SCHOOLING PEACOCKS
- Thread starter snookn21
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xdragonxb0i;2973158; said:
Yes I am. I will try to catch my pairs of cichla up this time, and I had know problems with the aros I raise. They can actually handle the cold water better then the cichlas. I raise them for 2" with egg sacks to 8"+ in the winter their vatts were in the 60s and not one died.
That pond is a dream =-) ... If you can breed Occe's in there I'm sure the future will bring something awesome.. 
Marius;2974044; said:
Silver arowanas wild from peru. I get them in when babies with egg sacks, and grow them up to the bigger sizes. They grow in weeks. Power fed with live guppies, and blk worms. They even eat pellets.
R1_Ridah;2974171; said:That pond is a dream =-) ... If you can breed Occe's in there I'm sure the future will bring something awesome..
One day I will try other cichlas. For all of us here. Only a few are interested in what we at mfk are interested in. All suppliers just want peacock bass. They dont care what species it is. They want to pay so much for a fish and thats it. So if I spent lots of money on azul or kelberi to grow up for future breeders, it would be worth it for the hobby, but in the long run baby occels make me more money. I can sell 5000+ occel a week to my suppliers, where as I can only sell the rare species good at first to all of you. After they are avalible for awhile and all of you have them, they will only sell a little. Where as the occel will still be selling strong every week to my suppliers. Most Suppliers are not interested in the expensive cichla, only hobbiest. Thats what makes the rare cichla so special. When something is not avalible it is very valuble. If it was avalible all the time people wouldnt think as much of it, even if it was a nicer fish. Im not saying I cant make alot of money breeding rare cichla, because I could. I am just saying that their is only a handfull of us out their interested in them. There has to be a demand for it. And the demand Im dealing with has a set price. The occels are all I need. If I started breeding kelberi they wouldnt be rare no more and the price would change drasticly on that fish.
