Peacock I.D.

[Phillips]

Wanted a second opinion on the fish i just bought today. Looks to me to be a ruby or rubin red peacock.

 

[Jmedic25]

That's my vote A.Rubescens Or Ruby red. Not fully colored up.
Cichlid Profiles

 

[Phillips]

That's my vote A.Rubescens Or Ruby red. Not fully colored up.
Cichlid Profiles

Thanks. I assume there is no difference in ruby and ruebin red. What about a German red peacock?

 

[Jmedic25]

Thanks. I assume there is no difference in ruby and ruebin red. What about a German red peacock?

It's confusing! All from the Aulonocara genus. Honestly it's very hard to tell the difference from that pic at that age (If at all). Just let him color up and then you can make the call. They are very very close. Here is some data from cichlid profiles. Basically it comes down to which island they originated from


The Geman Red Peacock is not a hybrid but has been line bred from the Chipoka race of Aulonocara sp. ''Stuartgranti Maleri".

The Ruby Red Peacock is not a hybrid but has been line bred from the Maleri Island race of Aulonocara sp. ''Stuartgranti Maleri". It was named Rubescens after Peter Rubin, who first imported this fish from Germany.

 

[Phillips]

It's confusing! All from the Aulonocara genus. Honestly it's very hard to tell the difference from that pic at that age (If at all). Just let him color up and then you can make the call. They are very very close. Here is some data from cichlid profiles. Basically it comes down to which island they originated from

The Geman Red Peacock is not a hybrid but has been line bred from the Chipoka race of Aulonocara sp. ''Stuartgranti Maleri".

The Ruby Red Peacock is not a hybrid but has been line bred from the Maleri Island race of Aulonocara sp. ''Stuartgranti Maleri". It was named Rubescens after Peter Rubin, who first imported this fish from Germany.

Thanks sounds like you know your stuff about peacocks. I got lucky earlier when I went to petco and also got a nice dragon blood cichlid. I'm slowly working my way to and all male tank of peacocks. You have any good sites where you've found this info at?

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

All the red peacocks look similar when coloring up it could be eureka, German or ruby red honestly

 

[Jmedic25]

Thanks sounds like you know your stuff about peacocks. I got lucky earlier when I went to petco and also got a nice dragon blood cichlid. I'm slowly working my way to and all male tank of peacocks. You have any good sites where you've found this info at?

You're on a great site for info. Google and YouTube...just keep studying and you'll get it down in no time.

 

[Phillips]

You're on a great site for info. Google and YouTube...just keep studying and you'll get it down in no time.

I guess I meant for sites with pictorials of cichlids I've found a few but they only have a select few.