Is This Alright?

[jourdy288]

A: 4 Honey gouramis
4 convict cichlids
8 platies
20 neons

B: 3 Bristlenose
4 Upside-down catfish
6 Killifish
8 Danios (4 Leopard 4 zebra)

C: 3 Panda Corys
4 honey gouramis
4 Upside-down cats
5 White clouds
6 Rams
8 Hatchet fish

Are plans A and C OK?

 

[jayjay]

I think all 3 plans could go wrong. 'A' isn't going to work.

Depends on the tank size for the other.

 

[vancouver]

A - definitely not

C - could work if you have a large tank

What size tank are we talking about?

 

[jourdy288]

55 gallons. I don't know if I can get the tank, it may have become unavailable, but I just might. What's wrong with the plans?

 

[juanveldez]

well the biggest problem that I forsee are that 1) the Cons will become extreamly agressive if you end up with a pair that spawns in the tank and will make life misrible to the point of killing off the other fish.


I don't know how will the Gourmis will be in the tank because I don't keep them.

 

[jourdy288]

So would the cons actually gaurd their eggs/fry? If so, what fish wouldn't be affected?

 

[vancouver]

Convicts will kill platys and neons whether or not they decide to breed.

They are not compatible.

 

[jourdy288]

That's weird. I heard you can keep them with livebearing toothcarp. Anyway, how about C?

 

[joecoral]

c - you need 10g per ram so a tank of at least 60g is needed

 

[jayjay]

Depends on the dimensions of the tank, and what species you mean when you say upside down catfish.

 

[jourdy288]

Not sure of latin names, you might want to Google it. I think they are Synodontis of some kind?

 

[jayjay]

Yes, but a Synodontis what? Some "upside down catfish" get 10" long, others 4"...

 

[jourdy288]

A smaller syno yes.

 

[jayjay]

But what species of Syno.? There are so many hybrids as well.

 

[jourdy288]

Don't know to be honest. Any ideas?