First Baby Bass

[Bennlfer]

I considered starting them in a smaller grow out tank but my arowana etc are all still young and too small to eat the bass so I added them straight to the main tank. They were eating from day one and I was actually surprised that they were constantly out in the open swimming around as the tank is bare and there are 14" tinfoil barbs etc in there!q

I would watch that. A 14" barb with a 4" cichla seems risky. Barbs can nip fins pretty bad and with juvenile cichla those tattered fins can become infected. I'm not saying it won't work, just keep an eye on they're fins. Good luck!

 

[Jhncf]

The tinfoils aren't nippy, not even with each other, their mouths are tiny for their size too so there's no chance of them being able to eat the cichla, trust me I thought of all of this before I dropped the cichla in the tank lol!

 

[isde02]

I agree with this. However, I have lost juvies during the transfer to the next grow out tank. So I prefer to start them off in a tank big enough to house them until they are at least 6 - 8 inches, they more become very hardy at that size and the chance of loss when upgrading tanks becomes minimal. Juvenile bass don't always survive transfers, for reasons I'm not sure of. This is all based on my experience. I like to believe myself to be an intermediate cichla keeper, by no means a pro. But I do know how to safely move fish from tank to tank, and I have still experienced a loss or 2. If anyone doesn't agree with what I've just said please tag my post and give me some advice for my future endeavors, as well as future hobbyists that I attempt to assist. Thanks guys! Good luck with your new babies!

I've never had that issue, ime it's easier to move juvys than adults, the same with shipping which is why people are always hesitant to ship large bass. I've had larger bass that got worked up trying to net them that just went belly up in the container or new tank, but not with smaller bass. Going from small to medium to large tanks has always worked for me.

 

[Jhncf]

Just picked up two pinima bass, this is getting out of hand lol..

 

[Jhncf]

Pictures in the shop tank.

 

[Bennlfer]

The tinfoils aren't nippy, not even with each other, their mouths are tiny for their size too so there's no chance of them being able to eat the cichla, trust me I thought of all of this before I dropped the cichla in the tank lol!

Sorry didn't mean to come off in a negative way

 

[Bennlfer]

I've never had that issue, ime it's easier to move juvys than adults, the same with shipping which is why people are always hesitant to ship large bass. I've had larger bass that got worked up trying to net them that just went belly up in the container or new tank, but not with smaller bass. Going from small to medium to large tanks has always worked for me.

To each his own, I wasn't trying to sound like my way was the only right way

 

[isde02]

To each his own, I wasn't trying to sound like my way was the only right way

I didn't take it like that bro, we're all good. We both were just stating how we did things and why. Everyone does things a little differently. No biggie.

 

[Jhncf]

Has my monos 2 weeks now, top picture was them in the shop tank and the bottom is the same fish in my tank today, amazing the difference a big tank and pellets make

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

Nice bright monos