Peacocks Stocking Levels

[markandhisfish]

roughly how many peacocks could i stock in a 4x2x2 ?

 

[Malawi MaD]

Haps/Peacocks need more space and open water, id say maybe 15 to 20 depending on species

 

[markandhisfish]

ok cool . im planning an all male tank to with species that dont look too similar , so i get more colour. . did a lot of reading on mbuna last night and i dont fancy them so much now , but after further reading peacocks seem more peacefull and easier to mix by african standards . with the males still being stunningly coloured. also i know that the dominant males colour most with less so ones being a buit more subdued. so i have tried to choose species af all similar size but differently coloured/marked .

 

[Squidward]

With Peacocks you may need some females to encourage them to colour up fully

That's why I went the Mbuna route when I had Malawis

 

[markandhisfish]

im going to be getting a small group of each species i want so i may keep 1m/3f or i may just keep the males . im basicly going to get a few groups of different species as i can fit more fish in when thewy are small and as they grow/become sexable thin then out accordingly until the tank has a nice balance .

 

[james41683]

i would go with an all male set up. 12-15 fish, choosing fish that look different to help with aggression, but have a back up plan because even with fish that look different you may still have the one that wants to rule everyone, and may require you to replace that fish. it's generally not recommended to do multiple breeding groups of haps/peacocks in the same tank, due to them breeding with one another and creating hybrids. males peacocks will color up fine with females present.

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/peacock_corner.php

 

[rifty]

I wouldnt get females this will increase agression as most Aulonocara females look almost the same
also the males should all colour if you give them enough space i say only around 10 tops maybe mix it up with small haps?