Im also raising 3 of my own from 1 1/2inches they are now 3inches but a tip is try to get them to all eat together if only 2 eats then the next day the 2 wont have as big as an appetite as the others lol. That sounds dumb but thats my advice make a routine
raising peacock bass
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im not a pro at keeping pbass but i started out with five and three of them died from being eaten from the others i grew out. When i started i was a nub lol but still i learned the hard way now i only have three. My suggestion is start out with one and try and keep that one alive and well kept. I have done this with one of them i put in my 150 gallon tank and has been healthy as an ox. The other two are nbeating on each other and they are in a 125 gallon. They are also monos but they are still very healthy fish. I keep the temp at about 82-85 degrees and they never get ich, I think pbass require alot of patience when they are babies. But once you wait they become beautiful fish.
Had 2 set of peacock bass. one keeps killing the others off? why? Now I have one of each set on different tanks. Noob mistakes, didn't know they were this aggressive.
i have been very lucky with peacock bass as babies never had one die on me and just bought a school of 5 mono ocell hybrids like 2 months ago and none have died and they all live happily together
I edited and removed my rant since that kids post was 4 years old.
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Dang, i didnt know we had this many New Boots on MFK who are starting pbass. Its a learning process guys, pbass arnt like your everyday convicts who can just be dumped in trash water and survive. Im still a begginer myself but in these last months i've leared so much about pbass. They've pretty much summed it up for u guys, keep the water at around 82-84, feed constantly(not overfeed) and change the water often, I cant stress the last part enough. Many many many problems can be avoided by changing out your water at least 30% every other day. Clean water and a constant food source is the key to maintaining young cichla. And although they can be stubborn when it comes to food, the best thing you can do for them is to just convert them to pellets. Get them off of feeders and bloodworms as early on as you can. I recently lost my Guyana Ocell due to parasites from feeders. I've only had him for a week but the previous owner had him on a diet of feeders and bloodworms only. I wouldnt say that converting them is a must, but its much more convenient and IMO and IME it makes them look better, grow better, and is more healthy for them. For those of you starting off, i suggest you start with something cheap like farmie hybrids, peacock bass arnt hard to raise but its easier for your wallet to lose a farmie from a noob mistake than to lose something expensive like a azul. Do some research ask us questions and keep us updated guys! hope u all do well in the future.
Peacock bass should be kept solo or in groups of 3+ it helps even out the aggro, and if that's not working you can get some dithers for them like tinfoils or silver dollars to help.
I think this is more up for debate than anything.
Reason I say this is these fish are all individuals as weird as that sounds, and each have a personality. I have 2 in a tank that have been in tr same tank together since they were an inch long. They never leave each others sides. They do "fight" occasionally but that can be written of as "playing" as these fish are aggressive.
Chances are you're trying to introduce new fish into a tank that already has a dominate fish and an established pecking order. Size will also play a huge factor. Putting a small bass in with larger ones is dooming it from the start.
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This thread has been a great read! NO local shops sell them around me so It cost me like 30 dollars to ship them to NY. I cant really afford to loose any 
I ordered two maybe I should have gotten a few more just incase. With my luck they will all survive and crowd my 180 Gallon.
I ordered two maybe I should have gotten a few more just incase. With my luck they will all survive and crowd my 180 Gallon.