My 4-5 inch Azul peacock bass seems to have no problem with any other fish in my tank except if I put in any other p.bass. I have actually lost 2 other 3" to him thinking they were big enough to hold their own. Is there a certain point that they start to calm down or do I need them to be closer to the same size before putting them together?
Azul Peacock bass aggression
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I have a 3-3.5" azul.
He at one time had visible parasites coming from his cloaca.
I havent seen that and he has grown, gained color etc since then.
He spends a lot of time either sitting on the bottom - or just floating there about 4-6" off the bottom.
He never begs for food - is only on live - and when I add live he shows almost no reaction. Ive never seen him eat, just seen fat bellies in the morning.
Basically I was wondering the same...are azul just way more chill than other bass? I was hoping he would be a little monster to catch up to my tems...but apparently not.
He at one time had visible parasites coming from his cloaca.
I havent seen that and he has grown, gained color etc since then.
He spends a lot of time either sitting on the bottom - or just floating there about 4-6" off the bottom.
He never begs for food - is only on live - and when I add live he shows almost no reaction. Ive never seen him eat, just seen fat bellies in the morning.
Basically I was wondering the same...are azul just way more chill than other bass? I was hoping he would be a little monster to catch up to my tems...but apparently not.
I've had just one 4-5 inch azul before, he would not take to pellets no matter what I did. He did eat live food voraciously, so that was cool. But by far the most temperamental pbass I've had. He probably would have been better in a group. I'll be getting a group of small azul this week. I will document my experience with a new thread.
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Mine ate pellets right away and doesn't even want feeders but he just hates other bass for some reason haha.
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Here's a video i shot a while back of my azuls going at it. Orinos and Azuls are by far the most aggressive Pbass I have ever owned.
[video=youtube;AHFv1i5ZTEM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHFv1i5ZTEM[/video]
[video=youtube;AHFv1i5ZTEM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHFv1i5ZTEM[/video]
Yeah, they've calmed down a lot since then. I actually just sold off 3 of them to thin down a bit.
I would, I treat QT and dose all my new fish with prazipro and metronidazole after having lost a few wc fish from parasites.