PBass. hard to keep?
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I have a 4 inch pbass that I've had since it was 1.5 inches and was just a baby, coudl barely swim.
It's been moved tank twice and has even been in a tank where 2 fish caught ich, and the pbass didn't.
So in my experience it's not hard to keep at all. It's active, hungry and has never caught ich or anything.
It's a cichla ocellaris.
It's been moved tank twice and has even been in a tank where 2 fish caught ich, and the pbass didn't.
So in my experience it's not hard to keep at all. It's active, hungry and has never caught ich or anything.
It's a cichla ocellaris.
Temensis caught in the "Jaguar River" (rio=river, Jaguribe=jaguar). It's like large mouth bass caught in this lake cachuma, instead of lake casitas...etc. They all look the same to me. I agree with Blacktip. They are susceptible to diseases at smaller size, just like any juvenile fish.managuense-fury said:
not easy to keep! anything under 2 inch or around 2 inches .. pssshhh good luck .... u have to be an EXPERT fish keeper and i dont say this to be a dik. i say this cause its true. u think your good.. u need to be better for these guys. they will just die out of no where!!! and get ich suppppper easy. and they get it baddddd it just takes over them, covering ever part of there body. as they hit aroudn 5 inch it is easier BUT if u have them in a smaller tank plan on buying a bigger one! AND MOST IMPORT you better have some EXCELLENT filteration or they will look like crap!! no lies there!! if you guys have question u can PM i have raised peacocks from an inch big.... also one other thing plan on having your tank's water temp. around 85-86! 
have fun guys
have fun guys
I got my peacock bass at under 2 inches, and it's been absolutely fine. Now 5 inches.
2 fish in his tank caught ick and he didn't at all. He seems very easy to keep.
2 fish in his tank caught ick and he didn't at all. He seems very easy to keep.
Wow! nice "bass", and I mean bass! not the one that the letter "b" is omitted. I don't swing that way 
What did you say they were ? ocellaris? Where you find those? I want some too
I bought six 1 inchers a month ago. Only 4 survive. They were so skinny. Fed them frozen black worms at 78 degrees, water change, but not massive, just like 10 or 20%, four made it, but the skinny ones died the next day. Oh they were sold by another hobbyist in another forum, describe as four inchers. I had to take it cause I asked for it to be delivered. I paid gas for it too. Anyway, dang, I just get carried away. You guys are lucky you are not right infront of me, or you will just walk away for all the blaberrng I do during social gatherings. Someone tell him to "STFU"...
What did you say they were ? ocellaris? Where you find those? I want some too
I bought six 1 inchers a month ago. Only 4 survive. They were so skinny. Fed them frozen black worms at 78 degrees, water change, but not massive, just like 10 or 20%, four made it, but the skinny ones died the next day. Oh they were sold by another hobbyist in another forum, describe as four inchers. I had to take it cause I asked for it to be delivered. I paid gas for it too. Anyway, dang, I just get carried away. You guys are lucky you are not right infront of me, or you will just walk away for all the blaberrng I do during social gatherings. Someone tell him to "STFU"...
lol yea i do the same... love to talk but matter what about. those guys arent ocellaris they are wild caught orinocensis. i got them from am an exotic petshop in staten island NY..they sell everything, even fly river turtles. they have two more and i would liek to buy at least another one but cant spend the money now 
as for u cant fatten them up, i reccomend live blood or black worms as much as possible.. just keep feeding and feeding and feeding they look hungry feed them if they dont look hungry feed them and feeder minnows till they can eat goldfish. just do plenty of water changes and they will be just fine. once they hit anythgin that hits the water... try to get them on market prawn. they sell frozen bags full for cheap at the super market. just defrosyt take the shell off and cut into little pieces. just make sure you do water changes. feel them till they cant eat anymore and keep your water quality and they should bulk up fasttt. any other questions let me know.
***important*** raise your water to about 86 F that will help out greatly, they will get better colors and be more active!
*** any pictures?? what type are they?
***important*** raise your water to about 86 F that will help out greatly, they will get better colors and be more active!
*** any pictures?? what type are they?
