Peacock bass care

[crister13]

What size tank do you need for them? Would should their diet consist of? How big can they get in an aquarium?

 

[Houdini89]

125 is perfect for an Orino, and avoid Tems....Perfect food>>>Hikari Cichlid Bio-Gold+

 

[jus243]

i fed mine raw talapia and raw shrimp but if you can get em converted to pellets that would be the way to go

 

[gangster]

A 180g is a min. size for even the smaller species like kelberi...Pellets, fish filets, and shrimp are good diets.

 

[fhawk362]

A 125 or larger would last you quite a while, if not their life depending on how many you have. I kept 2 ocells for a year and they were only up to 7 inches and grew slow after that

 

[Egator80]

A 125 or larger would last you quite a while, if not their life depending on how many you have. I kept 2 ocells for a year and they were only up to 7 inches and grew slow after that

I agree that should be plenty for at least a couple years. This is similar to the saltwater discussions on tangs. It does depend on growth rate , but that also has a direct relation to how much n how often you feed. I believe that fish don't need fed every day or even everyother day. Twice a week is good, this means the growth is also slow

 

[troutking]

I agree that should be plenty for at least a couple years. This is similar to the saltwater discussions on tangs. It does depend on growth rate , but that also has a direct relation to how much n how often you feed. I believe that fish don't need fed every day or even everyother day. Twice a week is good, this means the growth is also slow

A 125 or larger would last you quite a while, if not their life depending on how many you have. I kept 2 ocells for a year and they were only up to 7 inches and grew slow after that

:..a couple yrs? Life? that is not gonna happen unless u stunt the poor thing...7inches in a year? tat slow is not normal either....no offense or anything these guys get up to 24 inches for the smaller species even a kelberi will get too big just look at kendragons bahia and superlaz's pics....look how fast his bahias grew

 

[Egator80]

How often and what are they fed?