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convicts in a 10g
« on: February 23, 2007, 10:43:27 AM »
i have a 45g with 6 tiger barbs  1 blue acara and 3 1" convicts    i want to put a pair of the cons into the 10g to breed will they bo ok in a 10g?
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2007, 05:58:14 PM »
No, not for life. You should get at least a 30 gallon for a mated pair. They can be very aggressive when breeding, which is most of the time. >:D
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2007, 04:41:24 PM »
Hey yeah i think that you can my dad told me i could. :)
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2007, 06:06:28 PM »
Quote from: SilverSev on March 02, 2007, 04:41:24 PM
Hey yeah i think that you can my dad told me i could. :)
No offense but your dad is wrong. That is not big enough for a mated con pair for life. :what:
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2007, 10:39:21 AM »
Sorry he told me I could  have a pair in a 30g. sorry :'(
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2007, 02:36:26 PM »
Quote from: GerryA on March 03, 2007, 11:48:25 PM
A 30 gal is longer and it might work, the question here was for 10 gal
You took the type right out of my fingers. O0
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2007, 04:00:54 PM »
 8) I'd save that 10g possibly for the fry. The mated pair is definitely gonna need a bigger tank say at least 29g. As stated above their aggression escalates when breeding & that's quite often for 'Cons'.  "T"
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Re: convicts in a 10g
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2007, 06:26:36 AM »
Initially the 10 will be fine.  The Cons will start to breed around 1-1.5".  But like the others said you will need to upgrade the tank size when they get closer to 3".  They will still continue to breed but often either the male or the female begins to get agitated by the cramped quarters and will kill their partner.

Quote from: SilverSev on March 02, 2007, 04:41:24 PM
Hey yeah i think that you can my dad told me i could. :)


By the way bud, don't believe everything your dad says... just because he is a grown up doesn't me he knows everything.  It sounds like he's been listening to the LFS, which means there is probably allot he doesn't know.
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