peacock bass and red tail payara compatibility
- Thread starter mr fishy
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you're going to need bigger than a 55 to keep payara, let alone with pbass. im usually never the one telling people to upgrade their tanks but you're definitely going to have to once they outgrow that 55 lol.
with that said, i'm actually aiming for exactly that. im in the same situation (growout column tank). I've got a 8" tat but my pbass are way too small and they'd become food if left in the same tank. another reason I'm attempting this is that this particular payara has a shyer personality, much more than the ones I've kept in the past. he gets along fine with a 4-5 inch chalceus (and they say payara hate similar/silver fish)
one thing to keep in mind.. pbass grow +- one inch a month. red tail payaras only grow 1/2" a month (if that). Try and get pbass that are slightly smaller than your payara. Eventually, more than likely, your pbass are gonna outgrow your payara.. you'll probably have problems then. But you never know unless you try
with that said, i'm actually aiming for exactly that. im in the same situation (growout column tank). I've got a 8" tat but my pbass are way too small and they'd become food if left in the same tank. another reason I'm attempting this is that this particular payara has a shyer personality, much more than the ones I've kept in the past. he gets along fine with a 4-5 inch chalceus (and they say payara hate similar/silver fish)
one thing to keep in mind.. pbass grow +- one inch a month. red tail payaras only grow 1/2" a month (if that). Try and get pbass that are slightly smaller than your payara. Eventually, more than likely, your pbass are gonna outgrow your payara.. you'll probably have problems then. But you never know unless you try
I decided to go with a RTC if I can get one and the 55 is only until they outgrow it I'm gonna let my fish live not to killthem
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Ty I'm only a teenager and got into fish keeping when I started bass fishing and ten u found out about peacock bass and it went on from there if all goes wel tomorrow I will get 2 mire pbass
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