Hello, i got a 1.5 inch peacock bass about a month ago, been wanting to grow one out for a long time. Ive heard its difficult to get them back on pellets once theyve eaten live, so ive decided to strictly feed with pellets knowing the growth wont be as fast. he or she is about 2.5 inches now and eats about 6 pellets a day(wont eat anymore than that), currently living in a 35 gallon tank alone heated to 84 degrees until he or she reaches about 6 inch, i was curious if anyone had any tips on growing out a peacock bass for example how often should i be doing water changes considering its such a skiddish fish?
Growing out a juvenile peacock bass have some questions
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Well i personally never feed live feeders. I have some small monoculus and kelberis right now. Have grown from 5 to 20-22cm in 6 months on pellets as staple and complementing with mussels shrimp and pollock.
And for wc i do 60% of that tank twice a week and no problems with skittishness at alm
Thank you for the response, I will stick to the pellets and see what happens, also I will up my water changes, considering I've been it only every second week
Definitely up your water changes. I started off my juvies in a bare bottom 29 and did a fin-level water change every week and would sometimes work an extra one in throughout the week. Clean water has as much an effect on growth rate as feeding does, maybe even more so. Also, feeding two smaller feedings twice a day might help. Maybe feed it 3-4 pellets in the morning and 3-4 in the evening.
I agree with this when i got my small cichlas i had them in a 275L+80L sump with adequite water since i growing out two small ray pups to. Did feed 4 times a day in small portions. Then i changed 50% three times a week. Now they live in a 600L tank with other cichlids ans thinbars growing out so they grow like weed and starting to bulk up.
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once they get pas maybe 10-12cm they will not be that skittish IMO. Up your wc and feed as said 3-4 times a day small amount of food every time then they should grow quick depending on the species. I have had orinocoensis grow 25cm in 8 months and a friend growing out some temensis right now. He got them at maybe 6cm in december and they are close to 25-30cm right now.thank you both for the advice, ill definitely up the water changes and try feeding twice and ill keep you guys posted on the growth
No live or fresh fish . pellets #1 then mix it up krill plankton earth worms small prices of fish or shrimp and get some friends they do better in groups in odd #s .
Try to get them to eat from your fingers. Soon he will be eating anything fro
m your hands . Plus's its a big kick when they are bigger. LOL. Keep the temp at 86-88 Little bass are prone to get ich. Water changes is a must. Even if it does not need it . I try and do it every 3 days 70% but my tank is full of messy large fish. But really water changes are a real must and pellet training and the high temp. Good luck Little Oscars are great teachers for small bass. Get the Oscar about 1/3 smaller than the bass. Oscars a great eaters and are not shy. Good luck.
Try to get them to eat from your fingers. Soon he will be eating anything fro
m your hands . Plus's its a big kick when they are bigger. LOL. Keep the temp at 86-88 Little bass are prone to get ich. Water changes is a must. Even if it does not need it . I try and do it every 3 days 70% but my tank is full of messy large fish. But really water changes are a real must and pellet training and the high temp. Good luck Little Oscars are great teachers for small bass. Get the Oscar about 1/3 smaller than the bass. Oscars a great eaters and are not shy. Good luck.