Hello everyone i'm new on here but im just giving a little description on my current tank. It is a ten gallon tank and here is a list of fish i currently have have in it One small Kenyi chiclid, One small convict chiclid, a couple guppies, two lyre tail guppies, one 5 inch wether loach, two high fin lyre tail sword tails, and three platties. let me know what you guys think i really want a bigger tank.
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thats quite a shockingly badly stocked tank... you are going to loose fish unless you get bigger tanks and more tanks or rehome some fish and/or newts...
Wills
thats quite a shockingly badly stocked tank... you are going to loose fish unless you get bigger tanks and more tanks or rehome some fish and/or newts...Wills
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welcome
As Wills says, your stocking is pretty bad. Someone will be able to go through that in more detail, if you want.
Just to clarify; are the newts in the same tank as the fish?
Welcome. The problem with your tank is 2 fold. Firstly, incompatablilty, and secondly some of your occupants are going to out-grow your tank very quickly. Convicts and other cichlids require space, and to be honest more space than you have. If you value you're guppies then the best way forwards is to move the larger fish to a new home before they have them for tea. I wouldn't personally keep newts and fish in the same tank, it would be a better idea to focus on one or the other. It is always a good idea to do a little research into any fish you want to keep before bringing them home, even if it's only asking at the local fish shop as to how big they grow, what type of water they need and if they think they would be suitable to go with what you have.
As Wills says, your stocking is pretty bad. Someone will be able to go through that in more detail, if you want.
Just to clarify; are the newts in the same tank as the fish?
Yes
I do know that the fish I have will out grow my tank but both of my chiclids are not aggressive at all twards any of my fish. The two newts I have have been in a tank with fish their whole lives. I know it's crowded but all of my fish get along I've had both chiclids in the tank for about two week and they have yet to kill or be aggressive to any of my fish.
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Wait until your convict matures and then it will more than likely be a different story. Convicts are considered one of the most aggressive cichlids for their size. They don't play nice usually. The advice given to you so far is spot on Wills and fluttermoth know their stuff (as do most others on this forum)
Two wks is really a blink of an eye in comparisson to how long the fish will live. Am only answering the question posted and trying to give some friendly advice. You're guppies will, at best, be bullied, but I am almost certain they will be attacked/eaten long-term. The tank is over-crowded, what you decide to do about it is up to you, but 10 galllons only lends itself to a small community mix.
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I really hope this is just some troll with nothing better to do but in case you actually do have the tank set up you describe you need to get it sorted and quickly.
What would you do if you went to someone's apartment - a one bed - and they had 20 cats, 10 dogs (all puppies mind but a couple of the Rottweilers) and 2 rabbits, all crammed into a space 10ft by 10ft.
They seem ok, they're all breathing afterall. Acceptable? No and neither is your tank if it exists - its cruel. How can you tell the fish are happy? They'll soon be dead happy...
Cheers
Danny B
What would you do if you went to someone's apartment - a one bed - and they had 20 cats, 10 dogs (all puppies mind but a couple of the Rottweilers) and 2 rabbits, all crammed into a space 10ft by 10ft.
They seem ok, they're all breathing afterall. Acceptable? No and neither is your tank if it exists - its cruel. How can you tell the fish are happy? They'll soon be dead happy...
Cheers
Danny B
obviously mistakes get made. i started with a 10 gallon a few months ago,I still have most the tropic fish i bought that day too - 1 common pleco,the way too many goldfish i bought and one paradise gourami. however they are in much larger tanks now.
you definitely need a larger tank tho. I have a 55 gallon and have a small kenyi cichlid also and even in that tank she nips..other fish. its only a matter of time. most that tank will be lunch as everyone else is saying.
you definitely need a larger tank tho. I have a 55 gallon and have a small kenyi cichlid also and even in that tank she nips..other fish. its only a matter of time. most that tank will be lunch as everyone else is saying.
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