what to do with all these fish ahhhh

[ALAINA]

ok i have had my 4 or 5 inch black convict for awhile, hes my buddy.. i have two golden mystery snails with him in a 55 gallon.. they seem to do just fine together.. i also have another 55 gallon full of convict fry about three months old (about half inch) with a pink tetra RANDOM I KNOW lol.. SOOOO nowi have been given a 29 gallon african mix tank, with a giraffe, jewel, and elongatus.. i cannot keep all three tanks or all fish due to different species.. with my experience all fish are different and BAD things happen when u mess with that.. im lost on who i can or should keep!!! help any advice will be great, i can take any of the fish i cant keEp to the LFS. i aslo will only run two tanks due to a fat electricity bill rofl!!!<---------way too many different types of fish? snails eaten.. fish beat up.. or stress/health issues are what i want to avoid

 

[ecoli73]

so you have 2 55 and a 29? You have to do something with the convicts...find someone who is willing to take them off your hands or you will have a tankful of convicts.

Well. I would keep the jewel in 29, maybe add something it will tolerate;

If you don't want to deal with convict fries, keep all convicts in the 55 and they will manage themselves...(but that makes an ugly tank)
You can keep a mixed african in the second 55 but I think you need to rehome the giraffe as it will get too big for the 55.

and lastly, lose the pink gravel....it will blind you eventually

 

[ALAINA]

so you have 2 55 and a 29? You have to do something with the convicts...find someone who is willing to take them off your hands or you will have a tankful of convicts.

Well. I would keep the jewel in 29, maybe add something it will tolerate;

If you don't want to deal with convict fries, keep all convicts in the 55 and they will manage themselves...(but that makes an ugly tank)
You can keep a mixed african in the second 55 but I think you need to rehome the giraffe as it will get too big for the 55.

and lastly, lose the pink gravel....it will blind you eventually

hmm.. i agree with everything u have said accept i have a four inch grown con, snails, and a damn tetra? the griaffe, jewel and hybrid in the bright tank were dropped off to me last night, so they would be the first to go lol.. as for the cons, how do they not overpopulate? IM SCREWED LMAO.. to the lfs for donations seems to be my only option thank u for your help too!!! i need it right now (hubbys getting aggrivated)

 

[Gill Blue]

if your black convict is the one pictured in your wound thread, you keep him, he's a looker. as far as the others, you keep the ones you like the most and prepare to get bigger tanks if needed.
and tell the hubby he needs to be supportive of your attempts to grow as a person. be sure to mention the fact that fish tanks are shown to be beneficial to your health so just sit back and get healthy.

 

[ecoli73]

My usual advice to beginners is...make one tank beautiful and then ask for others

Convicts breeds like rabbits, unfortunately, without proper predators, water is going to deteriorate and fish die...that's how they will regulate themselves...or you have to do it for them. In my 300, there is one female convict who sneaked in on a piece of holey rock from my other tank. She is not getting a male

 

[ALAINA]

ok i think i handled it well i only have a few fry left, my black con, snails, and a new jd for my 55 gal still only running two tanks! whew that was like craziness today!! i felt like a fish slinger lmfao

 

[BayArea_510]

also if thats a stealth heater u need to get rid of it and take it to petsmart since they have been recalled

 

[ALAINA]

also if thats a stealth heater u need to get rid of it and take it to petsmart since they have been recalled

the blue one or the black one?

 

[Aquatic Aggression]

The black one. Those things are bad news.

 

[ALAINA]

The black one. Those things are bad news.

ok thanx the blue one isnt bein used, ill just switch em