ID: Ruby Red Peacock??

[noelllll]

Hey I just picked up a Ruby Red Cichlid and it looks nothing like what I see on Google.. The guy said it's dark because it was getting picked on by others in the tank and also that it's female. I'm looking around and can't find too much about it so I thought I'd ask here and maybe someone can let me know if indeed it is a Ruby Red, or if not what it is?

Thanks

I can try to get another picture if you need a better one but this is the best I could manage so far..

 

[noelllll]

Bumpp, anyonee??

 

[Freakgecko91]

This is a juvenile ruby red, I'm no expert on peacocks, so I can't confirm if it is or isn't, just thought this might help

Actually, I personally would say it's not, but I'm not sure what it could be, obviously some aulonocara species though

 

[molliwopp]

To it looks like it could be young male lwanda.

 

[noelllll]

Hm, okay thanks guys. I will try to get a better picture tomorrow when the lights are on hopefully that will help. If it were a lwanda that would be so cool they are really nice, but mine isn't that small I don't think, it's about 2.5-3 inches maybe..

 

[noelllll]

Okay so I managed to get this pic. Does it help at all??

 

[Brandon D.]

Agreed on the lwanda have 2 myself

 

[noelllll]

So lwanda it is, eh? So how long do you guys think until he starts to get more colour??

 

[Brandon D.]

Hard to say peacock IMO r finicky with there colors since mines smaller and less dominant he's not as colorful

 

[Freakgecko91]

If it's already pushing 3" and not showing colors, I'd say you probably have a female, although some males are late bloomers.

 

[noelllll]

I read about aulonocara on this site that the line on the top of the dorsal fin means that is must be a male and no females have that. Do you know if that's true??

Since I got him he seems to be a little more confident chasing some of the other fish in the tank so maybe he'll colour up in the near future..

 

[Freakgecko91]

It states that a white marginal line on the op dorsal fin points to a male. Yours has a yellow line. More than likely you have a female...