3 Main Peacock Bass Info.!

[wvreincarnate]

awsome post, thank you

 

[Richie]

That 30" is aquarium size and the Temensis is the second largest cichlid. The largest is the emperor cichlid.

That has never been proven. Emperor cichlids have been know to die after breeding, Cichla don't.

 

[drayday55]

damn those are some beautifull fish!

 

[midnight]

great info thanks for sharring this should be a sticky

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

oh yeah! thanksss!!! found what ive been looking for! this shud be a sticky yes!

 

[sabotage]

Hey nick, under the temensis dialog are those Lower amazonas???

 

[arowpeak]

very knowledge stuff! good facts and always a reference point to refresh ourselves! thumbs up!

 

[spiotta]

how long do they live

 

[kmill]

Is it possible to keep 1 of each 3 together in a species tank? I read that temensis take a slightly lower ph. How easy is are they to sex when small?

 

[I<3fish]

Is it possible to keep 1 of each 3 together in a species tank? I read that temensis take a slightly lower ph. How easy is are they to sex when small?

Yes, very possible. You can't sex until 5-8" when you can vent them. And I have seen pics of cichla temensis larger than 30" in aquariums, but have never seen a monoculus or ocellaris larger than 26", not even a wild caught one. And I'm pretty sure those babies you have of temensis were scotts rio tapajos that turned out to be cichla pinima. Other than that, good write up.