55 Gallon Peacock Tank

[CatoeSc]

If you were to set up a 55 gallon peacock tank, how would you stock?

 

[Brandon D.]

Numbers or wat fish?

 

[CatoeSc]

Both. I'm helping to set up tanks and in not familiar with these

 

[Rivers2k]

5-6 all male. You add females you will have a blood bath in a tank that size. As far as types of peacocks, go with what colors you like but don't get similar colors. I made the rookie mistake of getting 3 sunshines cause I liked the yellow color and 1 tore the other 2 apart constantly. Now I have a variety of colors and they all get along.

My tank has

1 Jacobfriebergi
1 benga sunshine
1 blue orchid
1 dragons blood
1 red shoulder hybrid

 

[ralfieboy]

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)

 

[CatoeSc]

Filtration is an Eheim canister pro g90 rated for up to 90 or 95 gallons. Water changes would be whatever is necessary.

 

[CatoeSc]

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)

That's a great link! Thanks.

 

[toddnbecka]

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.

 

[CatoeSc]

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.

Wish a 75 was an option. Helping my sister set one up and 55 is what she got.