can peacock bass be a single fish

Josue12

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In have 6 x 2.5 w x3 t (ft) tank and want a single fish in the tank.
can i house a peacock bass ?
If so what type a peacock bass can have ?
 

Bennlfer

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They do way better in groups in my experience. They're more active and bold, plus they eat better and hence grow faster. Just my experience. I wouldn't do any less than 4
 

haynchinook334

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A breeding pair of the smaller type of bass would do great in a tank that size.
 

haynchinook334

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I've kept 8x 15"-20" bass in a 300gal tank for a while. Along with 5x 12"-15" in a 180gal tank. They did fine for years. At the end of it the basses final home was a 8'x30"x30" tank.
 

hms01

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thats a huge tank for a single peacock bass, a tank of that size can easily accommodate a few more fish, is there a specific reason as why u would like to only keep one? budget? worried of fights?

i feel that it would be underutilized ur tank, :( but thats up to you, perhasp u can add in other fish ?
 
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Josue12

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thats a huge tank for a single peacock bass, a tank of that size can easily accommodate a few more fish, is there a specific reason as why u would like to only keep one? budget? worried of fights?

i feel that it would be underutilized ur tank, :( but thats up to you, perhasp u can add in other fish ?
how many could peacock bass could i havein there
 

hms01

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if you are planning to grow them from young all the way to adults and what kind of filtration system you are using ( due to bioload, peacocks are heavy eaters) if you are running a sump tank i would say u can even go up to 8 full adults, i personally am grooming from young a batch of 20, (currently 5") in my 5 x 2 x 2 ft, i will start to weed out the weaker not so nice looking ones and transfer them into another tank or sell them. If you are running a canister then please do not use my advise as i only am familiar with sump setups.

bottom line. for a 6x2.5 x3 ft the size is not an issue as the fish can easily turn and swim, but bioload would be ur main factor in decided how many pieces.
 

hms01

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i know from personal experience a 5x2x2ft with 4ft sump can handle 12 pcs of 9" pbass.
 
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