hello all,
i was wondering if anyone out there could help me out with a fish i have in my tank, im not sure what it is..
i have a pic of him on another computer but its not working atm, so until then i cant show pics but he is a yellow cichlid with tinges of red, very nice.. i have been told it is an aurora? but i have looked up pictures of them and it doesnt look like them, similar shape. but diff colour...
anyone got any ideas?

Gold Severum?

nah its yellow like an 'electric yellow' with a very nice red tinge around the place? not as big/fat looking?

:pics:

I just seen thisis in the african section, god im a :dickhead: Seedy and the other africna freaks will be on soon and find whitch fish it is.

What is the body shape like? ANy other markings? :pics:

aight i got the comp working soz

ahh damnit i know this fish! its on the tip on my tounge!

"ahh damnit i know this fish! its on the tip on my tounge! "


Poor fish! Put it back in the tank ya cruel mug!

think! lol.. im guessing its not a very common fish? would its specs be the same as other cichlids?

Thats a peacock of some kind...I'm think a hybrid variety of of jacobfreibergei...

...Was it sold as something like "Hot pink peacock"?

Aulonocara species...

from the Aulonocara family, which one dunno will try to find it

Have a look at this, I htink we're getting close
http://www.iowacichlids.com/erekaredalbino.htm

jay jay jay jay

its a albino ruby red auloncara.I have one also.

Barf....

Close, the fish in quesiton is not an albino however, as it has black pigment in it's eyes....

I am fairly sure that this is an Auloncara hybrid commonly sold under the trade name of "Aulocara species 'hot pink'" aka "hot pink peacock"....

It is a more recently developed man made strain of fish, and is more likely than not a hybrid of two or more peacock species....This fish would not be found in the lake....

SOmethin's Fishy...

For Your info...

The fish commonly reffered to a an "albino" ruby red is technichally a "amelanistic ruby red" as it does still have some Melanin.....It is similiar to the different varieties of "albino" cornsnakes that have been bred....It is still a genetic condition very similiar to albinism...but not quite the same.... :bla:

Yes! that pic somethin's fishy sent is looks just like my fish! Its definitely a aulonocara species... thanks heaps for that guys.. where can i get info for it?

Care is like most other "peacocks"...if you google aulonocara, you should get some good info on them...

IN general, they are harem spawners. Males are colorful, females are drab. Ruby Reds are a strain developed in Germany...They like a fairly high protein diet, but are quite omnivorous and appreciate some spirulina for their blue color....they like a pH around 8...temp around 78/80 F....

They are also notorious for crossbreeding, so if you plan on breeding them, make sure you only have one peacock species in the tank...

Hope this helps....I've been breeding peacocks for a couple of years now, and they are very rewarding fish...max size is probably 5-6 inches for older tank raised fish....One peacock I bred and raised out, recently sold for $55 US here in town....

Speedy? What kind of cichlid is that on the left hand of your sig? I saw some like that the lfs.....

its Seedy :D

The one on the left is Cynotilapia sp. "Mbweca"....It bears a striking resembelance to P. dakarti though....I usually have to look at the mouth to tell them apart....Cynotilapia have very distict teeth...very mean looking!

OOPS! Sorry for the name mix up.... having a way blonde moment there!

Thanks for the info!

Looks like some type of M. Estherae x Aulono. Stuartgranti cross possibly.

I don't know Orbital....I'm pretty convinced it is an Aulonocara hybrid/linebred type fish...large eye..."happy" mouth...I'm just not seeing the Mbuna influence....

The blue stripe on the top of the dorsal fin, and the large dent in the forehead lead me to think it was derived from a "jake"

could be, hybrids are unpredictable. Reguardless of how well the strain has been refined. I just see some Estherae traits in it. Maybe I'm seeing things. :crazy: