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August 5th, 2009
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| Giant Danios with Cons?
Would a school of giant danios (5-6) be okay in a 55 gallon aquarium with convicts/jellybean convicts or are they too peaceful? | 
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August 5th, 2009
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| I just know that convicts can be nasty buggers. I dont have any experience with Giant Danios however. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| i think they would be fine if the cons werent breeding, but don't trust my judgement, wait for someone that has tried it before or something | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| Ooooohhhh, Shawnie...would I be feeding the cons or teaching them to co-exist? | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| man i wouldnt i have a pari of um and they live alone!!! | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| If it's a breeding pair - NO.
But I have a female alone in a community tank & she does just fine. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| i have been thinking of adding a con to my 60 gallon african tank theres a pink or whatever you call it at my LFS adult size i wanna res ue her so to speak i have 11 africans and 1 pictus would that work? | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| Well, they're coming from Shawnie and we know what her water's like, so I'm guessing they'll end up breeding 
No giant danios, then. I'll put them off as an "in the future fish". My oscar's already on that particular list 
Thanks you all! I don't want massacres in my tanks. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by bolivianbaby  Ooooohhhh, Shawnie...would I be feeding the cons or teaching them to co-exist? |  I can send all the same sex  you have til friday am to decide...with the jellys, they can exist...with the stripped ones, I wouldnt....they can go in with the JD tho.. Quote:
Originally Posted by gmen4life i have been thinking of adding a con to my 60 gallon african tank theres a pink or whatever you call it at my lfs adult size i wanna res ue her so to speak i have 11 africans and 1 pictus would that work? | .a jelly con cannot....and most are confusing the pinks as jellys because a true jelly are harder to come by ....so some are calling pink cons jellys...they are NOT the same fish ...IMO I wouldnt put anything other than a stripped con in with africans to be sure its a true con..jellys arent mean enough to handle africans.... and you need to acclimate to the higher pH for some time even with the con......pictus would be fine also with africans but again, acclimation is very important if you keep your africans at a higher ph(which you should be  ) | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| I am so torn as far as the sex of the cons. Part of me wants m/f so they can truly pair, but I'm also wanting to make sure I can take responsibility for any fry that occur.
I can put giant danios in with the JD and the RTS? Did I understand that right? If so, you just made my day-AGAIN!
I definitely want all of the cons in the bedroom with me That way, I can enjoy their antics right before I go to sleep  Sometimes, I leave Karma's light on with the other lights off so I can watch her watching me. She gets playful when she knows I'm watching her. It's so cool. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by bolivianbaby I can put giant danios in with the JD and the RTS? Did I understand that right? If so, you just made my day-AGAIN! |  your jellys can go in with the jd's ...depending on the size of your tank, your jellys can go in with a rts and giant danios ..... reg cons or jd's are a no no with danios... but reg cons, jellys, and jd's can go together...did I confuse you yet? 
again, you get till friday to decide LOL ..so much for sleeping again today....   | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| Hey Shawnie,
Do you have a pic of your Jelly's??. I couldn't find it on your profile. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Shawnie | I'm going to confuse you now So since it's a 55, would 2 jellys, 2 regulars, and the JD (George) be totally happy in my bedroom and have plenty of swimming room?
If so, I could leave Cena (the RTS) in the 55 in the family room, add some giant danios, and maybe something else later on.
Whatcha think? | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by CHoffman Hey Shawnie,
Do you have a pic of your Jelly's??. I couldn't find it on your profile. | rescued jellys.jpgrescued cons.JPG Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby I'm going to confuse you now So since it's a 55, would 2 jellys, 2 regulars, and the JD (George) be totally happy in my bedroom and have plenty of swimming room?
If so, I could leave Cena (the RTS) in the 55 in the family room, add some giant danios, and maybe something else later on.
Whatcha think? | yes on the jd, jellys, and cons...(IF you get all females) I have 2 males right now that are pushing over 6 inches but the fems stay about 4 and are less agressive.. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| hmmm...I like them . They are a pretty little fish and look allot like a parrot. Thanks for hunting down a pic Shawnie. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Shawnie Attachment 30935Attachment 30934
yes on the jd, jellys, and cons...(IF you get all females) I have 2 males right now that are pushing over 6 inches but the fems stay about 4 and are less agressive.. | Oh...I'll be thinking long and hard on this one. I'm really wanting at least one (or two) males since we're pretty sure Karma's a female. I'd love to have a big old boy convict, too. I'll just put the giant danios off until a later time. Having a male con is more important to me. I'm not looking to breed (although I'm sure they will), I just like the sheer size of them. I'd be fine with having all males if they'd get along. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by CHoffman hmmm...I like them . They are a pretty little fish and look allot like a parrot. Thanks for hunting down a pic Shawnie. | their mother is a br parrot and their dad is a pink con so they do look allot like parrots Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby Oh...I'll be thinking long and hard on this one. I'm really wanting at least one (or two) males since we're pretty sure Karma's a female. I'd love to have a big old boy convict, too. I'll just put the giant danios off until a later time. Having a male con is more important to me. I'm not looking to breed (although I'm sure they will), I just like the sheer size of them. I'd be fine with having all males if they'd get along. | LOL enjoy your nights sleeping tonite and a tomorrow nite  | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| All I can say is "I LOVE MY DOCTOR". She pulled me through the ex leaving and she now gets to pull me through waiting for my new babies | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by bolivianbaby Oh...I'll be thinking long and hard on this one. I'm really wanting at least one (or two) males since we're pretty sure Karma's a female. I'd love to have a big old boy convict, too. I'll just put the giant danios off until a later time. Having a male con is more important to me. I'm not looking to breed (although I'm sure they will), I just like the sheer size of them. I'd be fine with having all males if they'd get along. | How big is Karma? Got a pic? It's generally pretty easy to tell the males from the females.
Buenos Aires tetras may be a good addition with your cons/jellybeans/JD... they are fast, they grow large (for a tetra), and are tough and scrappy. | 
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by bolivianbaby All I can say is "I LOVE MY DOCTOR". She pulled me through the ex leaving and she now gets to pull me through waiting for my new babies | lol u talk to your doctor about fish??!!?!
lol jk its ok
i talk to my fish about my problems, they sure know how to listen!  | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by harpua2002 How big is Karma? Got a pic? It's generally pretty easy to tell the males from the females.
Buenos Aires tetras may be a good addition with your cons/jellybeans/JD... they are fast, they grow large (for a tetra), and are tough and scrappy. | Here's a few pics of her-some of my favs actually: Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony G. lol u talk to your doctor about fish??!!?!
lol jk its ok
i talk to my fish about my problems, they sure know how to listen! | No, she won't listen to me at all. She's got me on sleeping pills so I can handle the ex leaving and all that. | |
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August 5th, 2009
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| shes still a beaut! shes gonna love her new friends LOL | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Shawnie shes still a beaut! shes gonna love her new friends LOL | lol the "love shack"
make sure you send her some of your water shawnie!! | |
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August 5th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Shawnie I can send all the same sex you have til friday am to decide...with the jellys, they can exist...with the stripped ones, I wouldnt....they can go in with the jd tho..
.a jelly con cannot....and most are confusing the pinks as jellys because a true jelly are harder to come by ....so some are calling pink cons jellys...they are NOT the same fish ...IMO I wouldnt put anything other than a stripped con in with africans to be sure its a true con..jellys arent mean enough to handle africans.... and you need to acclimate to the higher ph for some time even with the con......pictus would be fine also with africans but again, acclimation is very important if you keep your africans at a higher ph(which you should be ) | um the pictus has been in there lol and yes my ph is 8 maybe ill wait and see if my con pair will stop eating their eggs and keep one of my own i have a holding lab female that should spit anyway now i think i may see eyes in her mouth!! want some heheh | |
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