Is this a dragon blood peacock

[lamby]

i i have this fish some have said its a ram but more have said its a dragon blood peacock can some one help id it

 

[absolutangel04]

Not a ram.

 

[lamby]

thank you so its some type of dbp

 

[absolutangel04]

No. You will have to wait for somebody who knows more than me to tell you what it is, but I don't think it is a dragon blood peacock. It does not have much color on it, and even a young dbp should be showing more red that that guy is.

 

[lamby]

its looks like its. lil pink around the head and gills with spots dunno think il bring him to my lfs and see if they have any idea

 

[lamby]

hes only around 1" 1/2" so still small

 

[bettaowner]

It is a dragon blood peacock. Over time, the sides will become dark red.

 

[lamby]

bloody awsome i almost went to buy one on the weekend glad i didnt now il have to keep an eye on some of my smaller fish then

 

[bettaowner]

Extremly young dragon bloods will be pink like this one.

 

[lamby]

il put him in my specimen box and get a pic later once im not at work XD

 

[lamby]

a better pic

 

[Andrew McFadden]

To me it looks more of what is called a strawberry peacock I guess time will tell. It is very hard to ID a cichlid when young but that would be my best guess. You'll have to wait till it grows some more and bringing in some more color imo. All the dragon bloods I've had show a lot more of color at this size even smaller. Strawberry I believe are a hybrid and come in different color formations here is two links.

http://www.aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk/Strawberry-Peacock-SKU161952.html





http://www.google.com/imgres?q=stra....jpg&w=500&h=375&ei=q2lkULTZHrSvygHaLA&zoom=1

 

[lamby]

identical to the second picture you posted

 

[lamby]

so atleast i know its a peacock now

 

[Andrew McFadden]

so atleast i know its a peacock now

Due to the fact its a hybrid you more than likely won't find info for it. I think its not a man made peacock but they consider it a hybrid in Malawi and has no scientific name

 

[lamby]

yeahdosnt realy bother me to much i just wanted a rought idea but thank you at least i know it'll be alright in with the cichlid

 

[Burgo345]

Awesome looking cichlid!

 

[lamby]

cheers mate realy been trying to get some bold colours in my tank