Overcrowded 120 Gallon tank?

Fishkin · Member Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 281

120 Gallons-

3 female Black Convict
1 Male Firemouth
1 male Jack Dempsey
1 male Texas cichlid
1 Green Terror

They are pick about fish invading there territory, never fight tho just warn or chase.

They are also all 2-4 inches right now.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

All heck is going to break loose once those fish reach maturity (not to mention all the water changes you'll be doing).

-Chelle

Aznfryboi · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:43 am Post subject:

go buy a larger tank atpetsmart or at exotix aquriam..

tski22 · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 197

yeah thats a total chaotic mix of fish there!! - tl

lil shant · Member Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 176

yeah man u go to many different cichlid

M_wm · Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

ahh glad i read the other posts first lol i was going to say go for it. If you do it set up a territory for each fish so they dont try and take over each others "areas"

Fishkin · Member Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 281

Yeah, I'll prolly get rid of the Convicts and Firemouth once they get bigger.

Aznfryboi · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:21 am Post subject:

uhhh flush it down the toilet the fish that u don't want.. or return it back to the store...

Fishkin · Member Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 281

No that would b mean to flush em. I'll find another tank or return em to the store.

:o)rosie:o) · Member Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Posts: 157 Location: Aus

no matter what, plz dont flush your fish

Nameless · Senior Member Joined: 04 Jun 2004 Posts: 958

Why would anyone want to do that?

But yeah, that is a crazy combination of fish, good luck trying to make them not kill each other, lol. Good luck.

Aqueous · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject:

Sorry I know nothing about cichlid combinations, I just wanted to add this.

sakura.seppun · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:54 pm Post subject:

actually, the probably die when they go through the grinder in the toilet. Usually used to help disolve waste, I doubt a fish would be small enough to make it out alive. Now THAT is a bad way to go.

Aznfryboi · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:37 pm Post subject:

haha yeh u just got that form NEMO..

red devil · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 237

Aznfryboi why dont i flush you down the toliet and see how you like it

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Hey! Don't be digging up old threads just to pick fights.

-Chelle

red devil · Member Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 237

I didnt even realize how old this was.

big-pig-666 · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject:

imo it dosen't sound too overcrouded to me.. like ive had worse with out problem

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

3 female Black Convict
1 Male Firemouth
1 male Jack Dempsey
1 male Texas cichlid
1 Green Terror

Cons and firemouths need at least 15 gallons each - 4 x 15 = 60 gallons
JD's need around 40 gallons - 1 x 40 = 40
Texas cichlids & GT's need at least 50 gallons each - 2 x 50 = 100

So that's 200 gallons worth of fish going by bare minimums. But the more large, territorial, aggressive cichlids you keep together, the more space you should give them. So for a more ideal set up with a better chance of working, you'd be looking at closer to 250 - 275 gallons.

-Chelle