Silverdollarboy2 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 I am considering setting up a 150L tank for convict cichlids. Can I use spare aragonite sand from when I was going to set up an African Cichlid tank? How many should I have? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Also, can Firemouth Cichlids live with convicts in a tank of this size? Could I have one of each? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyNZ Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 One of each (female) may be possible. Though for a 90cm 150L tank, I would highly recommend species-only; a pair of either Firemouth or Convict cichlids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 OK, I will stick to Convicts. Is there an way to sex them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishyNZ Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Female convicts have orange coloration on their bodies especially the belly area and get more pronounced when breeding. Adult males are usually bigger and can have nuchal humps. Silverdollarboy2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 I might suggest a group of firemouths (x5) let them pair off. They grow quite slowly, so 150L could accommodate 2 pairs for a wee while, or one large pair plus dithers long term. Convicts are easy and under-rated, I have a very nice female with great colour and finnage but not fussed about finding her a male even though she deposits eggs every few weeks on her own. Silverdollarboy2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 I might stick with the convicts to start with. I need to get my filter fixed first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 I have managed to find some avaliable locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Is the aragonite sand OK to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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