I am going to be converting to a 220 from a 125. Current stock is (1) 7" Silver Aro, (2) 4" SD's (2) 4" Inch oscars. My question is if the Oscars and P-Bass will be ok?
P-Bass tankmates?
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i have seen some big Pbass as well as arows around 30" range .. really a 300 gal wide is as small as i would go .. but 400gal would be best IMO
Hilarious that the recommendation for some peacock bass is a 300-400 gallon tank. First, Pbass are very dominating fish, and if their tankmates fit in their mouth then they will eat it. Second, a tank raised pbass will not grow to 30 inches or even 20 inches typically. Regardless these fish can live comfortable in a 125+, but a 300-400 is not necessary or mandatory.
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eh....just my opinion but I think any of the long bodied cichla (temensis, pinima, etc) can hit 20" in very little time. I believe you don't see many fishkeepers with 20"+ cichla because they don't have the tank, money, or time to care for such a large fish. Most cichla i've seen are bought as juveniles and sold before they hit a foot. I agree pbass can live comfortably in a 125g as a growout, but not for life. just my opinion
LOL! And how long have you been keeping cichla for? Dude. The only reason you don't see pbass that big in tanks usually is because people sell them, there's always that nice thing called death, and theres idiots that stunt there fish. My friggin 10" tem looks too small for my 24" wide tank as it is.MD123MD;3556801; said: