Peacock Bass pointers or tips?

[muskie519]

I have about 15 2 inch peacock bass in a 30 gallon they are all healthy and eating well.

I am setting up a 200 gallon and putting them in that in the next month or so. They will have an hour car ride travel to their new tank. I am getting two eheim 250watt heaters and i have an eheim professional 2 canister filter. going to get a nice bubbler and a large powerhead.

Will these be ok in the 200 gallon?

What should i use for base? sand? rocks? black lfs pebble rocks?

is this enough filteration?

how often do u recommend water changes on a big tank like the 200g. It will be in a restaurant i want it to be as clear water as possible.


any tips pointers ideas thanks everyone in advance!

they are just mono peacocks i believe

 

[Chicxulub]

Moved to Cichla.

 

[Sir KeepsAllot]

15 2inch cichlas in a 200g for a Restaurant? You might want to consider something else. Peacock basses aren't amusing to look at when they're less than 5in (esp. Monos). Now a colorful Cichlid tank would be nice to look at while dining. Something along the lines of Frontosas or w/e your Restaurant theme is.

For filteration, you're fine with canister filters and powerheads to stir up the water.

 

[muskie519]

Damn you think eh? the restaurant is located at a marina so we plan to maybe catch some food for them when they grow big enough but personally i want to grow some peacock bass. Iv done the cichlids for years now and havent really done a monster fish. Its kind of a bar and grill it wouldnt be in the dining area just in the hallway leading between dining and bar. kind of going to fill an empty space

but you dont think the pcock bass would be to interesting? iv never done them but at the small size now they are always watching me swimming to whatever side im on.

thanks for feedback though sir! let me know what else you thinking after some more details

 

[Sir KeepsAllot]

Damn you think eh? the restaurant is located at a marina so we plan to maybe catch some food for them when they grow big enough but personally i want to grow some peacock bass. Iv done the cichlids for years now and havent really done a monster fish. Its kind of a bar and grill it wouldnt be in the dining area just in the hallway leading between dining and bar. kind of going to fill an empty space

but you dont think the pcock bass would be to interesting? iv never done them but at the small size now they are always watching me swimming to whatever side im on.

thanks for feedback though sir! let me know what else you thinking after some more details

200gal would not be big enough to grow them out in (if you plan to have ten or more 10in monster fishes). 500gal+ would be very nice. The reason being is that with a bigger tank there will be more room for the fish to "explore" and move around; Thus, it is neat to look at. On the contrary, with a smaller tank, the fish just sits there and excrement all day long.... superbly boring. And yes, they are very intelligent and fully aware of what's going on around outside the tank. Sometimes, when you look at them, it's almost as if they are staring back at you. It's scary, i know. Lol. But if the tank size is limited due to space, down size the herd or switch to a different type of fish. There's a whole bunch of videos of different set up for cichlas on youtube. Just search "Peacock bass feeding".

here's two examples i found

With a big set up it'll look like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc1Ozv2BO_Y

contrast to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsw7A6eIpGo

I'll let you conclude on which you like the best.

 

[muskie519]

Yeah man i see what your saying the bigger tank only makes sense. im going to have to start with this 220 and grab myself a 500 or so eventually. hope they dont grow to quick on me lol the reason i have so many is just incase some die.

quick question for you too. when you get into 500 gallon tanks do u always need a sump or would three heavy duty canisters work fine?

 

[tampa_bass]

you could run 3 FX5's no problem instead of a sump.

 

[bassguy]

you could run 3 FX5's no problem instead of a sump.

Why would you??? What a pain in the donkey to clean... I own FX5s and I would never put three on one tank to replace a sump. Plus the power consumption.

 

[tampa_bass]

Why would you??? What a pain in the donkey to clean... I own FX5s and I would never put three on one tank to replace a sump. Plus the power consumption.

just answering the question. he asked could you and yes you can..

 

[Sir KeepsAllot]

If you have access to behind the wall, sump is definately a better choice (economy wise and flowrate). If not, running canisters under the stand will work wonders too. If you're feeding them right, you have 6-8 months to save up for a bigger tank. They grow at rate of 1in/month. And yes, getting a big herd is a good choice incase some die. I bought five 2in temensis a month ago and now there's only 1 left... If they want to die, they'll just die. Scumbags these fishes are... lol.