peacock bass eat a lot. Majority of the ones u get from the LFS only eat live food which can and will get expensive. 98% of the time most peacock bass will nto take pellet unless they were raised on it since young.
Wed on't get too many cool fish in the Seattle area too. If there are any, the stores over price them way too much. Majority of the fish I get are ordered from out of state. I would highly suggest contacting some of our Community sellers in the buy and sell. Depending on the type of fish you're looking to get into I can vouche for some of the Sellers I have dealt with in the past and have had great experiences.