ID this peacock please

Help me figure out what kind of peacock this is. I bought it from a LFS that had it labeled as Asst. Peacock. I thought it was hormone fed because of how bright it is. It is only 2" and has beautiful blues color but i have had him for about 2 months and no color loss, its face has actually got brighter.

PS... I know i need to switch to sand

i would guess electric blue ahli but im not 100%

i dont think so, he has the shape of a peacock. I hope not, but that would explain his agressiveness..... hmmmmm.....

Aulonocara Cobue regal

nitty wrote:

Aulonocara Cobue regal

Even with the orange on the top instead of white? I dont know much about the stuartgranti's so i dont know the morph process. i like the pics i am seeing of that fish tho, you know much about them?

Aulonocara stuartgranti (Ntekete)?

the red on it is making me lean toward this. but i think its safe to say it belongs to the stuartgranti family

I had a trio of them. bought them at a auction as Aulonocara Cobue regal.

Never produced any fry so I sold them. The male looked like the male above.

ok i will take you word for it, i might just have to wait until he gets older or shows some more color maybe. I have an all male so he might not change much more. Thanks for your help nitty

i moved your topic to the correct section for you.

nitty wrote:

Aulonocara Cobue regal

i agree with you.

Here are some updated pics with a better camera, he is a real beauty:

nitty wrote:

Aulonocara Cobue regal

Looks like it to me.

Correct me if I am wrong, but do regal blues normally have that deep of a red on their body?

http://www.safhl.net/davesfish/images/Aulonocara%20stuartgranti%20Chitimba%20Bay%20Deep.jpg

http://www.safhl.net/davesfish/images/Aulonocara%20stuartgranti%20Cobwe.jpg

Here is the regal blue. It looks to skinny compared to this picture above. He seems thicker.

Its a hybrid for sure. Wild Cobue do not have red in the body-only the ventrals. Fort Maguire and Chiloelo have the red flush on the sides. None of them have red edging on the dorsal. That fish was hormoned to begin with in that early photo, but he is a beaut. Its an Asian 'melting pot' import. The methyltestosterone they use by adding it to the water or feeding them hormoned food is not allowed here in the states. Used to be, but not any longer.

Good thing they don't alow it anymore. Hybrids = no good. I was not sure of the ID but Thanks for the help fishman.

Grey knows his fish so if he says hybrid its a hybrid.