bigfishhead Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 I have three female cichlid in my tank that im not able to identify them. :facepalm: I think they are either some sort of peacocks or electric blue... here is one of them. I will try to put up the other two shotly. This one now grow to about 6 ~7 cm now. 1. Now this little boy grow bigger... here is the recent photo. Here are two other fishes that Im not sure.... 2. I think this is a female peacock... 3. absolutely no idea for this one... body is shiny silver color... help anyone... :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 That looks like a male to me. Bit more time will show their colour. Not the sunshine yellow but the one behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 well.... I will try to get some recent pic for it. this one was 2 month ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 First question as always where did you get it from and what did you buy it as? I agree with rcon it looks like a male and frmo the same it appears to be at least some part fryeri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 :oops: I got them from you Ryan....a while ago. Probably May last year? When they are fry... Im pretty sure one of them is some sort of peacocks. I was thinking it is a subdominant male. But it really not showing any color... so I guess it is a female. Anyway, I will take photos of these three and put them up tonight. Btw, none of them showing color.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I think the only thing I have been breeding up here that looks like that is a cobue peacock, but that looks the wrong shape to be one of them.. It is showing colour, but probably wont colour up further with those big peacocks in the tank - the joys of a mixed tank I guess.. Get some better pics and we can go from there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 damn.... I will move these three guys to grow up tank right after this weekend water change..... :facepalm: Male with no color = no good = no food :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Mostly colour is based on dominace the fish won't colour up well until they have a place in the tank.. I think the only fish that would fit this description that I may have sold around May would be nyassae cobue peacocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Took some photos...Updated main post.. thanks for identify them. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 If u got them all from me they are all nyassae cobue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Ryan !... you told me they are different species... :rotf: Damn... now I have a small colony of nyassae cobue peacock now.... :facepalm: so female or male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 N.cobue look great when they are older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.PROPHECY Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 top two piks male, bottom two female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Ryan !... you told me they are different species... :rotf: Damn... now I have a small colony of nyassae cobue peacock now.... :facepalm: so female or male? Lol what did I sell you them as? I honestly can't remember every fish I sell but if the 3 fish were the same then they will be cobue.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 the bottom one is the only female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hmm... So many different answers 1) male 2) female 3) not sure but I vote for male I would vent them to be sure when you change the tanks this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hmm... So many different answers 1) male 2) female 3) not sure but I vote for male I would vent them to be sure when you change the tanks this weekend yea....so confusing now... I agree the first one is male for sure. Second could be M or F. Third one I thought is a Female as absolutely no color showing.... rcon, any hint for vent these peacock? Thx Anyway maybe the best way is to do a vent.... I will do that this weekend and put them into my grow up tank. Hopefully they will show color soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 The first is a male, the second has pointed fins but no egg spots yet, last has an obvious egg spot so difficult to tell they may be too young, venting is a good idea but venting young fish is hard especially if you have no experience in it. Give it a go, just google it.. I took some pics of the dad of these fish last night for you too will post it later, didn't take any of the girls though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 The first is a male, the second has pointed fins but no egg spots yet, last has an obvious egg spot so difficult to tell they may be too young, venting is a good idea but venting young fish is hard especially if you have no experience in it. Give it a go, just google it.. I took some pics of the dad of these fish last night for you too will post it later, didn't take any of the girls though.. Thx Ryan. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Terrible pics, he is in my big mixed tank now that I have stopped breeding them and the tank has no lighting and has decided to go all cloudy for some strange reason.. Plus I am crap at taking pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 i have found the following: females have rounded anal fins, males squarer. the main difference between fryeri & peacocks in shape is the incline from the top lip to the dorsal fin. A peacock has a steeper incline, fryeri has a flatter "forehead" with the eyes being closer to the top than a peacock if you get my drift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 thanks guys.. i will take close look and we shall see... or the time will tell. I will move them to small tank anyway... Ryan your pic is not too bad hopefully mine can be that flash too :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 love seeing pics of the grand kids especially seeing the NZ F0 are now all gone weeps nice fish Ryan....lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishhead Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 i have found the following: females have rounded anal fins, males squarer. the main difference between fryeri & peacocks in shape is the incline from the top lip to the dorsal fin. A peacock has a steeper incline, fryeri has a flatter "forehead" with the eyes being closer to the top than a peacock if you get my drift. I had a close look. Base on smidey's rule... first one is male fryeri, second one is male peacock, third one is female fryeri..... hmmm..... lets wait the time to tell us.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 They are all peacocks problem is with photos when you skew the angle of your camera you also change the angle/shape fo the fish.. Put them in their own tank feed them up and they will colour up for you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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