cichlids. Peacocks vs mbuna

[molliwopp]

As title suggests mbuna vs peacocks. Make your case.

 

[Davidjus000]

I like mbuna colors better

 

[molliwopp]

I always thought male peacocks are the most colourful but females are drab. Are mbuna females any better?

 

[isiah1820]

Mbuna here for colors and crazy attitude

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I have to say mbuna aswell. Usually with peacocks you'll have a dominate that will show really stunning colors and then a sub dominate that will show nice color aswell. Most after that don't really color up all that great. Witch doesn't happen with mbuna. Plus female peacocks are not colorful at all and most mbuna are.

 

[Cichlid-dude]

An all male peacock tank is stunning. Mbuna are also very colorful but im sticking to the all male peacock tank looking better!

 

[molliwopp]

An all male peacock tank is stunning. Mbuna are also very colorful but im sticking to the all male peacock tank looking better!

What cichlids do you keep?

 

[molliwopp]

I have to say mbuna aswell. Usually with peacocks you'll have a dominate that will show really stunning colors and then a sub dominate that will show nice color aswell. Most after that don't really color up all that great. Witch doesn't happen with mbuna. Plus female peacocks are not colorful at all and most mbuna are.

I thought that when you have different types of male peacocks they all show their colour?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I thought that when you have different types of male peacocks they all show their colour?

They never did for me

 

[molliwopp]

So youve tried a peacock tank before andy?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

So youve tried a peacock tank before andy?

Not all peacocks but a few

 

[molliwopp]

So what your saying is, if it was you, youd do a mbuna tank?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I have two of these one dominate and one sub dominate if I add any others they don't color up hardly at all. Plus I've helped people with all peacock tanks and later they always ask if its normal to have 1 or 2 really color up and the rest not so good. So I know its true.

This is my sub

 

[Andrew McFadden]

So what your saying is, if it was you, youd do a mbuna tank?

Yea and if you do the less aggressive mbuna you'll be ok to add a peacock or two

 

[AfricanCichlidOwner]

I have 5 mbuna and a peacock and it seems the mbunas are the ones who bully the peacock and he's like 2x the size of them. But the peacock really adds a splash of color.

 

[molliwopp]

I have 5 mbuna and a peacock and it seems the mbunas are the ones who bully the peacock and he's like 2x the size of them. But the peacock really adds a splash of color.

Would you swap you mbuna for 5 other peacocks of different colour?

 

[zac85]

I have 5 peacocks and 20 mbuna in a 60 gallon along with a gold gourami a rainbow shark and large pleco...they all get along fine...so my answer is both.