Just got my 5 ocellaris peacock bass.

[keonigt]

i just got my 5 1.5 inch peacock bass ocellaris.

any tips on the beginning?

i feed them crushed up hikari pellets.

 

[Bennlfer]

Nice job getting them on pellets so fast!

 

[Arowango]

keep temp high around 86F to prevent ick

 

[sbuse]

keep temp high around 86F to prevent ick

my pbass have never been above 82f and they never got ich...most of the bass ich cases come from non-qted feeders not lower temps...

 

[keonigt]

dang since i live in hawaii my reg tank temp stays at about 82-86, is it ok for these temps?
now that its summer its stays constant at about 84.

also, if i got them on little bits of pellets now, will they still accept them as whole pellets when they grow older?



Update: one peacock bass died, its body showed black marks and i quarantined it, the fish still died...

so i still got 4 peacock bass alive and well, i think these four will survive because they are eating well and swimming good.

 

[keonigt]

also is it normal for them to put the bits of pellet in their mouth, chew it for a few seconds then spit it out?

 

[Houdini89]

Keep them on pellets, never go live....................

 

[Corso]

my pbass have never been above 82f and they never got ich...most of the bass ich cases come from non-qted feeders not lower temps...

thats how i always got ich...damn feeders

 

[Amazon_Addict]

Pics?

 

[haynchinook334]

First tip is: Post pictures. The cichla crew is really picky about stuff like this.

Second tip: Since your in Hawaii, start building your pond......NOW. Not for the fact that they will out grow your tank, it's just because these little guys are addicting.

Third tip: Catch me some cichla from Lake Wilson and ship um'.