Peacock I.D.

[Phillips]

Bought this peacock last week from lfs. It was in a talk full of red empress juveniles that all looked a lot alike except for him. He's supposed to be the same according to them but as much researching as I've done it doesn't seem like he is. Could still be too early to tell but I just wanted some more opinions.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Hard to tell with his size. Could be an empress though

 

[Cichlid-dude]

Its too early to tell for sure but it could be a red shoulder, thats what mine looked like when it was a juvie.

 

[Phillips]

Yea I know it's pretty early but from what I've seen it looks nothing like a red empress juvenile. Wouldn't mind if it was a red shoulder that's a nice looking fish.

 

[Phillips]

This is the most common result I get for a red empress juvenile and female.

 

[Jakepen]

It's a jacobfreibergi

 

[Jakepen]

Or a red shoulder is a pretty good guys too. One of the two though

 

[Jakepen]

Or a red shoulder is a pretty good guys too. One of the two though

Guess**

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

It's a jacobfreibergi

To early to tell but I'm gonna say it's not a jacobfrei by the blue dorsal

 

[Jakepen]

To early to tell but I'm gonna say it's not a jacobfrei by the blue dorsal

My red jacob is a juvenile, has a very blue fin. Looks the same color as his, but all the way down.

 

[Rivers2k]

I have a Rubescence that looks like yours. Could be a jacob also at this age could be any of 3 or 4 different ones.

 

[Jakepen]

To early to tell but I'm gonna say it's not a jacobfrei by the blue dorsal

When I get home I'll take a picture of mine

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Jacobfrei juvie about 2.5"

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I'm not saying he's not a jacobfrei just to early to tell for sure. He could be a number of auloancara species

 

[Phillips]

He actually stood out to me in the tank at my lfs because he had a lot of orange and blues. But now they have turned into more blues and yellows. I would be happy if he turned into pretty much any of those y'all have mentioned or what he was supposed to be. I guess we will know more in a month or so.

 

[Rivers2k]

He actually stood out to me in the tank at my lfs because he had a lot of orange and blues. But now they have turned into more blues and yellows. I would be happy if he turned into pretty much any of those y'all have mentioned or what he was supposed to be. I guess we will know more in a month or so.

I am sure he will look good either way Peacocks are all beauties.

 

[fish-lord]

I'd have to agree with river2k, my rubescence looks like its twin.











Maybe twin might be a stretch, mine is about 4.5 in and very colorful. Bad camera quality sorry.

 

[Phillips]

That's a nice lookin fish. I kind of hope it's one of the others and not a reubin just because I already have one. But either way I'll be happy.