Blue Peacock Cichlids
Finally a word on the ob peacock.
Blue peacock cichlids. Blue regal peacock cobue pictured is a 4 5 adult breeder male. The bluepeacock cichlid aulonocara nyassae a metallic blue to a bright yellow and during breeding season its color will become even more enhanced. The strawberry peacock cichlid is absolutely stunning.
Read more on our about us page. Like all other types of peacock its female counterpart is a gray color. They are known for all of them being maternal mouthbrooders and being highly sexually dichromic.
These are hybrids and are cross breeds between pure peacock cichlids breeds. The males are a bright yellow to metallic blue whereas the females take on a drab brown to gray color. Only the males show color the females will remain a grey striped color.
The blue peacock cichlid aulonocara nyassae image by dicki culbert from flickr. Peacock cichlids have long been favored in the aquarium industry and it s easy to understand why. Blue peacock cichlid aulonocara nyassae how about adding some blue color to your tank.
The blue peacock cichlid is usually blue all over its body with darker vertical stripes that start at the front of their dorsal fin and end at the caudal peduncle. Red jacob peacock aulonocara jacobfreibergi indeed the peacock cichlid has a feature to appeal to every aquarist. Keystone cichlids has been keeping cichlids for over 25 years and breeding on and off for 15 years.
There are 22 species of peacock cichlid that have been described and all of them are endemic to lake malawi in eastern africa. There are tons of varieties to choose from they boast beautiful colors and they are more peaceful than many other cichlid species. Their vibrance and coloration can vary based on location gender and age.
Lake malawi is one of the african rift valley lakes the second largest and it is the ninth largest lake in the world. The blue peacock cichlid is the perfect solution if you re looking to do that. Grant 1937 2007 whose pioneer work in breeding and conservation led to the preservation of many malawi cichlid species from near extinction.
Aulonocara stuartgranti is a species of peacock cichlid species named in honor of famed exporter and conservationist stuart m. Finally just a word about the peacock ob. As with all other peacock types her female counterpart is a gray color.
Peacock cichlids are those cichlids belonging to the genus aulonocara. These fish come in all sorts of blue colors but you will mostly find them in royal blue colors usually mixed with black grey or white. Aulonocara are a genus of haplochromides from lake malawi.
