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tr6tim Enthusiast Posts: 157 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2003	I have a 2" convict cichlid female who is by herself and trying to eat all the guppy fry I have from another tank. The problem is that she can't keep up with those guppies! Can someone suggest a tank mate(s) for this little girl that can help with eating guppy fry. I was thinking some other cichlid, a paradise fish, a krib or even some large danios. thanks! Tim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	What size is the tank? If you have room, I would suggest another female convict. I wouldn't get a male, because a pair of convicts is even more prolific than guppies. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Get a couple of female bettas and toss them in the tank with the guppies, it took care of leslie's problem heidi michelle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I see a lot of people who Got to have a piece of me I'd give the shirt right off my back If I had the nerve to say Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
tr6tim Enthusiast Posts: 157 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2003	It's an established 10 gallon quarantine tank for now. She'll go into a 20 or 30 when she's been QT'd for a month. I'd like bettas but I thought their metabolisms were too slow to make much of a dent in the guppy numbers. thanks for the replies! Tim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Well, I don't know about their metabolism, but three betta babes ate all the fry, acquired a taste for fresh meat, and then ate the guppies. Only saved one rather battered male. :#(
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
tr6tim Enthusiast Posts: 157 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2003	Would the convict get along ok with the betta? And is a male betta ok instead of a female? How about a couple of rainbow fish? Or a krib? thanks everyone! Tim Last edited by tr6tim at 08-May-2005 20:51
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	why breed if u are killing the guppy fry? i just don't get why people do that, but try any cichlid, give the proper tank size.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
tr6tim Enthusiast Posts: 157 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2003	I'm not breeding them. I'm looking for someone to eat the fry so they don't overpopulate. My convict cichlid is a wonderful fish, but the task seems too big for her, so I'm looking for help. tim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Get another female Convict & all your fry will vanish, or else give away the Guppy's to other fish breeders that can raise them. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	Danios are quick and a trio will get rid of the fry in no time flat. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	Danios are best kept in schools of 6, or at very least four.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
tr6tim Enthusiast Posts: 157 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jul-2003	I introduced some Giant Danios and the convict attacked them mercilessly I had to put them in my main tank. I caught all the female guppies and a bunch of fry and they're going to a friend with an empty established tank. So the problem is solved for now. The danios are settling in and the convict is working her way through the cloud of fry. tim
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52


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