My Peacock Bass Are Breeding!!!
- Thread starter rlheugel
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wow....Breeding Bass in tank is not easy...you have a very nice tank and they feel saft enough to make big family!!! Congra!
Thanks for the kind words. I will get a full tank shot up after I complete the 210 tank setup. Right now I am refinishing the stand and reapplying trim. It will be done soon.
rlheugel;1789590; said:I can't believe it! My peacock bass are breeding! I think this has to be some sort of new, less-than-ideal environment breeding record. Let me summarize this for you, so you can appreciate how unusual this breeding experience has been for me.
I have six peacock bass (4 monos and 2 temensis) each around 9 inches with the exception of one little guy. Two of the monos have paired up and had eggs. In addition to the bass, there are 5 silver dollars. So this all happened in a very busy environment, which from I what I've read is rather unusual.
Here's the real crazy part of it all - I have all of these fish in 135 gallon tank. I know it is overcrowded, but I am fixing a larger 210 and stand (which I picked up for $150 by the way!) which should be ready soon, so I am upgrading. Yes, I know this tank is also too small, but I am buying a new house in six months and the bass should be fine until then, when I can get whatever tank I want.
Anyway, isn't that crazy that the bass are breeding in there? I mean that is a pretty young pair of bass to be breeding, and that tank is just too small. I am not planning on supporting the eggs development as I don't have a another tank for them right now, but they look healthy and a day after I took these pictures below I started seeing the black dots, so I am assuming they were fertilized. Maybe when I get the 210 up I will let the pair stay in the 135 for a while and give it a better shot.
Here are some pictures. I have never seen my bass so aggressive. They pinned all the other fish in one corner of the tank and threatened me every time I came near.
Male Guarding the Eggs:
Close-Up of the Eggs:
Fighting Off a Potential Threat:
"Don't Even Think About Coming Over Here!"
My Pair:
My Favorite Pic:
Well, what do ya' think? I can't believe my bass did this. I try and take good care of them but never would have thought this. I guess I am doing something right...sort of, lol.
Stunning fish you have. I have seen them spawning in area canals and though most huge there are couples roughly around 6 inches guarding eggs. I am suprised they didnt kill the other fish.
Why not keep them in tank by themselves when you buy your new house because in a few more inches of size they will kill the other fish. I never kept it no expert on them but the ones I see spawning in area will not allow anything near the eggs will even attack passing turtles
hotfishgirls;1790513; said:
I agree I never kept them but see them spawning in area and they LOVE sun. There are shallow areas with weeds hanging over them which shade them no peacock spawning there only small "schools" hanging out yet in shallow areas exposed to direct sun they are spawning .
Heat and sun rays/light they seem to love
Louie;1840389; said:
hmmm , mine are in my garage so no sun light, i wanna test this out. you guys think if i hooked a big bright light up in my garage and make it shine into tank i could get same effect
