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livebearerfreak Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Aug-2005   | will 2 convicts full grown be ok in a 10 gallon tank for breeding and tehn selling  |
 Posted 11-Mar-2006 13:13 |     |
| livebearerfreak Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Aug-2005 | oh and theyll be the only accupends i want like 2 or 3 to make sure i have a pair   |
| Posted 11-Mar-2006 13:33 |  |
bettachris     Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | no, adults aren't small, and with fry a 30 + gallon tank is the best. |
| Posted 11-Mar-2006 20:30 |  |
jasonpisani  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | A 10 gal. tank is way too small for a pair of Convicts & remember that the fry need space to grow up healthy. A bigger tank is needed & i think that a 29 gal. would be a minimum. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 11-Mar-2006 22:28 |  |
| madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004 | i used to breed my old pair in my 55 and they over populated that. I personal recommend a 55 just because they get kinda crazy when breeding and will attack tank mates if there isnt enough room. |
| Posted 12-Mar-2006 01:38 |  |
Jason_R_S     Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001  | definitely not...male cons can easily reach 6" and females around 4.5" if not larger. a single male or female deserves more than a 10 gallon tank so a pair would, imo, need no less than a 30 long when full grown.  |
| Posted 12-Mar-2006 08:11 | |
freejoe Enthusiast Posts: 211 Kudos: 227 Votes: 756 Registered: 20-Aug-2003   | as a breeding tank a 10 is fine but not suitable for full time living arrangment, set them up in the 10 let them breed then remove the parents once the fry are free swimming, the 10 will be fine as a grow up tank for fry Joe The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an bacon and egg breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." |
| Posted 14-Mar-2006 21:01 | |
| Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005 | I wouldn't have much faith in selling them... You'll be lucky if you can get someone to take them all for free. |
| Posted 14-Mar-2006 21:46 | |
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