Look what I found!

[Darrell Ward]

OK cichlid fans! I have 9 new babies that arrived this past week. Who knows what they are?

[2wheelsx2]

Cichla temensis?

[Darrell Ward]

Same family. Wild caught Cichla Monoculus from Peru. :D

[2wheelsx2]

Nice. You putting together a big predator tank?

[Darrell Ward]

I've got a 300, thought I would grow these out some, put the best ones in it, and sell off the rest. Hopefully I can get both male and female from this group.

[2wheelsx2]

That's awesome. 300 would be a great tank for these guys. They're fast swimmers and deadly hunters. I've seen a few in 200+ gallon tanks and they look great. The tough part was training them to eat market fish meat and pellets instead of live food.

[Darrell Ward]

I've had tems in the past. They are not really that hard to train once they reach the size where they hit anything tossed into the water. Heck, these are that way now. They will eat until they look like they will pop, and still look for more food. The species are eating machines. :D

[DerekFF]

Uhm....those look like peakcock bass to me. I dunno their scientific name...

[Dan]

man, i used to have cichla fever running through my system..probably the only non discus fish i miss keeping..

[Darrell Ward]

Uhm....those look like peakcock bass to me. I dunno their scientific name...
Yes, Cichla is the scientific name, commonly known as peacock bass.


man, i used to have cichla fever running through my system..probably the only non discus fish i miss keeping..
I know what you mean. They are amazing fish to keep.

[Darrell Ward]

Fish are growing quickly, already 4", and are at the beginning stages of coloring up. Going to be some beauties. Gotta set up another tank for them soon.

[danny2013]

Nice I alway's wanted peacock bass. I catch them in the canals around my city and they put up a great fight! I have no room for the 100 + gallon tank you need for them. Have you feed them live food yet? Dan

[Darrell Ward]

At the moment, they are eating lots of guppies and live blackworms. I want to go to South Florida one day to fish the canels for exotics. It's on my "bucket list".

[vera]

Fish are growing quickly, already 4", and are at the beginning stages of coloring up. Going to be some beauties. Gotta set up another tank for them soon.
They surely beatiful!!
how big do they grow ?

[danny2013]

vera they can get to be 12" .... sometimes bigger :shocked:

This is what his will look like full grown...... http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/img/Cichla_monoculus_1.jpg

[vera]

12 ", thats a LOT !!
thank u danny

[Darrell Ward]

Peruivan monos average around 5 lbs., but can get up to 10 lbs., and from 12 to 24" long as adults. Here's a picture of a adult mono (not mine)...

[DerekFF]

Hope you have a BIG tank lol. Those boys are gonna be monsters

[Discus-n00b]

Those are cool. I've always wanted to fish for them.

What is this going to be...the fish room "cullinator"? ;) hehe

[Darrell Ward]

Those are cool. I've always wanted to fish for them.

What is this going to be...the fish room "cullinator"? ;) hehe

Cullinator, not a bad idea. Throw them in, blink, and they would be gone! :D

[Darrell Ward]

Well, the little demons outgrew the 55 gal., so I put them in this 240 gal. All is well, for now! :D

[Darrell Ward]

These fish are continuing to grow in the 240 gal. Recently, some have suggested that some of these fish may in fact be Cichla Pleiozona because of what appears to be a fourth bar developing on some of them. This would make these fish much more desirable and rare...

[DerekFF]

lookin good. Maybe youll get some breeders outta there :p

[Darrell Ward]

Thanks. Hope so.