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black convict (b c)

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Question
how can i put other fish in witrh the convict?i tried to put the convict and other fish in together but the convict keeps eatting everything that goes in the tank. it ate dempseys parrot fish pacus blood parrot fish n it even ate pirahnias?any info on how to keep other fish in the tank will be helpful. the convicts bout 8 to 10 inches in size if that helps u out at all. thanx steve

Answer
Hi Steve,
  I don't think that is a convict, in fact, I am sure of it.
A convict can't grow larger than 5 inches (maybe 6 inches absolutely max).  Can you possibly send me a digital photo of
the fish?

Send it to rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com

-- Ron
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