I hate being limited by the size of my 125 gal. tank. I went to pick up some krill at my fish store and I took my usual browse around, checking to make sure my future green terror is alright and all that. I noticed what looked to be little miniature bass and read the sign.... lukanani. I never saw a peacock bass in this store and it took everything in me not to buy a 1.5" baby at $10. I've wanted this kind of fish for ages and there it is right in front of me. I cant fit a peacock bass in my 125 in good conscience knowing that I wont have room for a bigger tank for a very long time to come. This does not make me happy. I heard they grow fast. The fish store guy said grow it out then bring him in to us and we'll put him in our monster tank. I was tempted but still not sure. what do you think? Is that a good idea?
limited by tank size
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I've got the same prob! I want an aba-aba knife really bad to keep in a tank by itself but I'm limited to a 150g tank with only 1.5 feet depth. I'm going to wait until I have bigger tank to house one in instead of using a smaller tank to grow it out in and assuming I'll have something bigger to keep him in later. Same applies to other fish I want but that's just my method of not going over my own head.
There will be other peacock bass in your future to choose from!
There will be other peacock bass in your future to choose from!
I'm wondering what kind of peacock bass the lukanani is exactly. I left a post in the peacock bass forum, but if anybody can answer, i'm all ears.
I feel your pain, only im limited to my 120 for the time being. If your talking bout lovely pets in Quincy, Ive never seen an peacocks there as well.
i feel the pain too the biggest i got is a 90 sittin on my floor but it isnt even big enough for the fish i really want my lfs had a beautiful silver arrow about 8 inch last week and i could not buy it and the guy pretty much was giving it to me he told me 15 bucks it was mine just to get rid of it i hate not having a monster tank i need a 180 or bigger soon
downset21 said:
I say to you if you want that fish and would love to say you have had one do as the fish store guy said grow it out then bring him in to us and we'll put him in our monster tank I do this for a local shop all the time I get the fish for nothing grow it on and sell it back but the deal is he gets it back at a good price they normally end up as shop pets in the 9 ft I have had some great fish doing this red snakeheads Gars Gobies Tiger fish the list goes on and all this in a 6x2x2 next year will be different as hopefully the extension will be sorted and then I to can finely get my dream tank inside my house rather than a trip to my fish room.
i might do it, i dunno, i need help with what a lukanani is though... anybody know anything? im goin to the store now to take pictures.