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CubanB

CubanB

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i need some advice please. this is the first time i have ever kept pbass and so far i'm pretty dissapointed. i've had them since end of december 07 and they were 3cm. now they are only 15/17cm. is this a usual growth pattern??

also, i have 1 that is alot more aggresive than the other 2. he hogs all the food and chases the others off so they are not eating. i'm feeding them shrimp as i don't want to have to fork out lots of money on feeders.

they also hide - ALOT. they are in a 7'x2'x2.5' 1000L tank

any advice on feeding, growth and water conditions would be great

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I cant see any in your tank????? Ther is always going to be one that is the Hierarchy of the bunch..As for growth its a matter of how much you feed, What you feed and all that jazz...Usually bout a 1'' or so a month depending on the factors previously stated....IS there tank mates that are making them hide
 
they should grow at 1 inch per month.
it is a huge tank for those small fish.
could probably be why you dont see them much.
 
sabotage;2142848; said:
I cant see any in your tank????? Ther is always going to be one that is the Hierarchy of the bunch...IS there tank mates that are making them hide
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hehe thats my point. they always hide and when its feeding time my bigger pbasss flares up his gills and chases them off so they don't get a chance to catch up to him( i assume its a dominant male ). no other tank mates except for plecos and a couple of tandanus catfish around the same size... nothing thats scaring or intimidating them. what do you recommend i feed them? i've also thought of putting a school of silver dollars ( around the same size as the bass ) to try and entice them to free swim. any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
I put mine in a smaller tank so I could monitor their feeding until they were 4 inch then put them in abigger tank of cours I had one that would punk the other, luckily I do not have that problem anymore since I picked up a pair of monos from Alex they get along so well:)

By the way really nice setup you have.
 
i had them in a 5'x1.5' tank until they were around 3.5". they were a bit skittish but they were always eager for food. they're definitely different to any other S/A cichlid i've ever kept!! i'll just keep at it i guess but at the moment it just seems like a bit of a waste of a big tank

cheers lee1. it took a while for me to get it right, but i'm happy with the way it looks. was trying to go for a natural look
 
I also just bought 3 today they're itty bitty and skittish as hell i have them in a 55 until they get bigger, but im kind of disappointed in the pbass babies right now. I have mine eating and spitting out krill and bloodworms. Heres a pic of them if anyone wants to try and help me identify them. They hide behind or under a rock all day im thinking about removing everything and having a bare tank what do yall think? I also have a beat up rainbow fish in the tank and went and bought 5 fancy guppies hoping they (the pbass) will come out and chase the guppies but so far nothing...


 
nice setup Cuban but i cant see your fish either, I don't understand why they would be hiding so much since there at a good size already.. Try adding more pbass, that should help..
 
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