Could I add something else?

[kim k]

I have a 29 gallon tank with a smaller pair of convicts and a pleco. Would it be possible to add a different type of cichlid? If so any suggestions?

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[Slithers]

never kept Cichlids...they get to big for me right now. (no room for a large aquarium)

very beautiful fish though. no suggestions from me though sorry.

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[spike06]

i dont keep cichlids. my friend has a couple africans, but if u had a bigger tank, yu could get an oscar or 2. there is also a blood parrot cichlid. i personally dont like the look of them but my other friend has a pair of them. but ur best bet for ur tank would probably be asorted africans(assorted meaning different colors) in a 29 gal, depending on how many you get, they should only get to 5 inches or so. their main requirments are 80 degrees or so water. a pH of about 8.0 to 9.0(there is a chemical to make it that way but ur pleco wont survive with that high of a pH. my frined has his cichlid in noraml treated water with pH ariund 7.0 and its been alive for a few months now and is still doing great. what kind of pleco do u have? i have a common around 5 inches long and 1 clown around 2 1/2 in. or so.

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[kim k]

Thanks guys.
spike06 I have had my convicts for quite a few months now, and added the pleco about two months ago. Convicts are American cichlids not African, so I'm not sure if I could keep new and old world together. The convicts are around 2-2 1/2 inches, and the pleco is about 3 inches.

[spike06]

im pretty sure you can mix all types of cichlids together as long as u give them plenty of hiding places and territories to call their own.

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[Ranger]

When it comes to fish, anything more advanced than Fantails is above my pay grade.

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[kim k]

Originally Posted by Ranger

When it comes to fish, anything more advanced than Fantails is above my pay grade.

LOL. The convicts are very easy to care for(thankfully). I have a pink male and a black female. I'd like to add a little more color to the tank.

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[HisssssyFit]

Originally Posted by spike06

im pretty sure you can mix all types of cichlids together as long as u give them plenty of hiding places and territories to call their own.

yes you can, but just be forewarned that as they grow the more territorial they become and the more deadly. I had a four foot tank with chiclids in it, they systematically killed each other off one by one until there were only about three left. Horrible lil nasties, pretty but horrible.

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[kim k]

HMMM I keep going back and forth. I have heard horror stories, but I have heard of people having great results. So far I have had no problem with the pleco in there. The cons have eggs at the moment and don't seem to even mind if the pleco comes near their cave. Of course I had tried a little chinese allergy eater in there when they were smaller and they killed it.

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[sanman]

africans and south american mixes a big no no africans need high ph and hard water

[sanman]

i just got rid of my discus tank i had a 220 gal tank with discus in it for eight years and then my son watched spongebob the episode when they blow bubbles and decided my fish wanted his bubbles and i came home to all my fish on the bottom and bubbles overflowing the top

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[kim k]

OMG that's awful. Your poor son must have felt so bad. I don't know who I feel more sorry for those poor fish, your poor son, or poor you. LOL.

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[sanman]

in a 29 gal its going to be hard to add anything and there breeding basically impossible

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[sanman]

i grew them from the size of a quater to the size of a 6" to 8" plate i was really #$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^& because they suffered

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[kim k]

I'm thinking I'm going to need to make some room in my house for another tank. LOL.
I have another question. Do you know how long it takes for them to get to their full size? Will a 29 gallon stunt their growth? They're actually picky eaters. I have spent so much money on food they won't eat. Of course they have no problem with brine shrimp and blood worms, but I've read that you shouldn't feed these all the time.

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[sanman]

whats all that

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[sanman]

do you have a brand called omega by you

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[kim k]

Originally Posted by sanman

i grew them from the size of a quater to the size of a 6" to 8" plate i was really #$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^& because they suffered

That really does stink. Are you going to replace them?

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[sanman]

as long as you keep doing partial water changes they should be fine for a while yet

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[sanman]

no not untill the kids get bigger and i can afford a generator

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