Peacock aggression question

[Andrew_B]

I guess it's all personal taste - You can put a good 20-30 peacocks in a 55gal with proper filtration and it will probably be one of the more peaceful tanks around. I was in transition and threw 9 peacocks in a 20g tall tank. A week later a female was holding, so apparently they were happy enough in that tight space. I ended up leaving them in there and still doing well.

[jhenry]

10 fish in a 55 is kinda pushing it for my taste...

Well you just might have to deal with aggression then if you don't pack them in.

[nightster]

Well that 55g has as much filtration as im gonna put on it. I probably wont go over the 2/8 margin. 10 fish in a 55 is kinda pushing it for my taste...

[jhenry]

There's going to be a lot of aggression with a 55gal that has only 6 peacocks in it. If you doubled/tripled the stock and added filtration to make up for it, you'd be golden. I personally like 50/50 40/60 m/f ratios. Male aggression will be distributed over a few males, and females will be left alone.

I agree with the stocking levels that is a great way to slow down aggression. But ratio should be more female strong more like 2/8 IMO

[Andrew_B]

There's going to be a lot of aggression with a 55gal that has only 6 peacocks in it. If you doubled/tripled the stock and added filtration to make up for it, you'd be golden. I personally like 50/50 40/60 m/f ratios. Male aggression will be distributed over a few males, and females will be left alone.

[jhenry]

Ill add another 750 tonight when I get home, I think I have one...

Let me say I'm no expert on peacocks but it works with trophs and petros.

[nightster]

Ill add another 750 tonight when I get home, I think I have one...

[jhenry]

But when he comes out of that rock he will have to work. Trust me flow deters aggression and 750gph is not enough. I've got over 10,000 gph in my 180 with zero aggression

[nightster]

Well I have a 750 koralia, a 2217, and a Rena MP3 but the male has a rock that hes made into his home. So he can just chill in there and not really fight the current. I added alot more rock to the other end of the tank so the fems have something to hide in too.

[jhenry]

One question? What kind of internal water flow. For example powerheads. Just a thought make them work and they won't have the energy to fight. Like we do with trophs and petros

[nightster]

So I pulled him out last night and put him in the 120. I purchased 4 geo surinamensis yesterday so hes got 4 new tank mates.

[Cichlidfarm]

Well I was gonna wait a bit but I can squeeze a wet/dry pre filter into it if I need to...

Yeah you are going to want to seed the water with some bacteria. If not you are going to have to wait awhile.

[nightster]

As long as the water is good. I am not sure how you set the tank up. Did you seed it with good bacteria from another tank? Or are you doing a full cycle?

Well I was gonna wait a bit but I can squeeze a wet/dry pre filter into it if I need to...

[Cichlidfarm]

Well all I have to move it into is a 3day old 120 setup, should be OK huh?

As long as the water is good. I am not sure how you set the tank up. Did you seed it with good bacteria from another tank? Or are you doing a full cycle?

[nightster]

Well all I have to move it into is a 3day old 120 setup, should be OK huh?