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[fishbguy]

kinda off topic, but which petsmart do you work at undrestimated? the petsmart that i go to is in sterling heights.

[__undrestimated]

well, theres no petsmart in sterling heights anymore, but i work at the utica one, on hall road. I'm sure you'd know me.

[fishbguy]

YA, YA, YA!!! that's the one I go to!! I live on 26 mile and mound rd. Post a pic of your self on the memper's photos page and I'll see if i recognise you. or nest time i'm at petsmart i'll try to find you. and your name's Samantha, right?

[__undrestimated]

Originally Posted by fishbguy

YA, YA, YA!!! that's the one I go to!! I live on 26 mile and mound rd. Post a pic of your self on the memper's photos page and I'll see if i recognise you. or nest time i'm at petsmart i'll try to find you. and your name's Samantha, right?

Yup, Samantha. I usually work like 30-40 hours, so the chances of me NOT being there are kind of rare. Weird coincidence though! Ill put pictures up soon. How often do you go there? I know my regulars

[fishbguy]

i'm not re;;y a regular...maybe about once every 2-3 weeks or so. i go to kee's more often...they are closer to me

[elliott03]

Originally Posted by __undrestimated

What about black convicts? They're pretty cool. They'll breed too, maybe the needlenose can do population control.

No offense taken on the petsmart thing, haha. The electric blues are going to be too agressive. I'd stay away from African cichilds, they really are too aggressive. The firemouths would probably work, they don't get too big. Maybe two firemouths and two green terrors. But that's it, that might even be a little overstocked.

I used to have some green terrors and they were REALLY aggresive. I don't know a whole lot about black convicts. Would I be able to buy them at a Pet's mart? Also what do they eat and do they eat the same thing as firemouths? Oh and how expensive are they I don't have a whole lot of money and I want fish under $20. Thanks

[__undrestimated]

Originally Posted by elliott03

I used to have some green terrors and they were REALLY aggresive. I don't know a whole lot about black convicts. Would I be able to buy them at a Pet's mart? Also what do they eat and do they eat the same thing as firemouths? Oh and how expensive are they I don't have a whole lot of money and I want fish under $20. Thanks

Convicts you can buy at 'Smart, and they're really cheap, I think only 2.99. Read up on them online, they stay pretty small, and breed pretty prolifically.

[BlakeDgreat]

Originally Posted by elliott03

I used to have some green terrors and they were REALLY aggresive. I don't know a whole lot about black convicts. Would I be able to buy them at a Pet's mart? Also what do they eat and do they eat the same thing as firemouths? Oh and how expensive are they I don't have a whole lot of money and I want fish under $20. Thanks

ok so,

green terrors aren't generally known to be aggresive, yet they are cichlids. (maybe ones you chose)

Black convicts are a pretty common fish, so I'd be surprised to hear if you local petsmart does not have them (mine does). And they will eat general cichlids flake food.

They're on the cheaper side of cichlids, at mine there $2.50, I think. But I doubt they'd be more than $5.

I'd suggest getting 4-5 convicts to cut aggression with others, the needlenose, and nothing else.

Hope that helps.

[elliott03]

thanks

looks like I'm going to get black convicts!!!

Thanks for all the help!

[__undrestimated]

Good luck, let us know how it goes.