zuri08 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 have no idea at all what this is bought as a german red some sort of peacock nyasee??? i think thats what its called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 the first one kinda looks like an electra :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcon021 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 First could be Electra and the second is not a German red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 First looks like electra, second like a red kadango (or kadango cross there are some many randoms around), bottom one I am not sure can you get more better pics? Where did you get it from and as what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 so electra first must be a female? i got the apparent red shoulder from phil but i have kadangos at this size to and they dont look like this im sure its a kind of peacock i did a bit of research and it said the red will come out when the blue covers its body which i can see happening and the third from firenzenz forgot what he called it mate has a definet green to its body not yellow just green with blue head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Electra could be a female or a young male or a subdominant young male, best way is to vent it, what tank do you have it in and with what other tank mates? Second fish is a kadango shape definitely nothing like a peacock (when you get a bit of experience with these fish you will see this too it is hard to see at first most people can't tell the difference). Kadangos are quite a round fish and their mouth goes to a point towards the middle of their body, peacocks tend to have a flatter bottom profile and mouth more towards the bottom and larger slope at top of body. Have a look at some good photos on a reputable site (like cichlid-forum profiles) and you will see once you get your eye in. I have no idea what the other "kadangos" you have are then, they should resemble this fish, maybe they are dodgy? - there have been quite a few dodgy kadangos around in the past. If you got it off Phil it could be anything depending on the mood he was in on the day and what he decided was "rare" enough to sell. Bottom one will be good if it came from Andrew, can you get a better pic of it? And what are its take mates they could be affecting how it colours up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 First is Electra male- if its the one you got off me looking a little sad-is he getting dominated by other tank mates? 2nd is poor quality Kadango- possibly Hybrid in it's lineage. You could say probably Hybrid with that seller. 3rd is a 'Cobue' Peacock. Lineage is originally from Nav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 yea had forgotten what you had said firenzenz.so electra male right?when will he color up?just a bad photo sorry.and i think you are right about the kadango just did a google on some young males not fully developed and some ones more developed so this guy i have is a kadango and the young ones i have are undevelpoed males i suspect.im not really that knowledgeable about these guys i have been mainly into the fryeri.just getting into all the different ones now cheers for the ids and cheers for the fish firenzenz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 You never can be sure with male tanks how individuals colour up. And Electras are quite a mild mannered hap so will be slow to show best colour if dominated. Hopefully with a bit of time everyone sorts themselves out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 yea pretty settled now going to thin out the tanks soon and set a few more tanks up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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