All male Peacock tank

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So after spending alot of time checking out many African species, I think I wanna do a male peacock tank. Tank is 90 gallons 48x18x24 filtered with a 400 gph wet/dry and 2xp3's.

How many should I try to stock? I plan on using pfs with lots of rocks in the back corners and rear of the tank. I'm used to having 3-4 CE cichlids in a 300 so my gauge is a little off lol.

I hear folks talk about overstocking Africans but not real sure of a good number. My gut says maybe 6-8 but like I said, I'm used to having relatively empty tanks.
Thanks in advance!
 
I'd run somewhere around 15-20 peacock-sized fish in a 90. When I say peacock-sized, it's because once you get beyond 6-7 different main color patterns, you sort of run out of peacocks. You'll only want on of each species or there will be conspecific aggression.

So in addition to peacocks, you can stock with smaller blue Placidochromis, smaller Copadichromis and various Otopharynx species. Scianochromis fryeri is another common addition to an all-male peacock setup.
 
I agree with Mokujin22, I have a 125 with 17 Haps, I did have a 55 with 12 Haps and Peacocks mixed and they got along fine. I did however have to move rocks and take them out until I found the right combo so they wouldnt get to territorial. The sizes of my fish range from a 5" yellow blaze to a 12" Trout. Hope this helps...Also since I see you are from Orlando, check out Daytona Aquarium they have about the best cichlid selection in central and northeast Florida.
 
Cool. Thanks for the tip on Daytona aquarium. Gonna check them out

So I guess 6-7 peas and around 5-7 other fish would be a good place to start. Wow! That seems like alot of fish but I guess it helps them from claiming territories.
 
Yes exactly, Yeah check them out. Their number is 386-253-0054 you want to talk to Billy or Gary. Gary is the owner. They can get some of the best Cichlids in Florida and they also breed them plus they only deal with Cichlids. Very knowledgeable !!!
 
whoa ! some of those haps arent really suited for a 4ft,90g.most placidochromis and copadichromis get too big for that tank,and especially a malawi trout.I've got mine in a 220 and it's probably too small! Have you ever seen a footlong peacock?Yeah,they get that big in a big pond.
 
I was looking to keep about 6 4-6" peacocks. Trying to keep it to some of the smaller peas.

Seems like I'm in a parallel universe asking this but " is it possible to only put the 6 peacocks in there? " I know my thnking is skewed coming from CE land, but would half a dozen of the smaller species work by themselves?
 
Mokujin22 said:
I'd run somewhere around 15-20 peacock-sized fish in a 90. When I say peacock-sized, it's because once you get beyond 6-7 different main color patterns, you sort of run out of peacocks. You'll only want on of each species or there will be conspecific aggression.

So in addition to peacocks, you can stock with smaller blue Placidochromis, smaller Copadichromis and various Otopharynx species. Scianochromis fryeri is another common addition to an all-male peacock setup.
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Spartacus said:
whoa ! some of those haps arent really suited for a 4ft,90g.most placidochromis and copadichromis get too big for that tank,and especially a malawi trout.I've got mine in a 220 and it's probably too small! Have you ever seen a footlong peacock?Yeah,they get that big in a big pond.
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Actually...

-"electra" type Placidochromis (5-6 different variants) don't get any larger than 6"
-chrysanatus, virginalis, mloto, verdunyi (all commonly available species) all stay under 6" as well.

You must be thinking of larger species of these genus - Placidochromis milomo or Copadichrmis borleyi for instance.
 
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