hemostrat
03-29-2010, 05:56 AM
Hey everybody!
So, I finally got my tank set up today after a few too many months of laziness and it just sitting on my desk. Anyway, I've been re-reading all my convict information, jogging my memory of all the work I did over the summer, but I still have some questions. This is a 30g by the way.
First, lighting. At the moment, my tank doesn't have a top (I would cover it with chicken wire to make sure they didn't jump out) and therefore no lighting. I moved the tank next to my window (and in the spring its very sunny in Ashland until about 7 or 8). Is this enough light for them? I read if I have low light to remove plants and have more shelter/rocks for them to hide around. Would this work?
Second. Number. I haven't gotten a definite answer on how many I should have in the tank. I've heard multiple times that a single pair is fine (especially when they breed), but one of my friends has about six in a 30g and they all do fine. Now, I wasn't thinking that many but perhaps two females and a male? Maybe three females and a male? What about a tank full of females (maybe five then?). I've read that females can even go through the ritual of mating with other females, that'd be interesting to see.
Ummm... I believe that's it, for now at least. I just started cycling my tank today. Unfortunately I don't have any ammonia to add to my tank so that has to wait until tomorrow -_-
Anyway, thanks for your time guys.
So, I finally got my tank set up today after a few too many months of laziness and it just sitting on my desk. Anyway, I've been re-reading all my convict information, jogging my memory of all the work I did over the summer, but I still have some questions. This is a 30g by the way.
First, lighting. At the moment, my tank doesn't have a top (I would cover it with chicken wire to make sure they didn't jump out) and therefore no lighting. I moved the tank next to my window (and in the spring its very sunny in Ashland until about 7 or 8). Is this enough light for them? I read if I have low light to remove plants and have more shelter/rocks for them to hide around. Would this work?
Second. Number. I haven't gotten a definite answer on how many I should have in the tank. I've heard multiple times that a single pair is fine (especially when they breed), but one of my friends has about six in a 30g and they all do fine. Now, I wasn't thinking that many but perhaps two females and a male? Maybe three females and a male? What about a tank full of females (maybe five then?). I've read that females can even go through the ritual of mating with other females, that'd be interesting to see.
Ummm... I believe that's it, for now at least. I just started cycling my tank today. Unfortunately I don't have any ammonia to add to my tank so that has to wait until tomorrow -_-
Anyway, thanks for your time guys.