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Yeah you could get away with that with just convicts but they want to add other fish as well. Maybe we should give her fish that would be ok with her one pair instead of argueing how many convicts. I would go with a Jag they could defend themselves or a red terror, or a trimac. But then they get big go for a texas. Help with tank mates enough with the convict issue they probably got a headache from reading all this conflicting info.
 
ChilDawg, very good point. I didn't even see that the tank was fully planted.

Ger1023, a 100g should be 6' long like my 125g and should offer nearly the same amount of territory. Rus brings up another good point, if its a 4' tank then there may be more problems with several pairs.

I said sub-adults, but maybe "young adults" would have been a better term. The males are 4" easy, and are fully mature at over 12 months of age (but not fully grown). My 6 Convicts (3 males, 3 females) are currently accompanied by

(2) 8" Striped Midas - males
(1) 4" Blood Parrot - male
(1) 4" White Midas - female
(1) 7" Lima Shovelnose
(1) 6" Synodontis sp.

I'm trying to breed the Midas and will probably introduce more wild females in a few months. The Convicts were originally placed into the tank as target/dither fish (yes both), but have become very interesting inhabitants. The largest male has a large nuchal hump, trailers on every fin (other than pectorals), and is constantly displaying.
 
I agree with ChilDawg and Rare Cichlids. Breeding convicts will wreak havoc on a planted tank.

In addition to that point, I would note that the world already has plenty of convicts, and we should probably not be adding to the oversupply by intentionally breeding them in aquaria.

Thus if you have not already purchased any, I wouldn't.

Excellent alternatives for your tank would include: Bolivian rams, Aequidens dorsigerus, Nanacara anomala, Apistogramma cacatuoides, and Anomalochromis thomasi, all of which are compatible with plants, remain relatively small and non-destructive, and establish small enough territories that you could have 3-4 pairs in your tank. A large school or two of tetras or danios as dither/target fish would also add a lot of color and activity to your tank.

Good luck.
 
Aequidens dorsigerus (now known as Laetacara dorsiger): "Gold-Fin Flag Cichlid", "Dorsigerus", "Greencheeked Aequidens", or "Red Breasted Cichlid"

Nanacara anomala: "Golden Dwarf Cichlid"

Apistogramma cacatuoides: "Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid"

Anomalochromis thomasi: "African Butterfly Cichlid"
 
Kevinn, that tank is very very overcrowded, and that might be why the aggression is minimized, but that is a matter for another thread.
 
Other thread my butt. That tank is way over stocked that is only good enough for one oscar. 2 oscars is way to much then to have all those convicts. Man how big are these fish how long have you had them in that disaster waiting to happen????
 
It was supposed to be temporary until i get a 125 but i cant get the 125 as soon as i thought, the oscars are only like 2-3 inches and the cons are 1.5, they have been in there for over 2 months now and no problems at all
 
Okay, so that's good that you aren't planning on that as a permanent solution. I honestly think that you will have aggression problems once your fish get larger.

Brook - soory for taking this so far off-topic. Hopefully what I had sent you a few posts before was helpful!
 
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