Male or Female?

go55 · 02-05-2005, 02:39 PM

Hi- I am planning on getting 2 Convict Cichlids for my 55. I don't want them to breed at all. So should I get 2 Males or 2 Females? I just want to make sure that they will both get along.

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Would 4 cory cats be alright with the convicts?

Lisachromis · 02-05-2005, 02:58 PM

Keeping 2 of either sex will work if you want 2 convicts but don't want them breed. Personally, I like the idea of two females better since they have the gold flecking on their bellies. They'll still lay eggs but they won't be fertile. I'm not sure I'd keep cories in with convicts. When the convicts are small it would be ok, but once they start putting some size on, I think the convicts might get a little nasty to the little cories.

JandaSeve · 02-05-2005, 03:05 PM

I've kept breeding convicts and cories together. I don't know if there's any difference between my cons and other but it worked out fine. If you want them to be less dominat and competing for teritory your should probably get 2 females. for some variety you could get a pink and a striped or maybe a marbled...

go55 · 02-05-2005, 03:15 PM

I am going to get 2 females now, and i will just see how it will go with the cories. If they are being too aggresive with the cories, then I will put them in my 20 gallon. Thanks for the advice!

JandaSeve · 02-05-2005, 10:13 PM

BTW: cories are armored too... they really should be fine....

**Cichlid Man** · 02-06-2005, 03:59 AM

What other fish are you planning to keep them with?

02-05-2005, 02:39 PM	#1
go55 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20	Male or Female? Hi- I am planning on getting 2 Convict Cichlids for my 55. I don't want them to breed at all. So should I get 2 Males or 2 Females? I just want to make sure that they will both get along. and Would 4 cory cats be alright with the convicts?

02-05-2005, 02:58 PM	#2
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	Re: Male or Female? Keeping 2 of either sex will work if you want 2 convicts but don't want them breed. Personally, I like the idea of two females better since they have the gold flecking on their bellies. They'll still lay eggs but they won't be fertile. I'm not sure I'd keep cories in with convicts. When the convicts are small it would be ok, but once they start putting some size on, I think the convicts might get a little nasty to the little cories. __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

02-05-2005, 03:05 PM	#3
JandaSeve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 127	Re: Male or Female? I've kept breeding convicts and cories together. I don't know if there's any difference between my cons and other but it worked out fine. If you want them to be less dominat and competing for teritory your should probably get 2 females. for some variety you could get a pink and a striped or maybe a marbled...

02-05-2005, 03:15 PM	#4
go55 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20	Re: Male or Female? I am going to get 2 females now, and i will just see how it will go with the cories. If they are being too aggresive with the cories, then I will put them in my 20 gallon. Thanks for the advice!

02-05-2005, 10:13 PM	#5
JandaSeve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 127	Re: Male or Female? BTW: cories are armored too... they really should be fine....

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02-06-2005, 03:59 AM	#6
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Re: Male or Female? What other fish are you planning to keep them with? __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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