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Can someone tell me which Peacock this is??? Please


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When we got him we didn't know much about cichlids, we were just starting out, thought he looked cool so bought him, was told he was a Peacock and didn't really think to get the guy to write down his proper name.

Now that we are really getting into it, I would really like to indentify him and I know they are hard to identify but thought someone on here may be able to. (sorry the photo isnt the best, will try to get another if only he would stay still!!) I would like to find him a lady but it sounds like that might be a no go as they are very hard to identify!! :( Nevermind!!

Does anyone know how male peacocks get along together in a tank with other malawi's??? At the moment we just got the one. :D Thanks

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Depends on the size, type & temperament of the other cichlids. What size tank & what other fish are there.

Probably should be fine. Introducing one cichlid into a group can cause problems due to territories already exist.

Suggest taking rocks out, throw in peacock, throw in food, give it 1/2 hour plus, then re set up tank.

Frenchy :D

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Tank is 200L, fish: 2 Giraffes, 2 Red Zebras, 2 Yellows, 1 Ice Blue, 1 small Demasoni, 1 Cuckoo and the Peacock.

We are slowly trying to build it up and have more variety and learning along the way. Any advice appreciated. :D

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Could be a red shoulder but as frenchy said its dammed near impossible to tell.. Personally I wouldn't try and name it as you aren't breeding from it just call it a peacock and enjoy it if everyones getting along then its all good :) All peacocks have a similar temperament unless you get a rouge and you have it in with mbuna who are generally harder on peacocks.

In your tank you need to watch the giraffes they will eventually outgrow it and potentially even eat a fully grown demasoni and the zebra's may get agro :)

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Cool thanks :D Now that you say it I think he is a red shoulder because I know when I rang the fish shop to ask what he had in, he did say a red something, but as he had no red on him I just assumed it wasn't him and I really didn't know anything then. Any particular reason they are called a red shoulder when they dont have any red?? :-?

Thanks for your info on the fish, its great to get advice. Do you know much about Kenyi or what they are like in a community tank?? :wink:

Thanks again :D:D:D

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If you only have a 200litre tank I wouldn't go with kenyi, maybe more yellows or up your number of demasoni to 10 or something like that. As they tend to go better in smaller tanks, Kenyi are pretty agro, for the same reason stay away from auratus too :)

We dont tend to get too many africans that have a bright red on them, more of a browny red.

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Hi there, he looks very much like my Aulonocara Stuartgranti Maleri Red. The red shoulder peacocks I have seen have had quite a bit more blue through the body (I think their latin name is Aulonocara Hansbaenschi if you wanted to google it and look them up...) However I could be wrong - I am fairly new to the African keeping game myself - but for what it's worth, that's where I'd put my money... If I could get a pic of my guy and then figure out how to upload it, I would and then you could see him for yourself! He's quite shy unfortunately... :-?

Definitely keep an eye on him with some of your other, more aggressive cichlids though as your peacock could easily get picked on... :cry:

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Yeah its really hard to tell, looking at the photo I took he does look red but hes not very red at all, more dark blue and sometimes he will go very yellow all over.

Its good to get other peoples opinions though, I now know hes one or the other which is closer than I was before.

THANKS :D:D:D

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