convict tankmates

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my brother wants to get a convict, but he i dont and he doesnt know if it is advisable. here is what he has (dont worry about tank size)

gold severum
green severum
rainbow cichlid
green firemouth
blue acara
6 cory cats
large pleco


im pretty sure the acara wont work, but i need adivice. never had convicts. the fish are all full grown except the acara and the pleco. thanks in advance
 
33 hex, dang, you got it on the first guess. i was embarressed to say.

but really, thanks for the help. it is really helpful.

you dont have to worry about tank size because if need be, i can get a bigger tank, i have a friend who is getting rid of some of his tanks, so i could get one if need be(up to 150)

why dont you just answer the question or dont write anything. if need be, ill just let my brother experiment with it, and see what happens. but, i was hopin to save any unwarrent fish death.
 
That whole thing about not worrying about tank size was not something that you should have put had you not wanted us to question that.

The con will probably "do in" the cories, and that should be enough to keep it out of the tank.

HTH,

Matthew

Practice what you preach, when it comes to answering the question, because otherwise we will call you on it over and over again.
 
i think why you should worry about tank size, is that convicts can be very territorial and very aggressive :) so if you have a big tank, you would do find. if its crowded, i would say a few of your fish might be toast.
 
which ones though? thats what i need to know really. which one of those fish will be killed.

my guess is the acara, cory cats, and maybe the firemouths

im talking about non breeding convicts. just one. (tryin to clear up any confusion)
 
non breeding pairs will be less territorial. im not sure which would be attacked, because convicts have been known to beat up fish much much bigger than them. sorry i cant be more specific, if your fish are very very agressive, then they should be ok. any less agressive fish though i would keep an eye on.
 
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