Convict Cichlid Info

[brigette17]

hi ya'll i was wondering if i can keep a convict cichlid in a 55 gallon tank?
and are they conbatible with corycats,pictus cat,rainbow shark,mollies and platys? oh and tiger barbs?

 

[darkwolf29a]

You can put convicts in a 55, yes. However, I'm not sure that I would put them in with any other fish. Convicts are very aggressive, even to the point of backing down/beating up Oscars. Generally, they are regarded for their ability to beat up on fish 3 times their size. I would think that the littler fish would be punching bags, and the bigger ones...well, yeah.

 

[steedam]

Hiya

we used to have convicts, they are lovely!

We had ours in with oscars and had no problems but i wouldnt be sure about trying them with anythng else...they are very aggressive.

Ours also bred like crazy!!

Good luck!!

Ann

 

[billy0510]

ive seen cories and convicts survive together but the cat and the other fish could have some problems.