Hi Guys

[Zeromason577]

I have a 35 gallon that is WAY over stocked with convicts(9), but watching them spawn is so much fun, They tank good care of their fry.

I would try to go with a few convict tank mates if you want them to spawn, or green terrors also make good mates, along with JD's.

 

[Sploke]

I don't think I'd put a sev in a 29. I have a gold male thats around 7" long. The female is closer to 5", they're all alone in a 55.

 

[Rbishop]

The fry were constant...they seriously need to reconsider and name them the "bunny convict"!

Most were given back to the LFS to sell or to friends to raise. Some just became part of the food chain (sorry).

They really are a good fish to get you started in breeding. Had lots of people who would do a sucessful breed/raise, then trade mated pairs or fry for a new challenge.

 

[dorkfish]

now that I think about it if the convict is more peacable a festive cichlid would look great in there.

 

[DeRo316]

I currently have a 29g w/a pleco (don't know the type of gender but I have had him/her for 3yrs and it has grown to aprox 4-5 inches then stopped

just so you know your pleco is gona have to come out of there soon and almost anyone else who responds will probably agree

I don't necessarily agree. If she has had a pleco for 3 years and it hasnt grown over 5 inches it could be something other than a common pleco. I had a common in a 29 gallon that grew to over 9 inches before I traded him in, and that was within a year and a half. A friend currently has a 7 inch common in his 29 gallon that hasnt been there over a year.

I think you may have another type of pleco, pics would be helpful but I've never heard of or seen a common pleco stunt at 5 inches.

 

[mooman]

hey zoo

A 55g planted with dwarfs will look great. Just keep in mind that although their bodies are dwarfed, their territorial requirements are anything but. A 55g is just big enough to keep two pairs IF it is heavily aquascaped (and I mean heavily). Make sure you purchase both at the same time. Making two cave/rock sturctures at opposite ends of the tank, with some kind of visual screen between the two would be my suggestion. As for substrate, go with ecocomplete or onyx sand. Most dwarfs are somewhat geophagus, and it's fun to watch them sift sand.

I would encourage you to go with apistogramma species, as they are hardier and IMO show a wider range of behaviors than the more common rams. They are more expensive, and not very much to look at in the store. However if you give them their own tank for a few months they will undergo the most dramatic transformation you could imagine.

Angel fish, and tetras will round out the tank nicely, and give visitors something to ooo and ahhh about.

 

[Star_Rider]

Nice call Mooman..

I would also ditto the apisto's
you could go with Mikrogeophagus I would recommend the altispinosa(Bolivian) they look pretty drab in the LFS but they color up nicely and are hardier than the blue ram (in general)