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What type of fish is the peacock bass?
Peacock bass are not true bass, but rather are the largest members of the Cichlid family.
Is there anything around your house you can feed your peacock bass?
Gold fish if u got em. peacock bass are carnivorous
What native fish of Tennessee returns to ocean to spawn?
Striped bass
Is peacock bass the common name for the peacock bass?
peacock bass are widely known mostly as peacock bass, but are also known as butterfly peacocks, peacock cichlids, and butterfly peacock cichlids.
What do peacock bass eat?
Peacock bass regularly go after tiny fish. Some of the kinds of tiny fish they feed on include bluegill, threadfin shad and mosquito fish, for starters. They sometimes eat other kinds of cichlids. Youngsters frequently eat shrimp.
What is the fiercest fish?
It is hard to say, but some contenders are:, Barracuda, beta fish, piranha, peacock bass, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike.
Can largemouth bass hybridise with peacock bass?
no, peacock bass are related to cichlids, largemouth are sunfish
Where do peacock bass live?
The only two places where peacock bass thrive are: Their native waters in the Amazon region of South America, where you will find the larger Speckled peacock bass and the butterfly peacock bass. In South Florida, where both the speckled and butterfly peacock bass were released as a means to control other exotic/invasive species. This experiment, managed by the authority of the Florida Fish and Wildlife commission, proved to be successful with the Butterfly peacock bass, which quickly adapted to the tropical environment of South Florida. The speckled peacock did not fare so well and eventually died out. Butterfly peacock bass are an excellent angling fish, hitting lures and shiners explosively and making line busting runs, which call for an exciting fishing experience. South Florida outfitters offer 1/2, full day and whole weekend fishing charters at a much more reasonable cost than going to South America to catch these awesome fish.
Why does a peacock bass have a spot on its tail?
to fool both predator and prey the fish is actually turned around
Is peacock bass safe for human consumption?
"Peacock bass is found the the Amazon river, usually in Brazil. They are formerly considered sport fish and not considered safe for human consumption, but are now deemed safe after further testing."
Is spring a good time to fish?
yes, it is when the bass spawn, so all you have to do is throw a jig in the bass nest and the bass will take it . tips- use tube jigs and plastics with no tails or plastic lizards
How big do peacock bass grow to?
There are more than 15 species of peacock bass. The largest can grow to nearly thirty pounds. Peacock basses are not true bass, but are cichlids, like oscars and tilapia.
