are just as content with shaking stuff apart like a pit bull would.
Whatever. I still stand that a single female con would do fine in a community tank with neons. If it is just a female she won't get that aggressive because she doesn't need to guard fry or eggs. If it was a male the story would be different. Females tend to stay a lot smaller than the males when dealing with convicts. If you have enough room and have a big enough school the female shouldn't make a meal out of anything but the un healthy of fish. Plus you guys are forgeting that neons are tetras and tetras are pretty quick fish, you can not compare that to a convict tearing up a guppy which are slow moving and very stressful fish.