I'm conjuring up an idea to keep 6 distinct-looking species of peacock bass together in a "big" aquarium. The fish I'm looking at are C. intermedia, C. kelberi, C. monoculus, C. orinocsis, C. piquiti and C. temensis with one good specimen of each species. Max size on these fish range from about 20 - 38" on FishBase, but I imagine that's in the wild. I've read on here that they get much smaller kept in an aquarium. What's your experience with max size ranges when raised in the aquarium?
Thinking out loud
- Thread starter Old Hait
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Back story, When i first got into cichla back in 2009/2010 there were a lot of bigger cichla breaking the 20" mark. Temensis were breaking the 30" mark. 14 years later were not seeing that size anymore. Could be due to breedings etc. Most bass except temensis still do require a 30" wide tank even though i am seeing 2 year old temensis in 24" wide tanks now. Thing is with temensis if grown in to small of a tank they can get spinal issues. so that will be determined by the fish keepers care and so fourth to keep an eye out on that. Other species of cichla tend to stay on the smaller side. 12"-16" Now when were talking about max size etc besides genetics theres other factors that play into max size and growth/health. That is diet and water quality. How often feedings are also a part of it all. Thankfully through out the years i learned allot about all these factors. Hopefully i helped with the growth part of it if needed feel free to ask more questions.
