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If you were to set up a 55 gallon peacock tank, how would you stock?
If you were to set up a 55 gallon peacock tank, how would you stock?
It depends on what filtration, how frequent you will do water changes. Here is a cookie cutter link I find useful:
Cookie Cutter - 55-gallons
My choice would be hap & peacock mix.....BTW 55 gallon is pretty small for a hap peacock tank. You will want more fish than the tank can handle. These are fish that I have and are favourites.
1 deep water haps aka hap electra (Placidochromis species)
1 z rocks lithobates (Otopharynx species)
1 benga yellow peacock (Auloncara species)
1 ngara flametail peacock (Auloncara species)
1 german red peacock (Auloncara species)
1 copadichromis verdunyi
1 lethrinops lethrinus
1 albino red empress (Protomelas species)
1 tangerine tiger (Protomelas species)
Go with a 75 instead and you have a lot more options, it's amazing how much difference the extra 6" depth makes. Jakes aren't a good choice for a 55, even though they aren't a larger species they still claim more territory. I never do all-male tanks, I prefer breeding groups. You can also mix smaller/less aggressive mbuna like yellow lab's, perlmutts, or maingano with peacocks without any problems IME.