red parrot in a 10 galon tank

[lamonsas]

hey guys i have a question, i have a 10 gallon cycled tank and i want to put fish in it, can i put 2 red parrots in it without any other fish? or 10 galon is too small?

[CAF]

I have seen parrots that are close to dinner plate size... 12" so no a 10g is WAYYY too small.

[lamonsas]

ok man and i have another question, is it ok to put like 2 black/pink convicts in a 10 gallon tank? and are they active or not really?

[MeganL3985]

Convicts can get upto 5-6 inches. I have read that you need atleast 20-25 gallons for a pair. They're also suppose to be very aggressive fish, so I suspect they need a little room to have their own territory? Just guessing off of what i've read though.

[CAF]

Convicts get around 5 to 6 inches and they are relatively active. A pair needs at LEAST a 20g with larger than that being prefered.

A 10g is just too small for 99% of cichlids. Some of the dwarf cichlids like Apistos or checkerboards would be fine, but again not in large quantites...

10g make great tanks for smaller aquatic creatures like guppies, danios, tetra, shrimp, etc. They also make great quarantine tanks.

[cocoa_pleco]

nope, no large cichlids. the only cichlid that can go in there are small shell dwellers

[Nick89]

you could maybe have 1 convict cichlid. But that would be rather boring.

[lamonsas]

cant put angels either in 10 gallon?

[Nick89]

I dont think you can. they can get somewhat big too. best thing to do is, if you want cichlids is invest in a larger tank. like a 30 -35 gallon, then you could have a neat convict tank. Maybe go with a school of neon tetras?

[cocoa_pleco]

you can possibly have 1 angel. angels need a 10g minimum, 15g each at best

[MeganL3985]

I agree with the others, I would stick with smaller fish for a 10 gallon.

[Kaga's Kritters]

i would never house an angel in a 10 gal. they really should have a bigger tank so they have room to swim around.