3 Main Peacock Bass Info.!

fishrmann2

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Ok, got a little info. for this website on the three most common cichla in the aquarist hobby. Feel free to put in your own input!

Species Name: Cichla monoculus
Sexing-Males develop a hump when mature.
Diet Carnivore - live fish, earthworms, live black worms; chopped meat; carnivore tablets and pellets.
size: 24-30 inches
Water parameters: pH: acid to neutral (5.5-8.0)
Hardness: soft to hard(2-20dH)
Temperature: 23-28oC.

Description
•Cichla monoculus is a large elongated cichlid with a sloping forehead and a large, upward facing mouth.
•The body is yellow to gold in color, with three distinct vertical broad black bands running to the middle of the body.
•They have a large fan-shaped tail.
•The mid-region of the body above the belly is marked with black splotches. This blotching continues into the tail.
•The lower half of the tail, the pelvic and anal fins are orange-yellow.
•The throat and belly are white.
•The dorsal fin is long based and black. The rear of the dorsal fin fades to a smoky grey.
•They have a long caudal peduncle and the end of the dorsal fin almost overlaps the caudal fin.
•There is an eye-spot on the upper part of the caudal peduncle.
•Juveniles have a body stripe and two spots on the front half of the body.
•The juveniles are silver in color.

Compatibility
•The Peacock Bass is a large, predatory cichlid that is territorial towards others, especially of its own species.
•They should only be kept with other large, similar temperament.
•This fish is best kept in a species tank. They will not damage plants, but may uproot them when they swim or dig in the substrate.





Scientific Name: Cichla ocellaris
Common Name: Peacock Bass
Origin: Amazon, Orinoco, and La Plata Basins
Habitat: Rivers
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
Maximum Size: 28"
Temperature: 80°F
pH: 6 +
Water Hardness: Soft

NOTE: Young cichla ocellaris and monoculus cannot be distinguished apart easily from one another untill approx 8 inches, then the ocelli (spot) near the tail of the bass or at the top of the 3rd bar (if ocellaris) will appear higher up on the body and appear as a spot/ocelli instead of a black bar. At this size ocellaris will also start to get a RED eye, where as monoculus is gold (Note that both species will display a red eye depending on mood/feeding ect..,but occelaris will keep this coloration almost constantly).

Noted: Most general information is the same as cichla monoculus.






Scientific Name: Cichla temensis
Common Name(s): Speckled Peacock Bass, Speckled pavon
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Mildly Aggressive
Maximum Size: 30"
Temperature: 80°F
Environment: freshwater: pH range: 5.5 - 6.5
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin in the Negro and Uatumã River drainages; Orinoco River basin in tributaries of the Orinoco River in Venezuela and Colombia.
Water Hardness: Soft

Info:
The second largest cichlid and the largest New World cichlid. It is also the largest of the Cichla species. Wild fish may not take to prepared foods until after many attempts. Because of its size and swimming capability, only very large tanks should be considered!






Most of this info. was taken from DieselMack posts on other threads. Big ups to him as he is the man. Also, some pics that were used are of his own personal stash! So be sure to give credit where credit is do! I am just a poster....
 

Nic

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great info thanks for sharring this should be a sticky
 

dacox

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Yeah, nice post.
 

USMCtanker

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ya thanks, there is some cool info
 

JuanTamad

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rook45

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great info thanks for posting
 

fishrmann2

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These are the three most common sp. There are at least a dozen more sp.
 
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