What to put with Convicts or RTS - do they mix?

[Gill Passman]

Hi All,
I'm posting this on behalf of a friend....

She is just about to get a 30 gall (UK) tank and is taken with the idea of
getting some Convicts....She also has a Red Tail Shark that really, really
needs moving from a smaller tank. She has asked me for advice on stocking
(plus environment which I think I can handle at the moment but may post in
future).

Do you think the Convicts would mix with the RTS? Or should I be going for
steering her away from the Convicts - afterall they already have the RTS
that needs the move?

Thanks
Gill

[bassett]

Convicts can be nasty, even to there own kind, I,ve had them beat up Oscars
twice there size. It might be an idea to consentrate on your RTS, and build
the tank inhabitant's around him.

Also i think you will find that water requirements for Convicts // RTSharks
is differant, as is feeding.
bassett


"Gill Passman" <gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk> wrote in message
.. .
> Hi All,
> I'm posting this on behalf of a friend....
>
> She is just about to get a 30 gall (UK) tank and is taken with the idea of
> getting some Convicts....She also has a Red Tail Shark that really, really
> needs moving from a smaller tank. She has asked me for advice on stocking
> (plus environment which I think I can handle at the moment but may post in
> future).
>
> Do you think the Convicts would mix with the RTS? Or should I be going for
> steering her away from the Convicts - afterall they already have the RTS
> that needs the move?
>
> Thanks
> Gill
>
>

[Gill Passman]

"bassett" > wrote in message
...
> Convicts can be nasty, even to there own kind, I,ve had them beat up
Oscars
> twice there size. It might be an idea to consentrate on your RTS, and
build
> the tank inhabitant's around him.
>
> Also i think you will find that water requirements for Convicts //
RTSharks
> is differant, as is feeding.
> bassett
>
>
> "Gill Passman" <gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk> wrote in message
> .. .
> > Hi All,
> > I'm posting this on behalf of a friend....
> >
> > She is just about to get a 30 gall (UK) tank and is taken with the idea
of
> > getting some Convicts....She also has a Red Tail Shark that really,
really
> > needs moving from a smaller tank. She has asked me for advice on
stocking
> > (plus environment which I think I can handle at the moment but may post
in
> > future).
> >
> > Do you think the Convicts would mix with the RTS? Or should I be going
for
> > steering her away from the Convicts - afterall they already have the RTS
> > that needs the move?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Gill
> >
> >
>
>
Hmmm, thanks for that. Personally, I know nothing about RTSs as I've never
really wanted to keep them so don't even know what you would mix them with.
I'm not actually sure exactly what is currently with it or though I do seem
to remember some Mollies in there last time I visited her.

IMO the RTS needs to move to the bigger tank....so I know the next question
that I'll get from her is what to put with it if she can't go with the
Convicts. Time for "google" methinks....

[Larry]

>
>IMO the RTS needs to move to the bigger tank....so I know the next question
>that I'll get from her is what to put with it if she can't go with the
>Convicts. Time for "google" methinks....
>
>


I have various tetras, rasboras, corys, yellow lab and keyhole
cichlids. The RTS only goes after the lab and serpae tetra and
usually only at feeding time. Otherwise pretty peaceful (so far).

It doesn't give the two keyholes a second look and they are very
peaceful cichlids.

All the best,

Larry