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Sun, 10/07/2007 - 14:04 — Anonymous

i have two cichlids and a pleco in my tank. its roughly 10Gs is that too small?

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Sat, 04/10/2010 - 17:04 — Chrisplosion

Re: just the two of them

I kept a baby 1.5 inch parrot in a 10 gallon with a baby oscar the same size for about a month. I had to change a lot of water to keep the waste down because it build up in a 10 gallon.

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 06:07 — moonchild1970

Re: just the two of them

plecos also suck on other fish's slimecoat knocking off scales and causing damage by introducing infection. I will never keep another with my fish.

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 16:53 — Chrisplosion

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Many people don't realize it but pleco do have teeth.

Thu, 04/08/2010 - 21:38 — dani8590

Re: just the two of them

I have Two Blood Parrots in a 10 gallon tank, and the guy at petland said that will be fine for like 6 months then you will have to get a bigger tank, but for now it is good.

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 17:02 — Chrisplosion

Re: Re: just the two of them

In the right size tank, Oscars grow about 1 inch a month till they reach 12 inches and Parrots grow about half an inch a month till they reach about 6-7 inches. If you plan to keep your 2 parrots in that tank then you have to do a 20% every 2-3 day, maybe more. Parrots create a lot of waste and thats what stunts their growth, not the tank size. In 6 moth months they should have grown at least 2-3 if you don't stunt them. The body will stop growing but the organs keep growing so it gets cramped and they die.

If you are in the US goto Walmart. You can buy 10, 20, 39, and 55 gallon kits from them for cheap. I suggest you get the 55 gallon kit, its only $175 and $100 for the stand.

Or Look on Craiglist, people have found good deals on there.

Sat, 04/10/2010 - 18:11 — kickazzkatie

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mine dont seem to be growing that fast :(

Fri, 04/09/2010 - 06:40 — kickazzkatie

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please, both of u, get bigger tanks when u can. the rule is that 1 parrot needs 30 gallons to itself,and 10 gallons for every additional 1. u will start having problems with water quality and aggression otherwise.

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 20:03 — Tamara