Starting a SOLID Cichla Thread!!

[mjuniorc]

OKAY GUYS.... I AM SOMEWHAT NEW AROUND HERE.. I NOTICE IN THIS P.BASS LOUNGE THERES ALOT OF BLANK AND OUT OF THE ORDINARY QUESTIONS THAT SOME OF US JUST REPLY WITH GARBAGE...:ROFL:SO... I AM TRYN TO START A SOLID THREAD, FOR ALL OUR CICHLA FANS OR, SOON TO BE.... SO...

LETS BEGIN;):);)...

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..?
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? pls. list all SPECIES..
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

AND TO ALL YOU SOON TO BE, CICHLA FANATICS... ENJOY!!!! HOPE FULLY THIS THREAD CAN MAKE YOU WANT IT... OR THINK OTHERWISE... LOL;)

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popc orn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:: popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[voss345]

ive been in the hobby for maybe 3 years cichla wise jsut got back into it my first batch of monos got 13 inches then i had to relocate them because i didnthave tank space fed them krill silversides i think ihad them for a year some months grew 1 to two inches then started to slow down the colors were comin out on there tails
now ihave 3 bass getting more next weekend have them in a 125 with sveni;s working on a tank for my addition dimension around 12 by 4 by 4hopefully im on my dads laptop so no pics ill new pixs when i get more bass
lets here something from dmack!

[ZOO YORK 207]

1. Since I was 9 I think I am 15 now
2. 8 Monoculus, 2 hopefully 2 spot pbass and a Orino getting 20+ more
3. My Orino is Wild caught from Orinoco River, Venezuela and then everything else I think is Farm.
4. 2 times a day for the babies and 3 times a week for the larger pbass
5. About 3-4 days
6. Well my first pbass were true Ocellaris and they were like 6" when I got them and they were 10"+ when my Giant Gourami killed them(I killed the Giant Gourami)
7. Haven't experianced anything, but in a couple weeks I am going to Scott(DIESELMACK's) house and I am gunna see his Orinos.
8. Kelberi
9. 180(6x2x2) for now.
10. Here first pix are of my old Ocellaris then my 22" Tem that sadly passed away a couple weeks ago.:(

[mjuniorc]

very nice ZOO.... thanxs for keepin this thread live!!!! sorry for your losses...

[ZOO YORK 207]

No problem and thanks.

[pitbullbadass]

dude zoo were did you get your spotted gar

[mjuniorc]

dude zoo were did you get your spotted gar

uhmmmmm.... this is a pbass thread.... :banhim::screwy::screwy::screwy::banhim: try pm'ing next time thanx......

[mjuniorc]

as for myself....

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? ( 3yrs now )

2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? pls. list all SPECIES.. (12 species... MONO, ORINO, TEMENSIS, OCELLARUS.. )

3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...? (BOTH)

4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..? (KRILL, LIVE, PELLETS.. etc )

5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? ( VERY QUICK )

6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? ( 2in, in a 7 month period of time they have grown about 6-7 inches since then;) )

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! (none) other than watchin DMACKs peas, on YOU TUBE...

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEACOCK'S..? (TEMS)

9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? (120g & 180g for now)

[mjuniorc]

come on guys lets keep this goin....:)

[mjuniorc]

tryin to keep a solid thread:)

updated tems...

[channarox]

1.maybe 3 years.but i had goldfish when i was younger.just got into pbass a mth ago.
2.i had 3 tems,lost 2 and just bought 2 orinos.probably gettign more.
3.definitly farm bred.
4.feeding live since they are very young.
but my tem regularly takes shots at krill and sometimes eats them.(actually,he takes shots at anything that looks like it can fit in his mouth.)
5.not showing much color yet since they are less than 3 inches long.
6.orinos havent grown cause i had them for one day.tem has grown about 1 inch plus in i think 2 and a half weeks.or less.
7.babies?spawning?
8.right now my fav that i own in tem.fav that i dotn own is azul.
9.tem is in a pred comm 4'by3'by3'.lil orinos are in a feeder tank.20g to growout.
(no extra tanks.)
10.pics will come after i upload from cam. :)

[voss345]

here are some pics of mine sorry for the largeness




http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=40170&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/40170/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/21415)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=40176&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/40176/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/21415)

[voss345]

and pic of my first bass

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=34274&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/34274/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/21415)

[channarox]

:thumbsup:nice!

[dzb912]

arent these things mavelous =)
just got one today

[channarox]

heres some pics of my tem.
he just got eaten today!:cry:
stupid catfish.:irked:
my tem was already 3 inches!
and the cat was 5 inches.:nilly:
i will get pics of my others soon.
and im gonna get more today.:D
i miss my tem...:cry:

[mjuniorc]

lookin good guys....;)
thanx for keeping this thread LIVE!!!;)
i know theres alot more monster pbass out there that were here before all of us noob's ... so..
come on guys lets see them...;)

[mjuniorc]

enjoy... had them for 5months now... they were 2inch when i got them:headbang2

[bOOsteN aUdI]

cool orino.. how big?

[milokai]

what's up . I been in the hobby for about 12years now. I had temensis, ocelaris, orinos, mono wild and farm..now I have 3 about 8-9inches, food-pellets,shrimp,goldfish,chicken hearts and mealworms. here are some pictures this are wild orinos. looking for 8-9inches azul.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

cool orinos! i like the second and the last picture

[MicropterusSalmoides]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? fish keeping in general my whole life, monster fish keeping a few years
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? 4 ocellaris and 3 monoc
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...? farm
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..? live feeders and market shrimp and pellets
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? a day
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? in 1 month my ocellaris have double in size
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! nope
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? azul/orino
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? 55 and 100
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA.... later lol

[Tongue33]

#1-Involved in Hobby-

Off from somewhere in my first Decade on the planet :D
I've learned 90% of what I know in the last 3 years. Hence 30 years of experience statement don't mean much to me ;) Unless it's Oddball :D


http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/A3.jpg

[gekkecichla]

nice one

[Tongue33]

#2-

2 Monos at my pad :)

1-Tem recently departed overnight attack.

1-Mono at a friends waiting to be big enough to hang :D

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/DSC_4410.jpg

[Tongue33]

#3- Wild/Farm ?

I only believe those that can give me a source I trust .. Other thatn that I don't bost Wild caught ESPECIALLY from ANY pet store...

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/DSC_3339.jpg

[Tongue33]

#4- Feeding.....

Pretty much like anyone else...

BUT I ALWAYS HAVE LIVE FOOD IN THE DIET ;)

Though sometimes I make tank mate errors that don't get fixed before the mate is dead :D :eek::WHOA:

Oh and When feeding Frozen or non live market shrimp or other shell fish I implement more Thiamine enriched food and vitamins ;)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/DSC_2393.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/DSC_2386.jpg

[Tongue33]

#5- Color ???

Mine have never made more than five minutes in my tank without coloring right up ;) They go through stages.. But they always have had awesome color :)

First purchase :)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/PB/05.jpg

Second shipment.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/DSC_7688.jpg

[Tongue33]

#6- Growth from purchase...


2.5-3 inches Pretty much the size of my thumb almost literally. on or about 16 months ago... I think... April 2006
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/PB/DSCN1625.jpg

A month ago ;)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h83/Tongue33/Cichlids/Cichla/DSC_2392.jpg

[mjuniorc]

beautiful cichla brotha..... you have some true beasts.... i cant wait until mines develops adult colors like yours...;)

thanx for sharing.....:headbang2


anyone else............:popcorn:

[g_morin]

1. HOW LONG YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? Pbas 5 years or so, fish since i was like 5
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? 3 monoc, 2 wild orino
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...? 3 farm, 2 wild
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..? live feeders and market shrimp krill, trying for pellets
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? several months all were 1.5" when i got them
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? 1.5" now 10" biggest 9 months or so
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! nope
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? Monoc
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? 120 for now 240 in the works... need ot buy house first
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146807&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195702072
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146809&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195702226
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146806&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195701962
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146812&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195702451

[ScullCraca]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? 1 wk for PB.
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? 3-ocellaris Peacock Bass
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?????I will never know!
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.Blood Worms pellet's (Green&Red);Just gave them shrimp last night. Only had them a week! Feed 3 times a day and four when I am home.
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? Still aren't showing I bought them at 1.5 and they are now 2.inchs. But I can't wait.
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? Refer to Question 5.
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! I plead the fifth!
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? Ocellerosis
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? 55g grow out then too 150g grow out and I am in the works for a 450g or a 500g long and deep.
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

[ScullCraca]

Sorry about the pics I am trying to get better as well as getting bigger! But I also feed them rosie's and I am thinking about Earth Worms and Krill next! (hand feeding)

[CORVETTE]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..15 YEARS
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? 6 3O'S AND 3Tems
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...who knows?
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES.once every 2 days
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS..2 months for the nice colors
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN. 2" long six mounths 10 inches long
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! no
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? still not sure
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...220
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

[snake513]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? 10 years pbassonly 2months mfk kinda made me get them
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? 6monoPeacock Bass for now untl i decide with ones to keep
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?????fishstore=farm
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.Blood Worms silversides im working on pellets now

5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? Still aren't showing I bought them at 1.5 and they are about 3 slight red on tail but not much

6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? 1 or 2 in 2 months

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! no

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? mono since ive never even seen an azul in person
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? 21 7x2x2
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....
first is when i got them rest of pics are recent

[R1_Ridah]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..

- 20 Yrs off and on.


2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...?

- Currently have about a dozen. Such as Kelberi's, Azul, Ocelleris, Orino, Mono.

3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?

- All are wild except for the Orino's

4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?

- Feed my boys 3x a week. Hikari Gold Pellets and Masivore. Every other weekend I'll feed live.


5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?

- Just got in the PBASS game like 6 months or so ago. Mostly kept toothy dudes such as ATF's for sometime. For me black sand seems to bring out the colors best. I have two Hagen 48"T5 lights that's pretty adequate for nighttime viewing.

6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?

- All my PBASS were already big when attained. Like 9-15"

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!

- My Orino seems to be the slut of the tank constantly flirting with my Azuls. Doing the moving of rocks and fanning with the ventral fins and digging pits in the sand.

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?

- Kelberi's, with Orino coming in 2nd.

9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?

- 600 Gallon (96*48*30) and a standard 180 as a back up.

10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

click below

PHOTO GALLERY 1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115501)

GALLERY 2 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106949)

GALLERY 2 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97183)

[bOOsteN aUdI]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..?
~i have had aquariums around me since i was 3 years old. i came across my first cichla about 8 years ago in a new york city chinatown pet shop. this was before i knew they were called cichla. being an addicted fisherman and knowing what peaock bass are i just had to have it. well ever since i have been back and forth between fish but cichla are number one on my list. they will prob always be in my house as long as they are avaliable.

2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? pls. list all SPECIES..
~currently i have 6.. 3 monos sp. Peru and 3 orinos sp.?... hopefully i can get someone to correctly idea them they get a bit larger

3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?
~they are all wild.. im not a big fan of farm boys

4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?
~i feed them how everyone else feeds them.. by dropping food into the tank ;) lol i feed then a few small meals a couple of times a day. i feed them blackworms, shrimp, gut loaded guppies and rossies... i soon hope to have them on pellets (this will be there main diet)

5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?
~eveyday i notice something different buuuuuttt for those that are worried about there cichla not coloring up.. some species take longer then others (monos IMO and tems)... i think orinos color up the fastest.

6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?
~ lol ill leave it as they grow fast... i dont force feed my cichla, i feel there is no need and i hate sloppy looking cichla :grinyes:

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!
~nope

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?
~anything wild is good to me but wild monos, kelberis and orinos are all on my list for number one

9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?
~ 120g for now

10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....
~i just posted a bunch in the pb forums but will leave a few here for those of you that read this... ps i will update them when i get a chance

[Tongue33]

beautiful cichla brotha..... you have some true beasts.... i cant wait until mines develops adult colors like yours...;)

thanx for sharing.....:headbang2


anyone else............:popcorn:

Thanks!

Nice Cichla People!!

Nice Audi!!

[Bogwoodbruce]

I used to keep fish back when i was about 7 but now i have been at it again for the last 2-3 yrs, i have a 12" Mono who lives in a 180 with petenia, 2 RTGG oscars etc, he eats pellets in the morning both floating and sinking, he also eats bloodworm and mussle and stuff like that at night.
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/New%20Camera/cropped.jpg

[skeevegas]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? ( about 4 yrs)

2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? pls. list all SPECIES.. (14 total= MONO, ORINO, and OCELLARIS.. )

3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...? (BOTH)

4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..? (Black worms, Blood Worms, market shrimp and freeze dried shrimp.
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? ( fast )

6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? ( 1.5" and 3")

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! (nope)

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEACOCK'S..? (Orino)

9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? (240 ,150, 40, 29, 10)
Sorry about the pics guys.:naughty:

[bOOsteN aUdI]

gnarley pics bradda... what type of mono is the second and third picture? do you know its sp.? sweet fish

[skeevegas]

no , thats the one I listed a while back to help ID. I just picked him up because he looked different. Never too many cichla.:naughty:

[BIGMONSTER]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..?(2 years)
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? (probavly Monocs Maybe if im lucky orinos)
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?(Farm)
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.(pellets 2 times a day)
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? 3 Days
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?(1 Inch about 2 now)
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!(no)
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?(Orinos)
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?(150)
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

[johno27]

Hey my name is John

I have been in this hobby give or take 13 years

currently own a 150 gallon tank filtered by an fx5

Inhabitants are 4 silver dollars 2 farm boy monos

This will be my 3rd time caring for peacock bass I more recently into ATF but missed my monos too much

My favorite species is Mono

Here are a few pics of the 150 and a few of my last p-bass which where 2 monos and 1 ocel
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/2717251265.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7573335)
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/2717251239.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7573336)

The 1.5-2 inch monos where not available for photographs ;)
But I will snap a Pic when they are bigger and less flighty

here are the old gang
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35801021246.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4330555)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35801021124.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4330553)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/12/35801021154.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4330554)

Thanks for looking and look forward to chatting with the P-bass regulars as my fish grow

[mjuniorc]

nice set-ups & pbass braddah's....
thanx for putting some time inn... this thread!!!
make sure you give some updates soon....

[ScullCraca]

Update on my little ones. Boy are they growing fast...

[johno27]

snapped some Pics of my TINY P-bass today also a few of their south American room mates
I am pretty sure my uaru thinks he is a silver dollar LOL
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/2818384085.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7580651)
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/2818384015.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7580653)
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/2818384020.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7580652)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/2818384053.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7580654)

sorry for the crappy pics :irked:

[bOOsteN aUdI]

everyones little guys are looking good!

[shovelnosecat]

my name is rick
been in the hobby for 27years
10 bass monoc
tank breed
no coloring yet
got at2inch 4 will be just on 3inch in a fn
fav bass-monoc
in a 3foot tank for now moving to a 8 foot
no pics yet
in my 6 by 18 have i have 3 8inch oscars
6 texas
7 flowerhorns
1 choc plec
1 lepranis
3 austrailian catfish
my male texas and a golden purple flame flowerhorn
have just spawned
also great site

[mjuniorc]

very nice guys.... looks like we got some monsters to be grown.... remember to update!! thanx guys for puttin some time inn this thread!! greatly appreciated!!:thumbsup:

[holmes14]

My name is Joey
Been in the hobby for 2-3 years
I have 4 Monos 2-3" farm boys prob.- theres 5 in one pic but one of them died, i tried making it 5 again but the other 4 killed him.
Just starting to show some colors on there tails
fav. bass, not sure either tems or some rare kinda
Theyve been eating rosey reds and frozen blood worms.
There being housed in a 6ft tank

[bOOsteN aUdI]

wuddup joey

[Tongue33]

Awesome!!



Joey's a good name!! ;)

[ScullCraca]

Was sup Joey. Nice looking PB's.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

lol sweet tail shot

[mjuniorc]

alright guys and gals...... i see alot of newbies in this lounge....:grinyes::WHOA::grinyes:
i think this is the appropriate time to introduce yourselves......:grinyes:

read and fill it out.... thanx......;) heres the link to the first page to make it easier for ya.....

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101225

[cigar larry]

I have 2 monos. I'm looking for more. I've had fish off and on for 30yrs. a friend of mine a long time ago had some in a breeder tank with an arapima. He fed them huge feeders (that's when you could get them) The peacocks ate so much the arapima had to wait until they were full with feeders sticking out of their mouths. They couldn't swallow any more. Then the arapima got some. I never had any. Now I have a couple and want more.

[Basstrainer]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? hi my name is Wolfgang ive been keepin cichla since 9years since i was 5years old im 14 now.
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? pls. list all SPECIES..
had-
3tems
5mono
2orino
9ocell
2temoc
have-
1mono
1temoc
1ocell
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?
tomoc is wild
ocell is farm
mono is farm
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.
bloodworms everyday 2twice once morning once night and 1once a week GT guppys.
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?

ohh this hard one depeneds on species my temoc showing colors since 3in mono not yet still small ocell lol not at all hes colorless.
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?
ones right now got temoc at 1in now 5in took 3months
mono half a inch now 3in 2months
ocell 1.5in now 3.5in 2months

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!
back then i had 1 sucellfull spawn and it was with my ocell but since i couldnt remove the eggs from the tank i had to leave it there then one day the other ocells in the tank ate the eggs.
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? tem/orino
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? 60G grow out had a 300G likfe but it broke saving up to buy a new tank once they get bigger. hopefully a
8ftx4ftx4ft
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

here ya go!!

mono
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=48084&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/48084/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/32747)
temoc
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=48083&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/48083/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/32747)
use can see my payara in the back =P
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=48078&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/48078/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/32747)
my lil mono buddy.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=48079&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/48079/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/32747)
i cant really get to many good pics of my ocell because my camera flash seems to whiten the color of him so i only have 1 decent pic.btw hes the top left.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=48080&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/48080/size/big/cat/500/ppuser/32747)

enjoy (i know your jealous of my gouramis.)

[mjuniorc]

basstrainer did you make a boo-boo..... i see you tryed editing but you forgot something:hitting:.... i see you got two names:ROFL:
wolfgang???? aka.... basstrainer... which one is it really.... this thread is not for:bs:...... not to knock on you, but you must feel like this right now:wall:.... sorry did'nt mean to :nutkick:but i kinda think you deserve it....

OVERALL.... GOOD LOOKIN CICHLA YOU HAVE THERE BRO.......:)

[Tongue33]

1.

How bout some honesty. This thread and these fish are not a Joke to some of us. :(

[Basstrainer]

my real nake is wolfgang ryin whats the joke....... are u kidding me..

[EMI93M]

Hey guys first attempt at adding pics. here goes....these are my Pbass juvies my other fish include a 19 inch Pink GG AND ASSORTED pLECOS .........

[EMI93M]

sorry guys here they are ........

[EMI93M]

and one more.............

[bOOsteN aUdI]

very nice

[FunWow!]

Cigar larry the guy Jeff from tangled up in cichlids has some 2 inch monos for i think $15 each.

[mjuniorc]

sweet... pbass, cichla braddah's....
now where the rest of you pbass keeper's... pls, introduse your selves with your cichla.... dont be shy now...:grinno:

[catfishlover106]

sweet... pbass, cichla braddah's....
now where the rest of you pbass keeper's... pls, introduse your selves with your cichla.... dont be shy now...:grinno:

:D we know their are alot of them with Cichlas swimming in one of their tanks somewhere ;)

[silverdragon]

Ok ill play :D

Names Rafael A.K.A silverdragon

1. Ive been keeping fish since i was about 7, keeping cichla for the past year or so.
2. Currently have 5 Cichla.. (3 Ocels, 2 Monos) had a Tem but my Ocels killed him. Would have Orinos and Kelberis but no one seems to have them here in Australia..
More Cichla to come.. (WATCH THIS SPACE) :)
3. Was told there farmies, still hot though :headbang2
4. Feed once a day, staple diet of Hikari Food Sticks, with whitebait and market shrimp on occasions..
5. My bass started showing colours around the 5 - 6 inch mark..
6. First bought all my bass at 2 - 3 inches, steady growth of around 1 inch a month.
7. Im hoping i have a spawning couple out of the 5 i have.
8. Fave bass would be Cichla SP Fogo cause its probably the Unicorn of the Cichla world cause no one has them, being so rare just makes me want it more..:drool:
9. 6x3x3
10. Pics in my photo album in my profile, enjoy :popcorn:

[TimTheBadass]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..? Almost 2 years
2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...? pls. list all SPECIES.. 1 temensis, 1 orino, 3 ocellaris. Just lost an 8" tem to HITH.
3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...? farm bred I pressume
4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?. Feeding white bait, prawn or pellets once a day (haven't got them all on pellets yet though.
5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...? about 4 months
6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...? The temensis was 4" and has grown to 8-9" in 6 months. Two of the ocells have grown from 2" to 6" in the same time.
7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!! No
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..? Kelberi, orino and pinima. Fogo's if they were available.
9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...? 6'8x20x24. Planning on an 8x3x2 acrylic in the future.
10. LAST BUT NOT LEAST...... PLS. SHARE PIX... OF YOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL PRIZED PEACOCK CICHLA....

[silverdragon]

nice intro Tim, sorry to hear about your Tem..

[TimTheBadass]

I know it really sucks but she was suffering for over a week and not eating. I knew it would happen sooner or later.

[Venom SS]

1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INTO THE HOBBY..?
Off and on 15 years.

2. HOW MANY PBASS DO YOU HOUSE or HAVE...?
2 Orino, 1 Mono, 1 Kelberi. 4" and growing

3. are they WILD COUGHT or FARM BRED...?
All wild

4. WHAT, HOW DO YOU FEED THEM, any DAILY ROUTINES..?.
Frozen krill, FD krill, market shrimp, live bearers, live ghost shrimp, rosies, occasional small crayfish. Working on pellets

5. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM WHEN YOU FIRST HOUSED PBASS, FOR THEM TO START SHOWIN THEIR COLORS...?
About a month

6.FROM WHEN YOU FIRST BOUGHT THEM HOW BIG WERE THEY, AND HOW MUCH OF A GROWTH SPURT DID THE HAVE SINCE THEN...?
3" when I got them, within 30 days 4-4.5"

7. HAVE YOU WITNESSED OR HAD ANY SUCCESSFUL SPAWNING OR PRESPAWNED IN YOUR TANK... IF SO SHARE YOUR EXPIERIENCE!!
Not yet, hopefully at some point

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPECIES OF PEA'S..?
Dream of Fogo's, but in reality Azul or Pinima

9. HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK THAT YOU HOUSE THEM IN...?
Growing out in a 55g, when they reach 6-7" they will be going into a custom built 300+ 72L x 36w x 30h.

[silverdragon]

bump wanna keep this thing going..

[Wrestler 4 Life]

1. Been in hobby before with Green Terrors, Convicts, Red Tail Cat(got me out), Fire Eel, Paku. Been into PBass for 4 Days now....Addicted already.

2. 3 2-3" Orinos

3.I think wild caught but dont know.

4.. Kind of figuring out feeding trying 2-3 times a day. Tubefex Worms and Guppies

5. Not sure but eyes are getting red already

6. 1-2", 1-2.5", 1-2 3/4"

7. No

8. Orinos of course

9. 40 Gal for now I can get a 135 for 20 bucks but no stand....so IDK

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[Wrestler 4 Life]

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[silverdragon]

hey dude nice intor, try reposting the video again it didnt work...

[Wrestler 4 Life]

Sorry about the bill paying going on in Background...lol

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[RedTailKinG]

is this one going to get shutdown too?? i hope not hey guys i havent been on in a while good to see there are some of us trying to keep this alive

[silverdragon]

is this one going to get shutdown too?? i hope not hey guys i havent been on in a while good to see there are some of us trying to keep this alive

Hey bro, this is sort of like an intro thread for cichla keepers, our league thread is located here now.. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/group.php?groupid=105

[bOOsteN aUdI]

nice video

[Tongue33]

Bump :D

[Rebel Souljah]

hahahaha...nice bump bro!!! i never contributed to this...here it goes!!!

1) housed my first cichla at 12 (didn't know any better, caught him in a lake near home and threw him in a tank) and been in the cichla hobby for about 2 years now.

2&3) 2 farmed monos, 2 farmed tems, 2 wild azuls, 2 wild kelberis

4) i feed larger cichla mainly food sticks/silversides/frozen krill/ market shrimp/ feeders on holidays. smaller cichla are on guppies/blackworms/frozen bloodworms/fd krill

5) took about 3 months for colors to start showing

6) i have them growing about 1/2-3/4" a month with a main diet of frozen bloodworms
one of my farmie monos when from 3" to 10" in 9 months

7) nope

8) love them all but if i had to only have one sp...it would be orinos (classic) or azul

9) 260gal for my larger cichlas (10"+) and 125gal for my smaller cichlas (under 5")

10) sorry don't have any recent but here are some not to long ago....

[tourdeforce1]

It's neat seeing all the old posts people have on here with some of their first cichla.

[ZOO YORK 207]

Ah man, I miss my old Temensis and Ocellaris :cry:

[mjuniorc]

WowW.... this thread got bumped out of no ~ where!! LOL...
very nice bump.... and it is very cool to see all of you guys introducing yourselves in here still.... by the way keep them beautiful monsters growing... they are all looking good..