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Offline illyoung

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My Con!!!
« on: May 22, 2007, 04:19:10 PM »
I have a 40 gallon tank a 3inch Tiger (Albino) and a Convict 5 inches. Both are in separate tanks but will get put in together. If the tiger is not a good idea what other kind of fish can I put in with the Con. I don't want them to mate but I have seen a lot of colorful cichlid that I liked any ideas would help thanks.
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Offline illyoung

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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2007, 02:24:24 PM »
 I don't want another convict. I want other cichlid to make the tank more colorful. I know I cant leave a Oscar in a 40 gal tank. I have 3 right now and I want to put the albino in a different tank because he and the other two tigers always fight. I don't want no tension in my tanks. Most likely I will give the albino away and just stick with the con and friends. Any sugesstions ????? My other two tigers (Buck and Monster Molly) are in a 55 gallon with Laylow (albino). So I want to get my other tank started but I need to know what type of cichlid to put with a 4 inch convict?
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Offline illyoung

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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2007, 05:11:21 PM »
is that the only other kind of fish I can have with them?
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Offline Ezekial

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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2007, 04:40:38 AM »
Any smaller cichlid would be your best bet.  Pretty much anything in the Thorichthys genus or the cryptohero's genus would be worth a shot.  Rainbow cichlids would work.  Is your con a male or female?
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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2007, 05:45:10 PM »
a  Blue Acara or even a Jewel could work too.   O0
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2 Geo Abalios 8 in
1 Geo Altifron 9 in.
1 Geo Balzani 5 in
2 Geo Orang-head Tapajos 4 in ea
1 Striped Raphael Cat  6 in.
3 Clown Loaches  5 in.
2 Blue Botia Loaches 6 in
1 Albino Gibby Pleco 7 in
90- Gallon 
1 Wild Silver Manacu Angels 5 in Female
2  Pearlscale Scalare Angels M & F 5 in
2 Red spot Peru Altum Angel  M & F  4 in
1 DD Black Female Angel 4 in
1 Half Black Angel  4 in
1 Black lace Angel  Female 3 in
1- Elephant Nose fish  4 in
1- Blue Phantom Pleco  5 in.
1- Jaguar Cat   4 in.
7- Golden Dojo Loaches  4 in.
30 Gallon:
1 Regular Dwarf Gourami  2 in
1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami 2 in
1 Flame Dwarf Gourami 1 1/2 in
1- Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami 2 in
1 Stripped Raphael Cat 2 in
1 Spotted Raphael Cat 3 in
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Offline illyoung

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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2007, 05:40:09 PM »
Not sure if my con is male or female. how can I tell? Thanks for the advice for the fish Ill look into them. I just got a new 55gallon not the 40 gallon. Is there any changes on how many cichlids I can have in the tank?
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Offline JamesB

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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2007, 05:43:26 PM »
sexing your con is not to hard normally. Females usually have orange on the belly and I've found rounder then males.  Males normally lack the orange belly  and at 4 inch should have a fatty hump on his forhead and long pointed anal and dorsal fins,  As far as the 10 gal change in size I don't think it makes that much difference cichlids like there space and if they don't have it, it can get ugly fast. But thats just my opinion.
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Re: My Con!!!
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2007, 03:34:50 PM »
You could always go with a Jack Dempsey.. my favorite.
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