What to do with my convict?

[jloos1988]

i say dont give up...my two cons just spawned. maybe try a larger female cuz my females bigger than the male

 

[WyldFya]

You're keeping them in a 10g, thats the problem. I suggest at least a 20g long or a 29g. IMO a ten gallon is not useful for breeding anything, not even guppies. Not unless you have alarge growout tank. Take the fish back to the store, a 10g is no good home for a fish that can reach 6". That or buy a larger tank.

10 gallons can be used to breed a great many fish, and inverts. They are great for many freshwater shrimps, snails, corydoras, several plecos even, and several small fish.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

10 gallons can be used to breed a great many fish, and inverts. They are great for many freshwater shrimps, snails, corydoras, several plecos even, and several small fish.

 

[sandtiger]

10 gallons can be used to breed a great many fish, and inverts. They are great for many freshwater shrimps, snails, corydoras, several plecos even, and several small fish.

Let me clarify. Spawning yes, growout no. The problem is that most people would use a single tank for both.

 

[pitbullbadass]

were you live if you ship him i will give you a breeding pair

 

[Nabbig2]

i say dont give up...my two cons just spawned. maybe try a larger female cuz my females bigger than the male

Thanks; I think the problem is that he's established his territory, and all the females I can find are small. Maybe I could get a small pair...but I have no hear to just kill my convict. I need to give it to somebody who I can trust. Unfortunately, nobody I know even keep fish.

Pitbull, I live about half an hour from San Fransisco, near Burlingame.