Pink convict cichlids

by **DeMarioii** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:29 am

I have a new tank from pet co about a week and a half old with 2 newly added pink convict cichlids, the one slightly smaller cichlid gets along with my redtailed shark and the puffer and the catfish, but the other cichlid chases all the fish around but the cat fish, whats that fishes deal? ik they are aggressive fish but my tank is 37gal with a good amount of hiding spots so i figured it wouldnt be a problem

by **mro2you2** » Thu May 13, 2010 11:50 am

did you cycle. Lord hope you did.
And most puffers are brackish.
americans are used to catfish because there slow moving and dont attract much.
37 gallon is to small, and the other fish are not getting along because of that.

by **josmoloco** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:35 pm

I had a pair of 2" convicts take over half my 125gallon, full of bigger cichlids

by **jdak702** » Thu May 13, 2010 7:58 pm

37g isn't much. What kind of puffer?

by **DeMarioii** » Fri May 14, 2010 1:01 am

its a green spotted one from walmart, its brackish but i have it in fresh water and its lost its color cept the top which is still bright yellow, the convicts are from walmart btww, the shark and catfish are from LPS

by **mro2you2** » Fri May 14, 2010 11:42 am

remember when I tried to fit a spotted in my tank? lol
didnt go well.
Heres the deal they need fresh when young, very young. And when kinda medium they need brackish. When adults they need saltwater.

get rid of the puffer man....

jos Ill let you take the american's... cichlids.... lol

by **natalie265** » Fri May 14, 2010 7:24 pm

I agree w/mr. Rehome the puffer. Loss of coloration is probably due to stress. I'm not a cichlid person, so i'll let someone else comment on your current problem. What kind of catfish is it btw?

by **mro2you2** » Fri May 14, 2010 9:28 pm

I think its a columbian.

by **josmoloco** » Sat May 15, 2010 12:28 am

Your tank is a mess, a pair of convict could dominate that tank, puffers should be kept in brackish, alone.

What is this shark?
rainbow?(grow to 4-6")
columbian catfish shark thing(grow to 12")
bala?(grow 8-12")
redtailed black?(grow 4-6")
What is the catfish?

by **DeMarioii** » Sat May 15, 2010 2:30 am

red tailed shark, and ill get rid of the puffer asap, and the cat fish is a pictus catfish

Pink convict cichlids

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