Will a peacock bass work in my SA community tank?

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George84

George84

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So I really like the look of peacock bass and wonder if I could add one to my current setup. I currently have 225 gal SA Cichlid Community made up of a Green Terror, Tiger Oscar, Belly Crawler Pike Cichlid, Lima Shovelnose, Brown Knife fish, 6 silver dollars, 2 Gold Severums, 2 Large Common Plecos. I am thinking of removing the silver dollars because someone in the tank keeps beating them up pretty good and I have been unable to find out who it is. So look at my current community minus the 6 silver dollars and tell me if there is a bass that could live with the rest please. Thanks
 
maybe a Kelberi Tocantins?
 
Right off the bat I do not think 225 gallons is big enough... How wide is the tank? And as far as the tankmates go I am curious if they can live with them to!


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six foot wide, two and a half foot tall, and two foot deep
 
George84 said:
six foot wide, two and a half foot tall, and two foot deep
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In 2 feet deep they may be crammed... I would wait until a more experianced keeper answers... (I have that SAME tank size... I was told mine was a 210 gallon...)


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George84 said:
I went off of an aquarium volume calculator and came to 225gal. http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/converter/volume-calculator.php

That's why I was thinking a Kelberi Tocantins, since there approximate full size is 9 to 12 inches. At least according to http://www.petsolutions.com/C/Freshwater-Fish-Plants/I/Kelberi-Tocantins.aspx
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Wow! I had thought that all peacock bass got to 14+ inches! Well, if it truly does only get to 12 inches then the tank should be plenty big enough! Just not sure about tankmates...


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Kels get up to 18" but that's rare, plan on 16". The tanks is big enough but it depends on the temperament of your other fish.


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14-16" but they will get beefy. Should work, I kept my old ones with Severums and it worked out great in the same size tank. I had 5 Kelberi Bahia til about 8" them knocked it down to 3 and 5 Severums


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