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Posts : 176 Location : Fort Worth Favorite Fish: : Any and All Peacock Cichlids
Subject: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 9:24 am
I am not sure what kind this is, the guy I got it from said it was a Red Empress. But the black stripe they typically have never looked (i got him around 1.5") as clean as other Red Empresses I have seen... He's about 2.75" now...
Any thoughts would be appreciated...
I am guessing it's a hybrid of some kind, maybe Ahli X Empress??
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 9:34 am
Maybe a Ahli Flametail hybrid?
jake Staff Sergeant
Posts : 164 Location : north fort myers Favorite Fish: : cichlids
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 1:17 pm
This is a guessing game!find who bred it if you really want to know.It probably came from asia,theyre producing a lot of hap/peacock hybrids like this,but there are a lot of variantsI kinda like mine-he is stunning,but more aggressive
KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 2:31 pm
It's a shame they are doing that.
I agree with Jake. Find out where you got it.
kinsol Sergeant 1st Class
Posts : 218 Location : San Antonio
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 3:13 pm
Man I feel bad for that ahli since the red in the back and top fin is not there color almost looks like somethings taking over it.
alkomist Lieutenant General
Posts : 2966 Location : Fontana CA Favorite Fish: :
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Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 4:32 pm
looks more like a blue empress to me . ಠ_ಠ jk
jk the stripes are prolly more solid due to better "blood line" idk i never got into these guys...they all look the same to me.....
jake Staff Sergeant
Posts : 164 Location : north fort myers Favorite Fish: : cichlids
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 5:18 pm
In pic 2 one of the stripes only goes halfway-a common occurence in hybribs.I'm not sayin you should,but if you were to breed a hybrid,this would be a bad choice,cuz of the stripe.None would come out straight.In a batch of hybrids you might get 1 or 2 that are a correct looking blend,with correct looking stripes. Due to the slightly more tubular shape-ahli for sure the anal fin does remind me of a red emp,but who can tell for sure. I know in asia they're using ahli and firefish,but what else?
Dabula Staff Sergeant
Posts : 176 Location : Fort Worth Favorite Fish: : Any and All Peacock Cichlids
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 10:37 pm
Thanks everybody! Yeah, def won't be breeding this little guy... but hey he looks cool enough not to flush to me... I got him outta Houston from some dude, who was from Asia, so I am guessing Jake's right on the money there. I like that Red Cap btw, nice and bright!
You know while I hate seeing hybrids in the market, every once in a while it's interesting to see something new/different. As long as they are the end of the strain.
Madmax0r Staff Sergeant
Posts : 147 Location : Austin Texas Favorite Fish: : Texas Cichlids (mainly Herichthys cyanoguttatus), Rock bass, and other native Texas fish
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/12/2011, 11:48 pm
It sure is a beautiful fish whatever it is
jake Staff Sergeant
Posts : 164 Location : north fort myers Favorite Fish: : cichlids
Subject: Re: Help with an African Peacock 5/13/2011, 12:46 am
5/12/2011, 9:24 am
