Snapped a photo of my all male peacock tank. Stocking process is slow since nice peacocks can be hard to find, and I dont buy them unless I feel theyre truly exceptional. Let me know what you guys think!
-Nic
-Nic
My 90 gallon peacock tank
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I like your rock formation. You might consider adding a black background. IMO they really bring out the color in the fish.
It looks great, man. For all peacock males in a large tank (over 75), the problem that I can imagine is finding enough fish that are not too similar in color pattern.
You could also try some smaller haps... the blue Copadichromis, blue placidochromis and various of the smaller Otopharynx would be great additions that will stay roughly peacock-size.
You could also try some smaller haps... the blue Copadichromis, blue placidochromis and various of the smaller Otopharynx would be great additions that will stay roughly peacock-size.
Brian_Indiana;4721247; said:
I totally agree black backgrounds are very nice, and I have them on my other tanks that are backed against a wall, but this 90 is in the center of my room, with couches and an entertainment center on one side, and my computer desk and bed on the other, so the tank is viewable from both sides. Ive got two holes drilled in the stand for the output and return tubes of the canister filter, so there is hardly any plumbing/filtration visible.
Mokujin22;4721487; said:
Yeah I have been worried about that as well. I plan on maxing this tank out at 12 fish, maybe a few more. I have two dragons blood peacocks that are in there that look almost identical, and they get along wonderfly. The 6 that are in there now did alot of picking on eachother in the past, but now everyone gets along pretty well. They all are plump and healthy with no torn fins, so things are looking good so far. I am sure the peace will be broken though when I add a few more. I plan on picking up nice Ob's if they dont look too similar, so that will help mix things up a bit. I have an otter point A.jacobfreibergi thats in there now, and I tracked down one of the lemon jake variety, do you think I will have issues with same species but different color variations? Tony you've been a ton of help lending me advice with this tank, and I really appreciate it.
I dont have any photos of the Ob on the left. I need to nag some though, hes pretty sweet. There is one other larger Ob in the tank too, and I have no idea where he is in the photo. I took a pretty nice shot of him awhile back.
Heres the otter point A.jacobfreibergi I tracked down. Well at least thats what it appears to be. Please correct me if I am wrong. This guy would not hold still for the life of me so I wasn't able to get a decent flashless photo of him.
Hey man tank looks great! I love the tanks that are visible form all sides. what type of lighting are you using???
nice tank setup. im debating on what to do with the new 125 i just got my hands on and was thinking of this same thing. its gona be used as a room divider so at least 3 of the four sides will be visible much like yours..love the rock setup youve done as well! keep the pics coming and hopefully ill have some to add here soon with you.