Gold Peacock questions

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Candiru
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I have a gold peacock in a holding tank with a few other Malawi`s while I am setting up a new bigger tank

I know it is a hybrid (I did not know when I bought it and wouldn't have if I new at the time)

It is one of the smaller fish in the tank 2" but he seems to have it in for my Borleyi which is about 3" and a juvi borleyi of about 1.5" he doesn't seem to have too much of an issue with the other fish though. He did once have a go at my Ahli but that was a short lived move on his part :ROFL:

Obviously the tank is far too small for them but this is just a temporary holding tank and they will be moving to a big tank this weekend. So obviously the tank has a lot to do with the aggression but are these guys generally so full of it.........or is part of this hybrid possibly one half borleyi?

if he is going to carry on harassing my Borleyi in the 120 gal tank he is going to meet his maker very fast. I do not appreciate my fish being hammered by this guy, especially being a runt.

I would appreciate some opinions on this. He is going to be almost impossible to catch in the larger tank so I would rather not even put him in if this is the case.

Current stock is
1 x male Acei
1 x male Borleyi
1 x Juvi borleyi (not sure on sex yet)
1 x Venetus (Not sure on sex yet)
1 x male Milomo
1 x male Baenschi
1 x male Jacobfreibergi
1 x male Stuartgranti Flavescent
1 x Male Gold Peacock
1 x male Hongi island (juvi)
1 x male Ahli

They are all in a 30 Gal right now but as I have said are moving to a 120 gal this weekend.
 
Maybe there was just a lot of aggression due to the tank size. Generally peacocks aren't really aggressive. Compared to other africans. I don't know what he may have been bred with, but maybe try some caves of some sort in your new tank. Maybe that'll help. I made a bunch of caves for my africans. And it's rare i see aggression. They all have a little spot to call their own. Otherwise if you see him being really aggressive, maybe just stick him in the 30
 
I hope it is just the tank size but none of the other fish are showing any aggression.

There are a few caves in the tank and none of the fish ever use them, they are always swimming around. I could understand them needing more caves if it was an Mbuna tank but peacocks are open water.

I was also thinking of possibly keeping the Borleyi`s in the 30 gal and growing them out with a really good diet and then putting them in the bigger tank when they are a lot bigger than the gold peacock.
 
I mostly have mbuna in my tank. Guess I'm just used to the cave option.
I think it was just the tank size. whats the size range of all your fish?
 
I used to keep only Mbuna`s and this little bugger is more aggressive than most that I have kept ;-)

The sizes range from 1.5" - 4" at the moment so they are still fairly small
 
If the peacock is a hybrid with a Mbuna (as OB peacocks are) that would explain things. I wouldn't be that concerned. In the 90, if the hybrid peacock becomes territoral, there will be plenty of targets for him to chase (right now, there's only the Boryelli).

The Boreylli will outgrow the peacock relatively quickly (within 6 months or so). I grew some from fry, and they grew quick.

So, in short, I wouldn't worry about it.. add the three new fish to the existing tank.
 
paulW;4283966; said:
If the peacock is a hybrid with a Mbuna (as OB peacocks are) that would explain things. I wouldn't be that concerned. In the 90, if the hybrid peacock becomes territoral, there will be plenty of targets for him to chase (right now, there's only the Boryelli).

The Boreylli will outgrow the peacock relatively quickly (within 6 months or so). I grew some from fry, and they grew quick.

So, in short, I wouldn't worry about it.. add the three new fish to the existing tank.
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Great, thanks. Im going to keep the 30 gal running anyway so if any problems develop I can make a plan.

I am a bit concerned that the tank I have built may create aggression problems because it is 120 gal but it is square so it does not have the length that a 120gal long would have for them to get away but I shall soon find out.

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I have now moved all of the fish to the 120 Gal and this little bastard gold peacock is still tearing into my Borleyi.

Non of the other fish are showing any aggression towards each other but this guy has got some major issues. I think it is re-homing time.

How do you guys catch fish in your display tanks without ripping everything out? is there some kind of trap that I could build?

I was thinking of lowering the water level to about 2-3" above gravel but that is a major mission.
 
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