PBass. hard to keep?

[contender]

r they hard to keep, ie strict water requirements?

[lizardfishman]

i wouldnt think so. they are big cichlids and are hardy. they are thriveing in south FL so i think that proves they dont need specific water quality.

[MaJiKTeRRoR]

Need large tank.

[blacktip]

they are said to be sensitive when they are younger, ie less than 6", but supposedly warm temperatures and lots of food are key. Otherwise, they eat a lot and get big quick. I can't wait til I find a few.

[mintylover]

I have a few and they are doing really well. You need to give them lots of space and food...or else you end up in a war zone. They are fast and powerful and so if they fight, you will know!!

My largest one is well over 2 ft and he is gorgeous.

[bsplenden]

even small ones at 2" will be easy to keep. they really dash for their food. and they grow up fast...

[Steve_89]

they are said to be sensitive when they are younger, ie less than 6", but supposedly warm temperatures and lots of food are key. Otherwise, they eat a lot and get big quick. I can't wait til I find a few.

Thats right, they are very susceptible to white spot when younger.

Once past the 5 inch stage quite easy to keep.

[mon]

they are hardy fish... but need a reasonaby big tank...

[Cory]

Its not that they are hard to keep...Its more can you afford them? Afford them in the sense of getting a tank to support such a large fish. They need at LEAST a 200g tank. Remember these fish can get up to 26inch's! This is not a goldfish! They also eat like pigs and will usually eat anything thats the size of their mouth!

Cory

[managuense-fury]

All this talk about peacock bass I am thinking about getting some. Speaking of em anyone ever heard about these kind, cichla temensis "rio jaguaribe brazil".

[thefishofdoom]

there not hard to keep as long as u have teh food requierments in mind

[rumblesushi]

I have a 4 inch pbass that I've had since it was 1.5 inches and was just a baby, coudl barely swim.

It's been moved tank twice and has even been in a tank where 2 fish caught ich, and the pbass didn't.

So in my experience it's not hard to keep at all. It's active, hungry and has never caught ich or anything.

It's a cichla ocellaris.

[rumblesushi]

so to conclude - no :D

[Vince]

All this talk about peacock bass I am thinking about getting some. Speaking of em anyone ever heard about these kind, cichla temensis "rio jaguaribe brazil".
Temensis caught in the "Jaguar River" (rio=river, Jaguribe=jaguar). It's like large mouth bass caught in this lake cachuma, instead of lake casitas...etc. They all look the same to me. I agree with Blacktip. They are susceptible to diseases at smaller size, just like any juvenile fish.

[bOOsteN aUdI]

not easy to keep! anything under 2 inch or around 2 inches .. pssshhh good luck .... u have to be an EXPERT fish keeper and i dont say this to be a dik. i say this cause its true. u think your good.. u need to be better for these guys. they will just die out of no where!!! and get ich suppppper easy. and they get it baddddd it just takes over them, covering ever part of there body. as they hit aroudn 5 inch it is easier BUT if u have them in a smaller tank plan on buying a bigger one! AND MOST IMPORT you better have some EXCELLENT filteration or they will look like crap!! no lies there!! if you guys have question u can PM i have raised peacocks from an inch big.... also one other thing plan on having your tank's water temp. around 85-86! :thumbsup: have fun guys

[bOOsteN aUdI]

some recent pictures of my newest little ones... for those who havnt seen them

[rumblesushi]

I got my peacock bass at under 2 inches, and it's been absolutely fine. Now 5 inches.

2 fish in his tank caught ick and he didn't at all. He seems very easy to keep.

[Vince]

Wow! nice "bass", and I mean bass! not the one that the letter "b" is omitted. I don't swing that way :lol2:

What did you say they were ? ocellaris? Where you find those? I want some too :)

I bought six 1 inchers a month ago. Only 4 survive. They were so skinny. Fed them frozen black worms at 78 degrees, water change, but not massive, just like 10 or 20%, four made it, but the skinny ones died the next day. Oh they were sold by another hobbyist in another forum, describe as four inchers. I had to take it cause I asked for it to be delivered. I paid gas for it too. Anyway, dang, I just get carried away. You guys are lucky you are not right infront of me, or you will just walk away for all the blaberrng I do during social gatherings. Someone tell him to "STFU"...


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[bOOsteN aUdI]

lol yea i do the same... love to talk but matter what about. those guys arent ocellaris they are wild caught orinocensis. i got them from am an exotic petshop in staten island NY..they sell everything, even fly river turtles. they have two more and i would liek to buy at least another one but cant spend the money now :(

[bOOsteN aUdI]

as for u cant fatten them up, i reccomend live blood or black worms as much as possible.. just keep feeding and feeding and feeding they look hungry feed them if they dont look hungry feed them and feeder minnows till they can eat goldfish. just do plenty of water changes and they will be just fine. once they hit anythgin that hits the water... try to get them on market prawn. they sell frozen bags full for cheap at the super market. just defrosyt take the shell off and cut into little pieces. just make sure you do water changes. feel them till they cant eat anymore and keep your water quality and they should bulk up fasttt. any other questions let me know.

***important*** raise your water to about 86 F that will help out greatly, they will get better colors and be more active!

*** any pictures?? what type are they?

[180gallons]

What size tank is your 2ft peacock living in?

[weicong]

r they hard to keep, ie strict water requirements?
they eat freaking a lot.

[CichlidPharmer]

I agree with the warm water in the 86 to 88 F.

I raise them from wigglers to around 3 inches.

They are susceptible to Ich when young.

Once they get to around 2 inches, watch out. Their growth could be explosive.

They eat smaller fish including their little sis and bro.

[THE GAME]

yah those are sweet... when I got my p bass.. I got them about 1.5inches llike really small it was got not even two months ago and there almost 4.5inches and thick as well.. I totally power feed them... 25.00 a week for just feeders... it gets pricey and I only have 3 of them with a red tailed barracuda...

[paintboi101]

nah, shouldnt be too hard to take care of.

[mauls]

from My experiences mine had ich when they were small, and had ammonia burn on there eyes a few weeks later, but now there 100% healthy and have awsome colors