2007-04-06 06:02:24 · 11 answers · asked by lillyray37 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would say that good enough until the very first chance you get to upgrade her to a tank, like within maybe a week. A single convict would do ok in a 5 gallon, but really needs a 10 gallon to do well. Here's a link with some great info on keeping convicts
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile58.html
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2007-04-06 06:19:27 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Convicts need looks of space like there natural habitat. They will need about a 10 gallon fish tank with rocks and anything else you like in your aquarium.But no keeping a convict on a 1.5 gallon fish tank wil make the fish not last so long, but if you kepping him for a month or so it will be ok. Make sure you have cultured GRAVEL cause its the ony filter in there.
2007-04-06 08:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by Asphodel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should put your convict in at least a 5 Gallon tank preferably a 10.If you want to have 2 you could get a 20 gallon tank and have a male and a female,they will breed almost constantly.This web site has great information about setting up a simple convict aquarium:
http://cichlidresearch.com/simpleaquarium.html
2007-04-06 07:48:32 · answer #3 · answered by Jackp1ne 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
African Cichlids need filtered/heated water. If it doesn't get heat it will most likely develop a disease (usually ick) and end up dying.
If you develop the right conditions and have a male and female they will breed like rabbits! My mothers convicts must have had 130 babies just a couple of weeks ago.
Keep in mind as well, the bigger they get the more color they get. 1.5 gallons is not very big. Sounds more like a Betta bowl.
2007-04-06 06:21:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
convicts need rocks and sand so they can have a territory. and that tank needs to be at least a 10 gallon just to give the fish some room. its fine for now. but with in the next couple of months you might want to upgrade him.
2007-04-06 06:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by gsschulte 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That will be fine for the short term but if you want her/him to be comfortable it should be in at least a 10 gallon tank. Females have a rounded end to their dorsal and tial fins, typically with an opalescent hue. Males will have sharply pointed dorsal and tail fins and evolve bulbous growths on their foreheads. Convicts also like to have some sort of flow generation (I use a powerJet).
2007-04-06 06:13:16 · answer #6 · answered by Compurednek 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your tank is in basic terms too small for goldfish and angelfish as others have suggested. you have a shoal of 6-7 smaller tetra or rasbora species which includes harlequin rasboras, black neon tetras or neon tetras, including a trio of corydoras which includes sterbai or trilineatus (generally marketed because of the fact the on no account-considered and uncommon julii), and a centrepiece fish which contains a pair of honey gourami. you ought to inventory slowly! you may desire to easily throw your tank into yet another cycle in any different case.
2016-10-02 06:56:04 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What ever you do just do not get another one those fish breed like crazy. And no that size tank is not right for that kind of fish because they get big.
2007-04-06 14:55:07 · answer #8 · answered by robinson 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. There is no fish that a fish bowl would be a proper home for...
Before it dies, do some reading. Fish keeping isn't as simple as "just add water".
http://www.hagen.com/pdf/aquatic/bag.pdf
http://www2.tetra.de/tet_internet_import/import_data/The%20fascination%20of%20aquariums_GB_2006_T062048.pdf
Here two good free books.
2007-04-06 06:49:03 · answer #9 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If the bowl has filter and air it is but you need a hiding spot for her to dude
2007-04-06 06:07:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋